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tear

Spanish translation


1tear

verb
tore, torn, tearing

Translation of TEAR

transitive verb
1
rip : desgarrar, romper, rasgar (tela) <to tear to pieces : hacer pedazos>
2
or to tear apart divide : dividir
3
remove : arrancar <torn from his family : arrancado de su familia>
4
to tear down : derribar
intransitive verb
1
rip : desgarrarse, romperse
2
rush : ir a gran velocidad <she went tearing down the street : se fue como rayo por la calle>

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