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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| tear n | (drop of water from eyes) | traan nw de |
| | (literair) | waterlanders nw mv |
| | A tear ran down his cheek. |
| tear n | (rip) | scheur nw de |
| | There's a tear in my jacket. |
| tear [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (rend, rip from) | iets scheuren uit iets woordgr. |
| | He tore the page from the book. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| tear⇒ vi | US (form tears) | tranen onoverg.ww |
| | It was so cold my eyes started tearing. |
| tear vi | (become torn) | scheuren, inscheuren, openscheuren, losscheuren onoverg.ww |
| | This page is tearing: I need some tape. |
| tear vi | informal (move fast) | scheuren, racen, jakkeren onoverg.ww |
| Opmerking: Followed by adverb or prepositional phrase. |
| | The car tore down the street. |
tear,
tear [sth] vtr | (damage: ligament) (ligament) | scheuren overg.ww |
| | She's torn her knee, and won't be able to play. |
tear,
tear [sth] vtr | (rip: clothing) | openhalen, scheuren overg.ww |
| | He tore his shorts climbing a tree. |
tear,
tear [sth] vtr | (pull up) (algemeen) | uitrukken, uitrukken overg.ww |
| | She tore the weeds from the ground. |
tear,
tear [sth] vtr | (wrench) | losrukken overg.ww |
| | He tore a leg from the chicken and started eating. |
| tear⇒ vtr | figurative (distress) | in tweestrijd staan |
| | (formeel) | in dubio staan onoverg.ww |
| | I'm torn as to whether I should go or stay. |
| tear vtr | figurative (divide) | verdeeld zijn |
| | (figuurlijk) | verscheurd zijn |
| | The country was torn in two by the issue. |
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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| traan nw de | (oogvocht) | tear, teardrop n |
| scheur nw de | (in papier) (paper) | tear n |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| traan nw de | fig. (verdriet) | tear n |
| | Ik zal er geen traan om laten. |
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