| Principal Translations |
tear [sth] apart,
tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (rip to pieces) | despedazar⇒, destrozar⇒ vtr |
| | (tela, papel) | rasgar⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer trizas, hacer pedazos loc verb |
| | He tore apart the green pear with his bare hands. |
| | Despedazó la pera solo con las manos. |
tear [sth] apart,
tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (destroy) | destruir⇒, destrozar⇒ vtr |
| | Ten years of war has torn the city apart. |
| | Diez años de guerra han destruido la ciudad. |
| tear [sb] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (devastate emotionally) | destrozar a vtr + prep |
| | | desgarrar a vtr + prep |
| | | destruir a vtr + prep |
| | Getting a cancer diagnosis can tear you apart. |
| | Un diagnóstico de cáncer puede destrozar a cualquiera. |
tear [sb] and [sb] apart,
tear apart [sb] and [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (divide) | separar⇒ vtr |
| | Ryan's affair tore him and his fiancée apart. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¡Nada nos separará, amor mío! |
tear [sth] apart,
tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (give negative opinions of) (figurado) | hacer pedazos, hacer trizas loc verb |
| | (figurado) | hacer polvo loc verb |
| | (figurado) | despedazar⇒, destrozar⇒ vtr |
| | The art critic just tore apart the painting. |
| | El crítico de arte hizo trizas la pintura. |