| Principal Translations |
| torn apart adj | informal (ripped to pieces) (coloquial) | hecho pedazos loc adj |
| | | hecho trizas loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | hecho jirones loc adj |
| | | destrozado/a adj |
torn apart,
torn-apart adj | figurative (ravaged) | destrozado/a adj |
| | | arrasado adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Following the guerilla insurgencies, little remained of the torn-apart colony. |
| | Después de las guerrillas insurgentes, poco quedó de la colonia destrozada. |
torn apart,
torn-apart adj | figurative (separated) | separado/a adj |
| | | dividido adj |
| | Divorces can result in torn-apart families, living in separate parts of the country. |
| | Los divorcios pueden resultar en familias separadas, que viven en lugares distintos del país. |
torn apart,
torn-apart adj | informal, figurative (emotionally devastated) | destrozado, destruido loc adj |
| | (figurado) | hecho pedazos, hecho polvo loc adj |
| | She was torn apart over her mother's death. |
| | Estaba destrozada después de la muerte de su madre. |
| 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. |