| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| rip sth vtr | (tear: paper) | riva⇒ vtr |
| | | slita⇒ vtr |
| | Gerald reread his poem, decided it was awful, and ripped the paper in two. |
raze sth,
rase sth vtr | (tear down, destroy) | rasera⇒ vtr |
| | | riva⇒ vtr |
| | The city government razed the old buildings to build a park. |
| lacerate sth vtr | (cut) | riva⇒ vtr |
| | | riva hål på vbal uttr |
| | (litterärt) | sarga⇒ vtr |
knock sth down,
knock down sth vtr phrasal sep | (demolish) | slå ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | riva⇒ vtr |
| | (formell) | demolera⇒ vtr |
| | The old office building was knocked down to make place for a new shopping mall. |
| grate sth vtr | (shred: cheese, vegetables) | riva⇒ vtr |
| | Kelsey always grates cheese onto her salad. |
| rip sth vtr | (tear: fabric) | riva⇒ vtr |
| | Paula ripped her new trousers climbing over a fence. |
| scrape sth vtr | (scratch) | skrapa⇒, riva⇒, krafsa⇒, raspa⇒ vtr |
| | Carl tried to get into a parking space that was too small and scraped the side of the car. |
| ladder sth vtr | UK (tear: tights, stockings) | repa⇒, riva⇒ vtr |
| | | riva upp en maska v uttr |
| | I laddered my tights trying to climb over the fence. |
| | Jag rev upp en maska i mina strumpbyxor när jag försökte klättra över staketet. |
pull sth down,
pull down sth vtr + adv | (building: demolish) | riva⇒ vtr |
| | (formell) | demolera⇒ vtr |
| | They pulled down the old movie theater to make way for new houses. |
| shred sth vtr | (fabric, paper: tear into strips) | riva⇒ vtr |
| | | strimla⇒ vtr |
| | | repa⇒ vtr |
| | Lydia shredded the letter from her ex-boyfriend. |
| scratch sth vtr | (itch: rub with fingernails) | klia⇒ vtr |
| | | klösa⇒ vtr |
| | | riva⇒ vtr |
| | Sally scratched her itchy foot. |
| | Sally rev sin kliande fot. |
| snag sth vtr | (clothing: catch, tear) | riva⇒ vtr |
| | | riva sönder ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | My daughter always seems to snag her clothes. |
| claw sb vtr | (animal: dig, scratch at) (repa med naglar) | riva⇒, klösa⇒ vtr |
| | My cat clawed me while I was playing with him. |
| claw sth vtr | (animal: dig, scratch at) | klösa⇒ vtr |
| | | riva⇒ vtr |
| | Cats sometimes claw the furniture. |
| shred sth vtr | US (grate: cheese, vegetables) (grönsaker) | strimla⇒ vtr |
| | (på rivjärn) | riva⇒ vtr |
| | Shred the carrots and put them in a bowl with the dressing. |
| claw at sb vi + prep | (animal: dig, scratch) | klösa mot ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | riva⇒ vtr |
| | The feisty baby panda clawed at his keeper. |
| Sammansatta former: |
break sth down,
break down sth vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) (fönster, dörr) | slå in vtr partikel oskj |
| | (konstruktion) | bryta ned, riva ned vtr partikel oskj |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
| claw at sth vi + prep | (animal: dig, scratch) (repa med naglar) | riva efter ngt, klösa efter ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (göra hål i marken) | gräva efter ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The fox clawed at the dirt at the entrance to the rabbit's nest. |
| demolish sth vtr | (destroy: building) | riva ngt⇒ vtr |
| | (formell) | demolera ngt⇒ vtr |
| | After sitting empty for years, the crumbling building was demolished. |
| drift apart vi phrasal | figurative (friends, couple: lose closeness) | riva isär vitr partikel |
| | (bildlig) | glida ifrån varandra vbal uttr |
| | Sometimes friends will drift apart over time. |
| grind through sth vi + prep | (wear by abrasion) | skrapa igenom ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | riva igenom ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Jeff used power tools to grind through the lock on his shed. |
| grub sth vtr | (dig) | gräva upp vtr partikel oskj |
| | | gräva fram vtr partikel oskj |
| | | riva upp vtr partikel oskj |
| | The farmer had to grub a few stumps to clear off his new field. |
| rip sth from sb/sth vtr + prep | (snatch, wrest) | riva åt sig ngt från ngn vbal uttr |
| | | slita⇒ vtr |
| | | roffa åt sig ngt från ngn vbal uttr |
| | Emily ripped the weapon from her opponent's grasp. |
| rip sth apart vtr + adv | (tear open) (öppna) | riva upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | riva i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | Impatient to see her present, Naomi ripped the packaging apart. |
| rip sth apart vtr + adv | (tear into pieces) | riva i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | riva itu ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The hounds ripped the fox apart. |
rip sth out,
rip out sth vtr + adv | informal (remove by tearing) | riva ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | When I see an interesting photo in the newspaper, I often rip it out. |
rip sth out,
rip out sth vtr + adv | figurative, informal (remove completely) (bildlig) | riva ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Tina ripped all the old wiring out of the house and had all new electrics put in. |
rip sth up,
rip up sth vtr phrasal sep | (tear to pieces) | riva itu vtr partikel oskj |
| | | riva i sönder vbal uttr |
| | | riva isär vtr partikel oskj |
| | The guards ripped up his passport in front of him. |
| rive sth vtr | literary (tear apart, split) (litterärt) | riva itu, riva sönder vtr partikel skj |
| Anmärkning: past participle: "rived" or "riven" |
| | The hungry eaters rived the meat from the bone. |
scratch sth,
scratch sth off,
scratch sth away vtr | (remove by scratching) | riva av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Rick scratched the label off the jar. |
| scratch sth out vtr + adv | (remove by clawing) | riva ut vtr partikel oskj |
| | | klösa ut vtr partikel oskj |
| | I think that crazy cat was trying to scratch my eyes out! |
| skin sth vtr | (scrape) | skrapa⇒ vtr |
| | | skrubba⇒ vtr |
| | (skrapa illa) | riva upp vtr partikel oskj |
| | The kid skinned his elbow when he fell off the bike. |
| snag sth on sth vtr + prep | (clothing: catch or tear on sth) | riva upp ngt på ngt vbal uttr |
| | Alan snagged his trousers on a bramble as he walked along the forest path. |
spiralize sth,
also UK: spiralise sth vtr | (vegetables: cut into strips) | riva i spiraler vbal uttr |
| | | riva i remsor vbal uttr |
| sunder sth vtr | (tear apart, separate) | riva i sönder vbal uttr |
| | | separera⇒ vtr |
| | | skilja på vtr partikel oskj |
| tear sth from sth vtr + prep | (rend, rip from) | riva ut ngt från ngt vbal uttr |
| | | slita av ngt från ngt, riva av ngt från ngt vbal uttr |
| | He tore the page from the book. |
| | Han rev ut en sida från boken. |
| tear sth vtr | (rip: clothing) | riva sönder vtr partikel skj |
| | He tore his shorts climbing a tree. |
tear sth apart,
tear apart sth vtr phrasal sep | (rip to pieces) | riva i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | riva isär ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | riva ngt i bitar vbal uttr |
| | He tore apart the green pear with his bare hands. |
tear sth apart,
tear apart sth vtr phrasal sep | (destroy) | riva i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | riva isär ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Ten years of war has torn the city apart. |
tear sth down,
tear down sth vtr phrasal sep | (dismantle, demolish) | riva ned ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | demolera⇒ vtr |
| | The government must tear down several houses to build the highway. |
tear sth off,
tear off sth vtr phrasal sep | (detach by ripping) | riva av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | dra av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | He tore off the wrapping to discover what was inside. |
tear sth out,
tear out sth vtr phrasal sep | (remove by ripping) | riva ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | slita ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | He tore out a page from the magazine. |
| | When I see a good recipe in the newspaper, I usually tear it out. |
tear sth up,
tear up sth vtr phrasal sep | (rip to pieces) | riva ngt i bitar vbal uttr |
| | | riva i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | I'm going to tear up the letter you wrote me. |