English-Dutch translations for tear

  • scheuren
    De VN-sancties worden op zo' n meedogenloze wijze toegepast dat de toch al wankele eendracht in het gebied scheuren begint te vertonen. UN sanctions are applied with a ferocity that tears apart the fragile consensus of the region. Wat heeft u tot deze extreme daad gedreven om uw eigen reglement in stukken te scheuren in plaats van de letter van de wet te volgen? What action has driven you to this extremity of tearing up your own rule book rather than following the letter of the law? Wij hebben hier in het Europees Parlement prachtige ideeën, maar tegelijkertijd scheuren de regeringen de euro aan stukken en maken zij het herstel onmogelijk. We are here in Parliament with very good ideas and, at the same time, the governments are tearing the euro to shreds and making recovery impossible.
  • traan
    Ik geef geen kritiek op degenen die in goede tijden fortuin maken. Ik laat nu geen traan als er sprake is van verliezen. I do not criticise those who make fortunes when times are good; I am not going to shed any tears now if there are losses. Zoals France Prešeren het uitdrukt in in "Het meesterthema”: "Zij leefden allen van menige jammerklacht en traan ... terwijl er boven hen donkere stormwolken vlogen.”As France Prešeren says in 'The Master Theme': 'They were all fed on many a plaint and tear ... As over them Malignant storm-clouds flew.'
  • afscheuren
  • inscheuren
  • rijten
  • scheur
  • slijtage
    U kent dat, de gewenning, de slijtage.Habits set in. Wear and tear take their toll. Slijtage van de schepen is niet de enige oorzaak van de rampen zoals we die gekend hebben. Wear and tear on vessels is not the only factor responsible for the disasters that we have experienced. Tolheffingen kunnen gerechtvaardigd zijn om een vergoeding te innen voor slijtage van wegen en milieuverontreiniging. Road tolls may be justified, enabling charges to be levied to cover environmental pollution and wear and tear on the roads.

Definition of tear

  • To rend by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate
  • To injure as if by pulling apart
  • To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional
  • To make with force or energy
  • To remove by tearing
  • To demolish
  • To become torn, especially accidentally
  • To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence
  • To smash or enter something with great force
  • A hole or break caused by tearing
  • A rampage
  • A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation
  • Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins
  • A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass
  • To produce tears

Examples

  • He tore his coat on the nail
  • He has a torn ligament
  • He tore some muscles in a weight-lifting accident
  • He was torn by conflicting emotions
  • A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite
  • His boss will tear him a new one when he finds out
  • The artillery tore a gap in the line
  • Tear the coupon out of the newspaper
  • The slums were torn down to make way for the new development
  • My dress has torn
  • He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour
  • The tornado lingered, tearing through town, leaving nothing upright
  • He tore into the backlog of complaints
  • The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry
  • A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
  • to go on a tear
  • There were big tears rolling down Lisas cheeks
  • Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on
  • Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.

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