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Results for: "tear"

Translating from English to Esperanto

Translations:

tear — drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes
→ larmo
tear — to rend
→ ŝiri
→ disŝiri

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (4)

1. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands;
- Example: "his story brought tears to her eyes"
[syn: tear, teardrop]

2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart;
- Example: "there was a rip in his pants"
- Example: "she had snags in her stockings"
[syn: rip, rent, snag, split, tear]

3. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking;
- Example: "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
[syn: bust, tear, binge, bout]

4. the act of tearing;
- Example: "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"


VERB (5)

1. separate or cause to separate abruptly;
- Example: "The rope snapped"
- Example: "tear the paper"
[syn: tear, rupture, snap, bust]

2. to separate or be separated by force;
- Example: "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"

3. move quickly and violently;
- Example: "The car tore down the street"
- Example: "He came charging into my office"
[syn: tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck]

4. strip of feathers;
- Example: "pull a chicken"
- Example: "pluck the capon"
[syn: pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume]

5. fill with tears or shed tears;
- Example: "Her eyes were tearing"