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Meaning of Tear | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

tɛə

Definitions

A hole or break caused by tearing.
A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
A rampage.
slang
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.
That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.

Equivalents

Afrikaans traan

አማርኛ እንባ

العربية الدمعة تمزق خرق دمع دمعة شق مزق

Azərbaycanca cırmaq göz yaşı

Беларуская ірваць рваць сляза

Български късам сълза

বাংলা অশ্রু আঁখিজল

བོད་སྐད མིག་ཆུ མིག་ཆུ་ཤོར

Bosanski pisar riva rupe ruptura Rvat siri soza suza suzica рвати суза сузица

Català esgarrar esquinçar estripar llàgrima

Čeština odtrhnout prasklina roztrhnout řvát slza strhnout trhlina utrhnout

Cymraeg deigryn rhwyg rhwygo

Dansk flå flænge revne rift rive tåre

Deutsch abreißen Aufbruch einreißen herausreißen Reißen Riß Ritz Schranz Träne Tränen Zähre Zerreißen

Ελληνικά δάκρυ δακρύζω σκίζω

Esperanto elŝiri larmi larmo ŝiri

Español arrancar demoler desgarrar desgarrarse desgarrón lágrima lagrimear rasgar rasgón ripear roto terrafear

Eesti pisar

Euskara malko negar

فارسی پاره کردن دریدن

Suomi kaahata käydä käsiksi kyynel kyynelehtiä murskata pako reikä repeämä repeytyä repeytymä repiä revähdyttää revähtää revetä rynnätä syöksyä vuotaa

Vosa Vakaviti wai ni mata

Français déchirer déchirure démolir détacher larme larmoyer se déchirer

Gaeilge deoir rois roiseadh stróic

Gàidhlig deur

Galego bágoa bagulla chorar esbagoar esbagullar fenda pinga rachar salaiar

ગુજરાતી અશ્રુ આંસુ

עברית דמעה קרע

हिन्दी अश्क अश्रु आँसू

Hrvatski pisar riva rupe ruptura Rvat siri soza suza suzica рвати суза сузица

Magyar könny könnyezik lerombol száguld szakad szakadás szakít tép

Հայերեն արտասուք արցունք ճղել պատառել պատռել պատռվել պոկել

Bahasa Indonesia air mata cabik carik carik robek sobek

Íslenska rifa tár

Italiano andare sparato demolire dilaniare lacrima squarciare squarcio staccare strappare strapparsi strappo

日本語坼引き裂く挘毟涙破る裂

ქართული ცრემლი

Қазақша жас

ខ្មែរ ទឹកភ្នែក ហែក អស្សុ

ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಣ್ಣೀರು

한국어 누ᇇ믈 누ᇈ믈 눈물 눈물 흘리다 눈물짓다 이슬 찢기다 찢다 찢어내다

Kurdî çarik eşk lot pisar şîrî tar tep xê xe xe

Кыргызча жаш

Latina lacrima laniō scissura

Lëtzebuergesch Tréin

ລາວ ຍົມມະນາ

Lietuvių ašara

Latviešu asara plēst

Te Reo Māori turaki

Македонски солза солзи

മലയാളം അശ്രു കണ്ണുനീർ കീറൽ

Монгол нулимс

Bahasa Melayu air mata اٴير مات

Malti demgħa

မြန်မာဘာသာ မျက်ရည်

Nederlands scheur scheuren slopen traan uitscheuren verscheuren

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅଶ୍ରୁ

Polski burzyć drżeć łza oderwać odrywać pędzić pruć rozdarcie rwać rwać się zburzyć zerwać zrywać

Português arrancar buraco chorar demolir destacar fenda lacrimejar lágrima rasgar rasgo tear

Română alerga dărâma demola detașa lacrima rupe rupere ruptura scoate sfâșia smulge tăietură

Русский нестись оторвать отрывать порвать порваться разорвать разрушать разрушить разрыв разрывать рвать рваться слеза снести сносить сорвать срывать

Slovenčina slza

Slovenščina solza strgati

Soomaali ilmo

Shqip lot

Српски pisar riva rupe ruptura Rvat siri soza suza suzica рвати суза сузица

Svenska reva riva slitning tår

Kiswahili chozi

தமிழ் கண்ணீர் கிழி பிய்

తెలుగు కన్నీరు చించు చిరుగు తుంచు

ไทย ขาด ฉีก น้ำตา

Tagalog luha

Türkçe eşk gözyaşı kırmak koparmak yaş yırtılmak

ئۇيغۇرچە ياش

Українська відде́рти віддира́ти дерти зірвати знести́ зно́сити зривати зруйнува́ти нести́ся рвати розде́рти розрив розривати руйнува́ти слізний сльоза

اردو آنسو اشک

Tiếng Việt nước mắt xe

Examples

“A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.”

“to go on a tear”

“Big tears streamed from Lisa's eyes, rolling down her cheeks.”

“Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.”

“I pray you in your Letters, / When you ſhall theſe vnluckie deeds relate, / Speake of me, as I am. […] / Of one, whoſe ſubdu'd Eyes, / Albeit un-vsed to the melting moode, / Drops teares as faſt as the Arabian Trees / Their Medicinable gumme.”

“'[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because "it was wicked to dress us like charity children".[…]'”

“Let Araby extol her happy coast, / Her fragrant flowers, her trees with precious tears.”

“Without meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well [...]”

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Intermediate
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