tear
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (biology)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A tear fell from her eye as she said goodbye.Una lágrima le cayó del ojo mientras se despedía.
2. (split)
a. el desgarrón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My shirt got caught in the car door and now it has a big tear in it.Se pilló mi camiseta en la puerta del carro y ahora tiene un desgarrón.
c. el roto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How embarrassing! I walked around all day with a tear in my pants and nobody told me.¡Qué vergüenza! Anduve todo el día con un roto en el pantalón y nadie me avisó.
d. el desgarre (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Water poured through the tear in the awning during the storm.El agua chorreaba por el desgarre del toldo durante la tormenta.
3. (medicine)
a. el desgarro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The soccer player suffered a muscle tear when he kicked the ball.El futbolista sufrió un desgarro muscular al darle la patada al balón.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
c. desgarrar
The fall tore his meniscus and he couldn't play for weeks.La caída desgarró su menisco y no pudo jugar por semanas.
5. (to divide)
a. dividir
Their differing politics is what tore the couple apart.Sus ideas políticas diferentes es lo que dividió a la pareja.
a. arrancar
Ben pulled the curtain so hard that he tore it off the wall.Ben jaló la cortina con tanta fuerza que la arrancó de la pared.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
c. romperse
The painting tore when it fell from the wall.El cuadro se rompió cuando se cayó de la pared.
8. (to rush)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Angelica tore down the highway in her new Ferrari.Angélica se fue por la autopista a toda velocidad en su Ferrari nuevo.
We tore out of the house when we smelled the smoke.Salimos corriendo de la casa cuando olimos el humo.
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