tear up

romper

Dictionary

Examples

Pronunciation

Thesaurus

tear up(

tehr

uhp

)

A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (to split into pieces)

a. romper

When my ex and I broke up, I tore up every photo of us.Cuando mi ex y yo nos separamos, rompí todas nuestras fotos.

2. (to pull up)

a. arrancar

I tore up all the weeds so I could plant flowers.Arranqué todas las malas hierbas para poder plantar flores.

b. levantar (road)

The city tore up the highway, and now driving is a pain.La ciudad levantó la autopista, y ahora es muy molesto manejar.

tear up

A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (document, photo)

a. romper, rasgar

2. (plant, floorboards)

a. arrancar

Word Roots

Hover on a tile to learn new words with the same root.

Loading roots

Examples

Word Forms

Loading word forms

Machine Translators