repäistä — meaning in English

English meaning

• rend verb To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.
• rip verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.

Senses

repäistä is used for these senses in English:

• rend (transitive) To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.
• rip (transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.

rend — full definition

1. verb To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.
2. verb To violently disturb the peace of; to throw into chaos.
3. verb To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.
4. verb To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.

rip — full definition

1. verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
2. noun A torn place in fabric or material.
3. verb (informal) To copy digital audio or video from a disc onto a computer.

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