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déchirer — meaning in English

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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.
  • rock noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.
  • shred noun A small torn or cut strip or fragment of something.
  • tear verb To pull something apart or make a hole in it by force.

Senses

déchirer is used for these senses in English:

  • kick ass (stative, idiomatic, US, Canada, colloquial, vulgar) To be very impressive.
  • rend (transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.
  • rip (intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
  • rock (intransitive, slang) To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
  • shred (music) Chiefly in rock and heavy metal: to play (a musical instrument (especially a guitar) or a piece of music) very fast and in a way that requires technical skill.
  • tear (transitive, often, with off, or, out) To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.

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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