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
- verb To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.
- verb To violently disturb the peace of; to throw into chaos.
- verb To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.
- verb To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.
rip — full definition
- verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
- noun A torn place in fabric or material.
- verb (informal) To copy digital audio or video from a disc onto a computer.