aufreißen — meaning in English

English meaning

• check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
• flirt verb To behave in a playful, teasing way toward someone to show romantic or sexual interest.
• rip verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
• rive verb To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.

Senses

aufreißen is used for these senses in English:

• break into (transitive, idiomatic) To open or begin to use.
• check To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
• flirt (intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way. [from 18th c.]
• rip (intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
• rive (transitive, archaic, _, except in past participle) To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.

check — full definition

1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
5. verb To examine or verify something.

flirt — full definition

1. verb To behave in a playful, teasing way toward someone to show romantic or sexual interest.
2. verb To show a passing, casual interest in an idea or activity, without full commitment.
3. noun A person who flirts often.

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