New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: tearaway · wear away · clear away · steal away · eat away · beaver away · break away · dream away · scare away · tear apart

tear away

1 (v + adv) make sb stop or leave TRANSITIVEI had to tear her away from her work bhí orm í a tharraingt óna cuid oibre, b'éigean dom tabhairt uirthi a cuid oibre a chur i leataobhshe can't tear herself away from the school ní thig léi an scoil a fhágáil 2 (v + adv) remove by force TRANSITIVEtarraing ar shiúlsrac ó PhrVshe was hitting him but I tore her away from him bhí sí á bhualadh ach shrac mé ar shiúl uaidh íthe branches had been torn away by the storm bhí na géaga réabtha léi ag an stoirm 3 (v + adv) go ahead INTRANSITIVEstróic leat c m ugabh ar aghaidh verb c m ulet them tear away lig dóibh stróiceadh leo'Can we use your office?' 'Of course, tear away.' 'An dtig linn d'oifig a úsáid?' 'Ar aghaidh libh, cinnte.' → see tear

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