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Focail chosúla: teary · bear · dear · ear · fear · gear · hear · near · pear · rear
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tear

1 noun PHYSIOLdeoir fem2  c m ushe was in tears bhí na deora léi, bhí sí ag caoineadhhe burst into tears bhris na deora air, bhris an gol air, thosaigh sé ag caoineadh go frasshe was close to tears bhí sí ar tí caoineadh, bhí na súile ag teannadh uirthi
phrases

to end in tears

 it'll all end in tears beidh droch-chríoch air, caoineadh an deireadh a bheidh air

tears before bedtime

 informal do that and there'll be tears before bedtime! déan é sin agus íocfaidh tú as!, déan é sin agus caoinfidh tú as!, déan é sin agus beidh an súiche sa phota!

tear

2
noun
1. MED injury caused by strain2. MED injury involving a cut3. rip
verb
4. rip, separate5. MED damage through strain6. remove forcefully7. MED of muscle, tendon, etc8. move fast, rush9. tug or pull apart10. damage
phrases
noun
1 noun MED injury caused by strainstróiceadh masc  c m usracadh masc1  c m uhe sustained a muscle tear bhain stróiceadh matáin dó 2 noun MED injury involving a cutgearradh masc  c m u
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
3 noun ripstróiceadh masc  c m usracadh masc1  c m uit has a tear in it tá sé stróicthe
verb
4 verb rip, separate
TRANSITIVEstróic verb  c m usrac verb  c m utear the paper along the dotted line stróic an páipéar feadh na líne poncannahe tore a hole in it chuir sé poll annshe tore open the parcel shrac sí an páipéar den bheartto tear sth in half (also to tear sth in two) rud a stróiceadh ina dhá leath
INTRANSITIVEstróic verb  c m usrac verb  c m uit tears easily stróiceann sé go héasca, is furasta é a stróiceadh
 5 verb MED damage through strain TRANSITIVEstróic verb  c m usrac verb  c m uhe tore his hamstring stróic sé teannán na hioscaide 6 verb remove forcefully TRANSITIVEstróic verb  c m usrac verb  c m uhe tore the blankets off the bed shrac sé na blaincéid den leabashe tore the page from the book stróic sí an leathanach as an leabhar 7 verb MED of muscle, tendon, etc INTRANSITIVEstróic verb  c m usrac verb  c m u 8 verb move fast, rush INTRANSITIVEréab verb  c m uhe was tearing around on a bike bhí sé ag réabadh thart ar rotharshe tore out of the shop amach as an siopa léi ar nós na gaoithe 9 verb tug or pull apart INTRANSITIVEhe was tearing at the ground bhí sé ag crúbáil ar an talamh 10 verb damage INTRANSITIVEit tore at his confidence scrios sé a mhuinín, chaill sé a mhuinín dá bharrthese policies are tearing at the economy tá na polasaithe seo ag déanamh an-dochar don gheilleagar, tá na polasaithe seo ag lot an gheilleagair
phrases

to tear a strip off sb

 (also

to tear strips off sb

, to tear sb off a strip

) informal íde béil a thabhairt do dhuineíde na muc is na madraí a thabhairt do dhuineaghaidh do chraois a thabhairt ar dhuine

to tear sb/sth to pieces

 (also

to tear sb/sth to shreds

) 1 to dismemberduine/rud a stróiceadh as a chéileduine/rud a shracadh as a chéile 2 to criticise mercilessly informalthey tore him to shreds at the meeting thug siad íde na muc is na madraí dó ag an gcruinniú

that's torn it!

 informal tá an phraiseach ar fud na mias anois!tá an diabhal déanta anois!

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