tear down

• Verbo compuesto que significa derribar o demoler una estructura, así como criticar duramente a alguien o algo.

A phrasal verb meaning to demolish or destroy a structure, or to criticize someone or something severely.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Demolish or destroyformal

   To deliberately destroy a building or structure.

   demoler, derribar

   • The city council decided to tear down the old factory.
   • They are tearing down the abandoned houses to build a park.
   • The workers tore down the wall in one day.

   Sinónimosbulldozedemolishdestroydismantleknock downlevelpull downrazewreck

   Antónimosbuildconstructerectraise

2. Criticize harshlyinformal

   To criticize someone or something severely.

   criticar duramente

   • The critics tore down his latest novel.
   • She tore down her opponent's argument during the debate.
   • Stop tearing down everything I suggest.

   Sinónimosbashblastcondemncriticizedenigratedisparageknocklambastepanroastrun downslamtrashvilify

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