tear away

• Verbe à particule désignant l'action d'arracher ou de détacher quelque chose d'une surface, ou de forcer quelqu'un à quitter un lieu ou une occupation.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of pulling or ripping something off or away from a surface, or forcing someone to leave a place or activity.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Remove by pullinginformal

   To pull or rip something off a surface or object with force.

   arracher en tirant

   • He tore away the wrapping paper from the gift.
   • She tore away the old wallpaper from the wall.
   • The wind tore away the roof of the shed.

   Synonymespull offrip offtear off

   Antonymesaffixattachbondfastenfixgluejoinsecuresticktape

2. Leave reluctantlyinformal

   To force oneself or someone else to leave a place or activity, often with difficulty.

   s'arracher (à)

   • He couldn't tear himself away from the video game.
   • She had to tear her children away from the playground.
   • I finally tore myself away from the fascinating book.

   Antonymesremainstay

Verbe de basetear