tear sth apart betydelse and definition

Betydelse av tear sth apart på svenska

• 0 to pull something so violently that it breaks into two or more pieces:

  • A dog can tear a rabbit apart in seconds.

• 1 to make a group of people that was united, such as a country, family, or political party, argue, or fight with each other by dividing it into two or more parts:

  • Ethnic rivalries threaten to tear this country apart.

  • He resigned, depressed at the way that the party was tearing itself apart.

• 2 to destroy a building or room:

  • The blast had torn the building apart.