tear away

apartarse a duras penas, arrancar

Apartarse o apartar a alguien de algo que no quiere dejar.

En inglés sencillo: Make yourself or someone else leave something they want to stay with.

• I could not tear myself away.
• She tore him away from the television.
• Can you tear yourself away from your phone for dinner?

Cómo se usa: tear oneself away from something (I could not tear myself away from the book.); tear someone away from something (We finally tore the children away from their game.)

Sinónimos: drag away, pull away

Expresiones frecuentes: tear someone away, tear oneself away

arrancar, desgarrar

Quitar algo tirando con tanta fuerza que se rompe o se desprende.

En inglés sencillo: Remove something by pulling it hard enough to rip it or break its connection.

• Tear away the paper cover.
• He tore the old poster away from the wall.
• The wind tore away part of the roof.

Cómo se usa: tear something away from something (She tore the cloth away from the frame.)

Sinónimos: rip off, rip away

Expresiones frecuentes: tear something away, tear away the cover