tear up

fare a pezzi, strappare

Strappare qualcosa fino a dividerlo in piccoli pezzi.

In inglese semplice: To pull something apart into small pieces.

• Don’t tear up the photo.
• He tore up the old letter.
• Why have you torn my notes up?

Come si usa: tear something up (She tore the letter up and threw it away.)

Sinonimi: rip up, shred

Espressioni comuni: tear up something, tear up a letter, tear up paper

rescindere, annullare

Mettere fine a un accordo o contratto, così che le sue regole non valgano più.

In inglese semplice: To end an agreement or contract so that its rules no longer apply.

• They decided to tear up the agreement.
• The company tore up our contract without warning.
• Will the new government tear up the treaty?

Come si usa: tear something up (Both sides agreed to tear the contract up.)

Sinonimi: cancel, terminate, annul

Espressioni comuni: tear up a contract, tear up an agreement, tear up something

rovinare, devastare

Danneggiare molto una superficie, un luogo o una cosa, spesso usandoli senza riguardo.

In inglese semplice: To badly damage a surface, place, or thing, often through rough use.

• The trucks tore up the road.
• Their boots have torn up the grass.
• Don’t let the dogs tear the garden up.

Come si usa: tear something up (The heavy machines tore the lawn up.)

Sinonimi: damage, ruin, wreck

Contrari: repair

Espressioni comuni: tear up a field, tear up the road, tear up something

dominare, sbaragliare

Riuscire benissimo in un’attività, spesso battendo facilmente gli altri.

In inglese semplice: To perform extremely well in an activity, often easily beating other people.

• She’s tearing up the league.
• Our team tore up the competition last season.
• The rookie has been tearing up opposing defences.

Come si usa: tear up a competition or field (The young striker is tearing up the league this season.)

Sinonimi: dominate, excel in

Espressioni comuni: tear up the league, tear up the competition, tear up something

sradicare

Togliere piante o altre cose dal terreno tirando con forza.

In inglese semplice: To pull plants or other things out of the ground with force.

• We tore up the weeds.
• The workers are tearing up the old bushes.
• Could the wind tear up such a large tree?

Come si usa: tear up something (The storm tore up several young trees.)

Sinonimi: uproot, pull up

Espressioni comuni: tear up weeds, tear up trees

pestare, picchiare selvaggiamente

Aggredire qualcuno e ferirlo gravemente a forza di botte.

In inglese semplice: To attack someone and hurt them badly.

• They threatened to tear him up.
• He was badly torn up in the fight.
• The attackers tore her up before running away.

Come si usa: tear someone up (The gang threatened to tear him up.)

Sinonimi: beat up, assault

Espressioni comuni: tear someone up, tear up someone