tear away

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
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tear [sb] away vtr phrasal sepfigurative, informal (remove)apartar a vtr + prep
  sacar a vtr + prep
 That kid is so glued to the TV that it's difficult to tear her away.
 La niña está tan pegada a la televisión que cuesta apartarla.
tear [sb] away from [sth/sb] v exprfigurative, informal (remove from)apartar de vtr + prep
  sacar de vtr + prep
 Sorry to tear you away from your meeting, but there's an important phone call for you.
tear yourself away v exprfigurative, informal (remove yourself)apartarse v prnl
  salirse v prnl
 When it was time to say goodnight to her boyfriend, Leah found it hard to tear herself away.
tear yourself away from [sth/sb] v exprfigurative, informal (remove yourself from)apartarse de v prnl + prep
  salirse de v prnl + prep
 There's a castle nearby that's worth a visit, if you can bear to tear yourselves away from the beach.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
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tearaway,
also UK: tear-away
n
UK, informal (reckless person)imprudente n común
  irresponsable n común
  atrevido, atrevida nm, nf
 A couple of tearaways graffitied the school walls.
 Unos imprudentes hicieron grafitis en las paredes de la escuela.
tearaway,
also UK: tear-away
adj
UK, informal (reckless)imprudente adj mf
  irresponsable adj mf
  atrevido/a adj
 Some tearaway teens vandalized the park last night.
 Unos adolescentes imprudentes vandalizaron el parque anoche.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
tear away | tearaway
InglésEspañol
tear away from [sth] v expr(leave hurriedly) (figurado)salir disparado, salir corriendo loc verb
 She was angry, so she tore away from the house.
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