tear

Other were building the bonfire, and the remaining ones were tearing the pelt from the beasts for the feast.
D'autres commençaient le grand feu de joie, et les derniers arrachaient la peau des bêtes pour le festin.
Some of the girls were tearing around.
Des filles étaient en larmes.
I walked straight through the doors and walked around the doctor and nurses that were tearing off my clothes and swabbing me down.
Je suis passé directement à travers les portes et j’ai contourné le médecin et les infirmières qui découpaient mes vêtements et me nettoyaient.
In Burundi, the war and its devastating effects were tearing the social fabric apart, a troubled situation with roots in the distant past.
Au Burundi, la guerre et ses effets dévastateurs ont contribué à lacérer un tissu social déjà durement éprouvé par une situation pénible aux racines très anciennes.
The two motorcycles were tearing along at nearly 100 mph.
Les deux motos fonçaient à près de 100 mph.
We were tearing along the highway with the windows down.
Nous roulions à toute vitesse sur l'autoroute, les fenêtres baissées.
The roots of the huge tree at the front of the house were tearing up the paving.
Les racines du grand arbre devant la maison soulevaient le revêtement.
We were tearing along when we suddenly saw a cop car, and I slammed on the brakes.
Nous roulions à toute vitesse quand, soudain, nous avons vu une voiture de police et j'ai freiné brusquement.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Why use the FrenchDictionary.com dictionary?

THE BEST FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get More than a Translation

Get examples and pronunciations for millions of French words, English words, French phrases, and English phrases.

WRITTEN BY EXPERTS

Translate with Confidence

Access millions of accurate translations written by a team of experienced English-to-French and French-to-English translators.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Learn by Example

Browse thousands of French-English example sentences throughout our dictionary.

CONNECT TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD

Express Yourself in French

Browse nuanced French-to-English and English-to-French translations and find the word you’re looking for.
Word of the Day
ink