déchirer

transitive verb

a. to tear

b. to rip

a. to tear up (pour jeter) (lettre, document)

b. to tear open (pour ouvrir)

déchirer une page d'un livreto tear a page out of a book

4. (figuré) (couple, groupes sociaux)

a. to tear apart

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	déchirant
Past:	déchiré

Indicative of "déchirer"

	Present	Imperfect	Future	Past Historic
je	déchire	déchirais	déchirerai	déchirai
tu	déchires	déchirais	déchireras	déchiras
il/elle	déchire	déchirait	déchirera	déchira
nous	déchirons	déchirions	déchirerons	déchirâmes
vous	déchirez	déchiriez	déchirerez	déchirâtes
ils/elles	déchirent	déchiraient	déchireront	déchirèrent

Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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