torn

rasgado, roto

Dañado al tirar del material hasta abrir un agujero o separarlo en partes.

En inglés sencillo: Damaged because the material has been pulled apart, leaving a hole or separate pieces.

• His shirt is torn.
• She picked up the torn pieces of paper.
• Can you repair these torn jeans?

Sinónimos: ripped, shredded

Antónimos: intact

Expresiones frecuentes: torn paper, torn shirt, torn clothes

indeciso, dividido

Que no puede elegir porque desea o valora dos o más cosas distintas.

En inglés sencillo: Unable to choose because you want or care about two or more different things.

• I feel torn about leaving.
• She was torn between two job offers.
• Are you torn between staying home and going out?

Cómo se usa: be torn between A and B (He was torn between duty and love.)

Sinónimos: undecided, conflicted

Antónimos: decided

Expresiones frecuentes: torn between things, feel torn, torn over something

lacerado

Con cortes profundos y desiguales en el borde, especialmente en una hoja.

En inglés sencillo: Having deep, uneven cuts along the edge, especially of a leaf.

• The leaf has a torn margin.
• These torn edges help identify the plant.
• The botanist described the leaves as torn.

Sinónimos: lacerate

Expresiones frecuentes: torn margin, torn leaf, torn edges