tear away

s’arracher, arracher

Se séparer, ou séparer quelqu’un, de quelque chose qu’on ne veut pas quitter.

En anglais simple : Make yourself or someone else leave something they want to stay with.

• I could not tear myself away.
• She tore him away from the television.
• Can you tear yourself away from your phone for dinner?

Comment l'utiliser : tear oneself away from something (I could not tear myself away from the book.); tear someone away from something (We finally tore the children away from their game.)

Synonymes : drag away, pull away

Expressions courantes : tear someone away, tear oneself away

arracher

Enlever quelque chose en tirant assez fort pour le déchirer ou le détacher.

En anglais simple : Remove something by pulling it hard enough to rip it or break its connection.

• Tear away the paper cover.
• He tore the old poster away from the wall.
• The wind tore away part of the roof.

Comment l'utiliser : tear something away from something (She tore the cloth away from the frame.)

Synonymes : rip off, rip away

Expressions courantes : tear something away, tear away the cover