tear1, s.Deoir f.To shed tears, bheith ag sileadh na ndeor. A perfunctory tear, deoir nach dtagann ón gcroí. She did not shed a tear, níor ghoil sí aon deoir. He burst into tears, bhris an gol air. She wept tears of joy, bhí deora áthais léi. To move s.o. to tears, na deora a bhaint as duine. She is easily moved to tears, tá an deoir i ndeas don tsúil aici. She was (all) in tears, bhí sí ag gol go fras, go fuíoch. He laughed till the tears came, bhí sé ag gáire gur tháinig na deora leis.
tear2, s.1Stróiceadh m. 2F: aTo go full tear, imeacht ar luas na gaoithe. bCuthach m, fiúnach m.
tear3,1av.tr.Stróicim. To tear open sth., rud a stróiceadh ó chéile; an chlúid a stróiceadh de (bheart). S.a. PIECE1 1. To tear a hole in sth., poll a chur i rud. Tattered and torn, stróicthe stollta. To tear a muscle, matán a stróiceadh. F: Country torn by war, tír a stolladh ag coimheascar. He was torn between two desires, bhí sé á thointeáil idir dhá mhian. bv.i.Stróiceann. Stuff that tears easily, éadach sostróicthe. cv.tr.Sracaim, sciobaim(from, ó dhuine; ó, as, rud). To tear (out) one's hair, an ghruaig a tharraingt díot féin. To tear a confession from s.o., admháil a tharraingt, a fháscadh, as duine. 2v.i.aTo tear at sth., bheith ag baint sracadh as rud. bF: To tear along, bheith ag roiseadh, ag réabadh, leat. He was tearing along the road, bhí sé ag cur an bhóthair de mar bheadh an chaor thine ann. To tear upstairs, sciurdadh suas an staighre. He tore away, réab sé chun siúil.