- despedazar
- v.1 to tear apart.2 to shatter (moralmente).3 to tear into pieces, to destroy, to break up, to shatter.El perro despedaza los diarios The dog tears the newspapers into pieces.La ansiedad despedaza el ánimo Anxiety breaks the spirit.4 to slaughter, to butcher, to tear limb from limb.El asesino despedaza a sus víctimas The killer slaughters his victims.* * *despedazar► verbo transitivo1 to tear to pieces, cut to pieces2 figurado (maltratar) to break■ le despedazó el alma she broke his heart* * *verbto cut to pieces* * *VT1) (=hacer pedazos) [+ objeto] [con la mano] to tear apart, tear to pieces; [con cuchillo] to cut into pieces; [+ presa] to tear to pieces; [+ víctima] to chop (up) into pieces2) (=criticar) to tear to shreds, tear to pieces3) [+ corazón] to break* * *verbo transitivo <res> to joint, cut ... into pieces; <presa> to tear ... to pieces o shreds; <juguete> to pull ... apart* * *= shred, slaughter.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *verbo transitivo <res> to joint, cut ... into pieces; <presa> to tear ... to pieces o shreds; <juguete> to pull ... apart* * *= shred, slaughter.
Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or 'shredded'.
Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *despedazar [A4 ]vt1 ‹res› to joint, cut … into pieces; ‹presa› to tear … to pieces o shreds; ‹juguete› to pull … apart2 ‹corazón› to break* * *
despedazar (conjugate despedazar) verbo transitivoa) (cortar en trozos) to cut … into piecesb) ‹presa› to tear … to pieces o shreds
despedazar verbo transitivo to cut o tear to pieces
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* * *despedazar♦ vt1. [físicamente] [objeto] to tear apart;[cadáver, presa, víctima] to dismember2. [moralmente] to shatter3. [criticar] to tear o pull to pieces♦ See also the pronominal verb despedazarse* * *despedazarv/t tear apart; fig : honra destroy* * *despedazar {21} vt: to cut to pieces, to tear apart
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.