German-English translation for "zerfetzen"

"zerfetzen" English translation

zerfetzen
[-ˈfɛtsən]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <kein ge-; h>

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slash tailor, shoot so as to mangle it tear to pieces tear to pieces
  • tear (etwas | somethingsth) to pieces (oder | orod shreds, bits)
    zerfetzen Hose, Fahne, Zeitung etc
    zerfetzen Hose, Fahne, Zeitung etc
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  • etwas (in kleine Stücke) zerfetzen Papier, Brief etc
    to tearetwas | something sth to shreds
    etwas (in kleine Stücke) zerfetzen Papier, Brief etc
  • slash
    zerfetzen durch Schnitte zerstören
    zerfetzen durch Schnitte zerstören
  • tear (etwas | somethingsth) to pieces (oder | orod shreds)
    zerfetzen Buch, Theaterstück etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    zerfetzen Buch, Theaterstück etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
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  • tailor
    zerfetzen Jagd | huntingJAGD
    shoot so as to mangle it
    zerfetzen Jagd | huntingJAGD
    zerfetzen Jagd | huntingJAGD
These families have lost everything but the tattered clothes on their backs.
Diese Familien haben alles verloren, außer der zerfetzten Kleidung, die sie am Körper tragen.
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