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desgarrar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ garra +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /desɡaˈraɾ/ [d̪ez.ɣ̞aˈraɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧ga‧rrar

Verb

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desgarrar (first-person singular present desgarro, first-person singular preterite desgarré, past participle desgarrado)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to tear, to rip, to rend (to hold or restrain in two places while pulling apart)
    Synonyms: rasgar, rajar
    • 2020 November 29, Ana Carbajosa, “Los ultras alemanes de AfD se desgarran en luchas internas durante un congreso con medio millar de asistentes”, in El País[1], retrieved 2020-11-29:
      La división de un partido en el que conviven dos almas y que se desgarra fruto de una cruenta lucha por el poder, quedó al descubierto en Kalkar, en el oeste de Alemania.
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  2. (transitive, figurative) to break (someone's heart)

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