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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdéchirable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-shi-rah-bluh
"Ce papier est facilement déchirable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Capable of being torn or separated apart by pulling.
"The paper is easily tearable along the dotted line." - 2
Designed in a manner that facilitates easy detachment or separation.
"Make sure the voucher booklet has tearable pages for convenience."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'teren' (from Old English 'teran', meaning to rip or lacerate, of Germanic origin) combined with the suffix '-able' (from Latin '-abilis', denoting capability or susceptibility). The term evolved historically to describe materials or documents engineered or structured so that they can be easily separated or divided by pulling apart.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tearable" is said worldwide
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déchirable
Transliteration: de-shi-rah-bluh
"Ce papier est facilement déchirable."
reißbar
Transliteration: riss-bar
"Dieses Papier ist leicht reißbar."
strappabile
Transliteration: strap-pa-bi-le
"Questo foglio è facilmente strappabile."
desgarrable
Transliteration: des-ga-rra-ble
"Este material es fácilmente desgarrable."
rasgável
Transliteration: hraz-gah-vel
"O papel é facilmente rasgável."
फाड़ने योग्य
Transliteration: phaadne yogya
"यह पन्ना आसानी से फाड़ने योग्य है।"
可撕的
Transliteration: kě sī de
"这页纸是可撕的。"
찢을 수 있는
Transliteration: jjijeul su inneun
"이 종이는 쉽게 찢을 수 있습니다."
破りやすい
Transliteration: yaburiyasui
"この紙は簡単に破りやすいです。"
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