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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslacerare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: la-che-ra-re
"Il vetro rotto ha rischiato di lacerare la sua mano."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To tear or deeply cut the flesh or skin.
"The sharp barbed wire threatened to lacerate his hands as he climbed the fence." - 2
To criticize someone harshly or cause deep emotional pain.
"Her fierce review did not just critique the book; it sought to lacerate the author's professional reputation."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb lacerare, meaning to tear or mangle, which stems from lacer (torn, mangled). It entered English in the late 16th century, initially retaining its literal surgical and anatomical sense before expanding metaphorically to describe deep emotional pain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lacerate" is said worldwide
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lacérer
Transliteration: la-se-re
"Les épines ont failli lacerer sa peau."
zerreißen
Transliteration: tser-ry-sen
"Der Sturz konnte seine Haut zerreißen."
lacerare
Transliteration: la-che-ra-re
"Il vetro rotto ha rischiato di lacerare la sua mano."
lacerar
Transliteration: la-se-rar
"El accidente puede lacerar los tejidos musculares."
lacerar
Transliteration: la-se-rar
"O arame farpado conseguiu lacerar o seu braço."
चीरना
Transliteration: cheerna
" नुकीले कांटे ने उसकी त्वचा को चीर दिया।"
撕裂
Transliteration: sī liè
"尖锐的石头撕裂了他的脚踝。"
찢다
Transliteration: jjit-da
"날카로운 철조망이 그의 피부를 찢었다."
引き裂く
Transliteration: hikisaku
"鋭い破片が彼の皮膚を引き裂いた。"
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