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Dictionary: shred   (shrĕd) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off.
  2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence.
tr.v., shred·ded or shred, shred·ding, shreds.

To cut or tear into shreds.

[Middle English shrede, from Old English scrēade.]


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To slice a food such as cheese or raw vegetables into very fine pieces, which often curl as they are cut.

 

To cut food into narrow strips, either by hand or by using a grater or a food processor fitted with a shredding disk. Cooked meat can be shredded by pulling it apart with two forks.

 
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n

Definition: tiny piece
Antonyms: lot

v

Definition: cut into ribbons
Antonyms: mend, sew


 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - las, trævl
v. tr. - rive i strimler, rive i laser

Nederlands (Dutch)
versnipperen, verscheuren, raspen, documenten vernietigen, snipper, flard

Français (French)
n. - (fig) parcelle, lambeau
v. tr. - déchiqueter, râper

Deutsch (German)
v. - zerkleinern, raspeln
n. - Fetzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (κατα)κομματιάζω, κουρελιάζω/-ομαι
n. - απόκομμα, κουρέλι, ράκος, κομματάκι, ίχνος, μόριο, ψήγμα

Italiano (Italian)
stracciare, raschiare, brandello, ritaglio, pezzetto

idioms:

  • tear/rip to shreds    ridurre a brandelli

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rasgar, cortar em pedaços
n. - farrapo (m), frangalho (m)

idioms:

  • tear/rip to shreds    esfrangalhar

Русский (Russian)
обрывок, частица, разрезать, измельчать, распадаться

idioms:

  • tear/rip to shreds    опровергнуть, погубить

Español (Spanish)
n. - fragmento, trozo, tira, jirón
v. tr. - hacer trizas, destrozar, cortar en tiras, despedazar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skära, riva, strimla, klicka i remsor, riva sönder
n. - strimla, remsa, trasa, lapp, stycke, bit, stump

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
碎布条, 少量, 细片, 切成条状, 用碎纸机撕毁, 切丝

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 碎布條, 少量, 細片
v. tr. - 切成條狀, 用碎紙機撕毀, 切絲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 끄트러기, 조각, 극히 조금
v. tr. - 조각조각으로 하다, 갈가리 찢다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一片, 断片, 僅少
v. - 切れぎれに裂く, ちぎれる

idioms:

  • tear/rip to shreds    ずたずたに裂く, 台無しにする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمزق (الاسم) قطعه صغيرة ممزقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קרע, פיסה, קטע, שמץ, קורט‬
v. tr. - ‮קרע לגזרים, חתך‬


 
 
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