GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

auseinanderreißen

tear apart

Beim Versuch, den verklebten Karton zu öffnen, riss er ihn auseinander, obwohl wir ihn eigentlich für die Rücksendung aufbewahren wollten.

While trying to open the sealed cardboard box, he tore it apart even though we had actually wanted to keep it for returning the goods.

tear apart; separate forcibly

Der Krieg hat die Familie auseinandergerissen, weshalb gemeinsame Feiertage für sie bis heute keine Selbstverständlichkeit sind.

The war tore the family apart, which is why spending holidays together is still something they cannot take for granted.

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