Sentence examples of "torn" in English

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Translations: all25 déchirer13 se déchirer5 arracher2 other translations5
I had my thumbnail torn off. Mon ongle de pouce s'est cassé.
England was once torn by civil war. L'Angleterre a déjà été divisée par la guerre civile.
The old houses were torn down to make room for a supermarket. Les vieilles maisons furent détruites pour faire place à un supermarché.
Nobody's going to shed any tears if that old building gets torn down. Personne ne va verser de larmes si ce vieux bâtiment est détruit.
There used to be a fireplace here but I guess it's been torn down. Un âtre se tenait là mais je suppose qu'il a été détruit.
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