"tear down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tear down
Etymology: tear down < → δείτε τις λέξεις tear και down
  1. γκρεμίζω, ρίχνω, καταστρέφω ένα κτίριο Tags: transitive
    Sense id: el-tear_down-en-verb-oSKv3sBs
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  "etymology_text": "tear down < → δείτε τις λέξεις tear και down",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tear down",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I tear down a hut.",
          "translation": "Γκρεμίζω μια καλύβα."
        },
        {
          "text": "We will tear down the old house and put up an apartment building.",
          "translation": "Θα ρίξουμε το παλιό σπίτι και θα φτιάξουμε πολυκατοικία."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη demolish"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "γκρεμίζω, ρίχνω, καταστρέφω ένα κτίριο"
      ],
      "id": "el-tear_down-en-verb-oSKv3sBs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tear down"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "tear down < → δείτε τις λέξεις tear και down",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tear down",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I tear down a hut.",
          "translation": "Γκρεμίζω μια καλύβα."
        },
        {
          "text": "We will tear down the old house and put up an apartment building.",
          "translation": "Θα ρίξουμε το παλιό σπίτι και θα φτιάξουμε πολυκατοικία."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη demolish"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "γκρεμίζω, ρίχνω, καταστρέφω ένα κτίριο"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tear down"
}

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