tear away
US /ter əˈweɪ/
UK /ter əˈweɪ/
1.
sich losreißen, wegreißen
to leave a place or situation with difficulty, often because one is reluctant to go or is being held back
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It was hard to tear myself away from the party.
Es war schwer, mich von der Party loszureißen.
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She had to tear away from her work to attend the meeting.
Sie musste sich von ihrer Arbeit losreißen, um an der Besprechung teilzunehmen.
2.
abreißen, wegreißen
to remove something by tearing it off forcefully
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He tried to tear away the old wallpaper.
Er versuchte, die alte Tapete abzureißen.
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The strong wind threatened to tear away the roof.
Der starke Wind drohte, das Dach abzureißen.