pull apart

pull apart
pull apart [component, pieces] venire via; pull [sb., sth.] apart
1) (dismantle) smontare [machine]
2) (destroy) [child, animal] fare a pezzi [toy, object]
3) fig. (disparage) fare a pezzi, stroncare [essay]
4) (separate) separare [combattants, pages]
* * *
vt + adv
1) (pull to pieces) smontare, (break) fare a pezzi, sfasciare, (separate) separare
2) fig , (fam: search thoroughly) frugare dappertutto in, (criticize: novel, theory) demolire
* * *
pull apart [component, pieces] venire via; pull [sb., sth.] apart
1) (dismantle) smontare [machine]
2) (destroy) [child, animal] fare a pezzi [toy, object]
3) fig. (disparage) fare a pezzi, stroncare [essay]
4) (separate) separare [combattants, pages]

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