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shred  (shrd)
n.
1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off.
2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence.
tr.v. shred·ded or shred, shred·ding, shreds
To cut or tear into shreds.

[Middle English shrede, from Old English scrade.]

shred [ʃrɛd]
n
1. a long narrow strip or fragment torn or cut off
2. a very small piece or amount; scrap
vb shreds, shredding, shredded, shred
(tr) to tear or cut into shreds
[Old English scread; related to Old Norse skrjōthr torn-up book, Old High German scrōt cut-off piece; see scroll, shroud, screed]
shredder  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shred - a tiny or scarcely detectable amountshred - a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
2.shred - a small piece of cloth or papershred - a small piece of cloth or paper      
piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric
pine-tar rag - baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip
Verb1.shred - tear into shreds
tease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
rupture, tear, snap, bust - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

shred
verb
tear up, rip up, cut up, mince, chop finely They may be shredding the documents.
noun
1. strip, bit, piece, scrap, fragment, rag, ribbon, snippet, sliver, tatter Cut the cabbage into fine long shreds.
2. particle, trace, scrap, grain, atom, jot, whit, iota There is not a shred of truth in this story.
Translations
shred [ʃred]
A. N [of cloth] → jirón m; [of paper] → tira f
without a shred of clothing onsin nada de ropa encima
if you had a shred of decencysi usted tuviese un mínimo de honradez
you haven't got a shred of evidenceno tienes la más mínima prueba
in shreds (lit, fig) → hecho jirones or trizas
her dress hung in shredssu vestido estaba hecho jirones or trizas
to tear sth to shreds (lit, fig) → hacer algo trizas
to tear an argument to shredshacer pedazos or trizas un argumento
the crowd will tear him to shredsla gente le hará pedazos
there isn't a shred of truth in iteso no tiene ni pizca or chispa de verdad
B. VT [+ paper] → hacer trizas, triturar; [+ food] → despedazar

shred [ˈʃrɛd]
n
(= small piece) [paper, meat] → petit morceau m; [fabric] → lambeau m
to rip sth to shreds [+ letter] → déchirer qch en mille morceaux; [+ fabric, clothing] → mettre qch en lambeaux; [+ meat] → déchirer qch en mille morceaux (fig) (= criticize) → démolir qch
to tear sb to shreds (= criticize) → éreinter qn
[truth, evidence] → parcelle f
vt [+ paper] → mettre en lambeaux, déchirer; [+ documents] → détruire; [+ lettuce, apple] → couper en lanières

shred
n (= scrap)Fetzen m; (of paper also)Schnipsel m, → Schnippel m (inf); (of vegetable, meat)Stückchen nt; (fig)Spur f; (of truth)Fünkchen nt; shred of clothStoffetzen m; not a shred of evidencekeinerlei Beweis; without a shred of clothing onsplitter(faser)nackt; to be or hang in shredszerfetzt sein; her dress hung in shredsihr Kleid hing ihr in Fetzen vom Leib; his reputation was in shredssein (guter) Ruf war ruiniert; to tear something to shredsetw total zerreißen, etw in Stücke reißen; (fig)etw verreißen; argumentetw total zerpflücken; to tear somebody to shreds (fig)keinen guten Faden an jdm lassen
vt
foodzerkleinern, schnitzeln; (= grate) carrotsraspeln; cabbagehobeln; paperzerstückeln, schnitzeln; (in shredder) → schreddern; piece of clothingzerkleinern
(= tear)in kleine Stücke reißen; (with claws) → zerfetzen

shred [ʃrɛd]
1. n gen pl (of cloth) → brandello; (of paper) → strisciolina (fig) (of truth, evidence) → briciolo
you haven't got a shred of evidence → non ne hai la benché minima prova
in shreds → a brandelli
to tear to shreds → fare a brandelli (fig) (argument) → demolire
2. vt (paper) → stracciare, strappare; (mechanically) → trinciare; (food, with grater) → grattugiare; (with knife) → tagliuzzare, sminuzzare

shred
n shred [ʃred]
a long, narrow strip (especially very small) torn or cut off The lion tore his coat to shreds; a tiny shred of material. flenter قُصاصات طَويلَه رَفيعَه، أشْلاء ивица cár, útržek strimmel der Fetzen κουρέλι, κομματάκι triza, jirón riba بريده ؛ تراشه riekale lambeau חתיכה धज्जी krpa, dronjak foszlány carikan, robekan, cabikan rífa/skera í tætlur brandello 細片 조각 skutas skranda; strēmele carikan; cebisan flard strimmel, fille, trevl strzęp farrapo zdreanţă, bucată клочок zdrap, útržok cunja komadić remsa, strimla, trasa ชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย parça, lime 碎片 клаптик, шматок کترن miếng nhỏ
vpast tense, past participle ˈshredded
to cut or tear into shreds to shred paper. versnipper يُمَزِّق إربا нарязвам на ивици (roz)trhat skære i strimler; rive i strimler zerfetzen κουρελιάζω, ξεσκίζω hacer trizas, cortar en tiras ribadeks rebima, lõikuma پاره پاره كردن repiä riekaleiksi déchiqueter לקרוע לגזרים धज्जी-धज्जी करना razderati u komadiće, isjeckati darabokra tép mencabik, merobek tæta, rífa í ræmur fare a brandelli, stracciare 細かく切る 조각조각으로 찢다 (su)karpyti/(su)draskyti į skutelius saplēst skrandās/strēmelēs mencarik-carik verscheuren finskjære, skjære i strimler ciąć na paski, drzeć na strzępy rasgar a zdrenţui резать, измельчать (roz)trhať trgati, cefrati iseckati skära (klippa, riva) i remsor (strimlor, trasor), trasa sönder ตัดหรือฉีกเป็นชิ้น ๆ lime lime etmek 撕碎 різати, рвати на клапті ٹکڑوں میں کاٹنا cắt, xé thành từng miếng nhỏ
n shredder
a machine that shreds paper a paper shredder. versnipperaar آلة تَقْطيع الأوراق машина за рязане на хартия skartovačka makuleringsmaskine der Papierschredder μηχάνημα που κομματιάζει το χαρτί trituradora paberihunt وسيله برش كاغذ déchiqueteuse מגרסה कागज को धज्जी-धज्जी करने की मशीन sjeckalica, stroj za uništavanje papira iratmegsemmisítő mesin penghancur kertas tritadocumenti 文書裁断器 서류 분쇄기 (popieriaus) pjaustomoji mašina papīru smalcinātājs mesin pencincang papierversnipperaar, papiervernietiger makuleringsmaskin niszczarka dokumentów бумагорезательная машина drvič uničevalnik dokumentov seckalica dokumentförstörare เครื่องย่อยกระดาษ kâğıt doğrayıcısı 碎紙機 шредер دستاویزات کو کترنوں میں کاٹنے والی مشین thiết bị cắt vụn


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