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Rdep01 Posted 19 years ago
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Could you explain me "wear and tear" ?

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00I know what "wear and tear" means, but I don't understand what does mean "tear" here 02br
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00Could you explain me ?02br
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00People don't tear on covers, isn't it ?02i02br
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00Thank you by advance 051010id111id1242cSeat covers on trains take a lot of wear and tear
  

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0 "Wear and tear" can mean here damage from continuous use. 0-

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0 "Wear and tear" can mean here damage from continuous use. 0-
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0 The seat covers are 01b00worn02b00 and are 01b00torn02b00. I think the effect is pretty clear. 0-
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0Yes it is, and the following from Wikipedia may also help in clarifying this meaning : 02br
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01b00Wear and tear02b00 is a term for damage that naturally and inevitably occurs due to normal use or aging. It is used in a legal context for such areas as warranty contracts from manufacturers00,00 which usually stipulate that damage due to 01i
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10but I don't understand what does mean "tear" here 12br
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10As a footnote: "tear" is a noun, in this context, as is "wear". It means the damage caused by tearing, or any similar action.12br
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10"Wear and tear" is a set phrase. Thus an object which shows "wear and tear" is not 11i10
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0 Agreed, Mr P! 0-
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0Thanks everybody for your answers 05002br
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00In my dictionary, I have three "entries" (three meanings) for the verb "tear" :02br
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00tear : "cry"02br
00tear : "separate"02br
00tear : "hurry"02br
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00So, could you give me a synonym for "torn" in the sentence below ?02br
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0Of the three you list, "separate" is the closest. If you have a tear in your clothing, it means a rip or a small hole - although usually long rather than round. 02br
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00But as the conversation continued on, you may have understood that they may not have actually had holes in them. They were simply no longer new looking. They showed the signs of being used over time that
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0 Use a better dictionary:02br
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00 See [3, verb] there0230hrefhttp://www.m-w.com/dictionary/tear
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10Use a better dictionary:12br
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01i00Tear (noun) : 01b001 a02b00 01b00:02b00 a drop of clear saline
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0They are spelled the same way, but pronounced differently.02br
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00Tear = crying = rhymes with cheer.02br
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00Tear = ripped = rhymes with chair.0-
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