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shred
(shrĕd)n.
1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off.
2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence.
v. shred·ded or shred, shred·ding, shreds
v.tr.
a. To cut or tear into shreds.
b. To use a mechanical shredder to shred (paper documents, for example).
v.intr. Slang
1. To make a series of quick turns on a wave or snow, for example, when riding a board such as a surfboard or snowboard.
2. To play fast solos accompanied by special techniques on the electric guitar.
[Middle English shrede, from Old English scrēade.]
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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 or 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]
ˈshredder n
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shred
(ʃrɛd)n., v. shred•ded shred, shred•ding. n.
1. a piece cut or torn off, esp. in a narrow strip.
2. a bit; scrap: not a shred of evidence.
v.t. 3. to cut or tear into small pieces.
v.i. 4. to fragment into shreds.
[before 1000; Middle English schrede, Old English scrēade, c. Old Frisian skrēd clipping, Old Saxon skrōd, Old High German scrōt; akin to shroud]
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shred
Past participle: shred/shredded
Gerund: shredding
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shred
To cut food into slivers.
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| Noun | 1. |  shred - a tiny or scarcely detectable amountsmall indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
| 2. |  shred - 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | shred - tear into shreds tease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations" |
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shred
noun
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shred
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Translations
قُصاصات طَويلَه رَفيعَه، أشْلاءيُمَزِّق إربا
cártrhatútržek
strimmel
darabokra tép
rífa/skera í tætlurtæta, rífa í ræmur
draskyti į skuteliuskarpyti į skuteliusskutassudraskyti į skuteliussukarpyti į skutelius
saplēst skrandās/strēmelēsskrandastrēmele
útržokzdrap
košček
limelime lime etmekparça
shred
[ʃred]A. N [of cloth] → jirón m; [of paper] → tira f
without a shred of clothing on → sin nada de ropa encima
if you had a shred of decency → si usted tuviese un mínimo de honradez
you haven't got a shred of evidence → no tienes la más mínima prueba
in shreds (lit, fig) → hecho jirones or trizas
her dress hung in shreds → su vestido estaba hecho jirones or trizas
to tear sth to shreds (lit, fig) → hacer algo trizas
to tear an argument to shreds → hacer pedazos or trizas un argumento
the crowd will tear him to shreds → la gente le hará pedazos
there isn't a shred of truth in it → eso no tiene ni pizca or chispa de verdad
without a shred of clothing on → sin nada de ropa encima
if you had a shred of decency → si usted tuviese un mínimo de honradez
you haven't got a shred of evidence → no tienes la más mínima prueba
in shreds (lit, fig) → hecho jirones or trizas
her dress hung in shreds → su vestido estaba hecho jirones or trizas
to tear sth to shreds (lit, fig) → hacer algo trizas
to tear an argument to shreds → hacer pedazos or trizas un argumento
the crowd will tear him to shreds → la gente le hará pedazos
there isn't a shred of truth in it → eso no tiene ni pizca or chispa de verdad
B. VT [+ paper] → hacer trizas, triturar; [+ food] → despedazar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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 cloth → Stoffetzen m; not a shred of evidence → keinerlei Beweis; without a shred of clothing on → splitter(faser)nackt; to be or hang in shreds → zerfetzt sein; her dress hung in shreds → ihr Kleid hing ihr in Fetzen vom Leib; his reputation was in shreds → sein (guter) Ruf war ruiniert; to tear something to shreds → etw total zerreißen, etw in Stücke reißen; (fig) → etw verreißen; argument → etw total zerpflücken; to tear somebody to shreds (fig) → keinen guten Faden an jdm lassen
vt
food → zerkleinern, schnitzeln; (= grate) carrots → raspeln; cabbage → hobeln; paper → zerstückeln, schnitzeln; (in shredder) → schreddern; piece of clothing → zerkleinern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shred
(ʃred) noun a long, narrow strip (especially very small) torn or cut off. The lion tore his coat to shreds; a tiny shred of material.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈshredded – to cut or tear into shreds. to shred paper.
shredder noun a machine that shreds paper. a paper shredder.
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