rasgarse las vestiduras

Language: es

1.
All Spanish-speaking regionsliteraryarchaic
- To tear one's garments, a traditional gesture of extreme grief or mourning.
2.
SpainLatin Americaformalliteraryidiomatic
- To express exaggerated grief, outrage, or moral indignation, often publicly and dramatically.

Examples:

ES: Desde entonces, el llanto y el rasgarse las vestiduras.
EN: Hence the weeping and rending of garments.
ES: Es raro, y vergonzoso pero nadie va a rasgarse las vestiduras por ello.
EN: It's weird and it's embarrassing, but no-one's going to make much of a fuss about it.
ES: En realidad significa rasgarse las vestiduras.
EN: It's actually Greek for "tearing flesh."

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