podírati♦ gl.
1. (rušiti) [drevje, drevesa] to fell; [hiše, zidove] to demolish, to knock down
2. (uničevati) to destroy; [rekorde, tabuje] to break*; [meje] to dissolve, to destroy
jezik podira meje - language destroys boundaries
3. (razstavljati) [šotor] to take* down/apart, to disassemble
podirati se [hiša] to fall* apart, to fall* to pieces; (pren.) [svet, predstava] to dissolve, to fall* apart