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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
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I. arracher [aʀaʃe] VB trans

1. arracher (déraciner):

arracher personne: légumes
to dig up
arracher broussailles, souche, poteau
to dig out
arracher arbre
to uproot
arracher ouragan: arbre, poteau
to uproot
arracher les mauvaises herbes
to weed

2. arracher (détacher vivement):

arracher personne: poil, cheveu, dent, ongle, clou
to pull [sth] out (de from)
arracher affiche
to tear [sth] down
arracher feuillet, page
to rip [sth] out
arracher bandeau, masque
to tear [sth] off (de from)
arracher vent: feuilles d'arbre
to blow [sth] off
arracher toit, tuiles
to rip [sth] off (de from)
la machine/l'obus lui a arraché le bras
the machine/the shell ripped his/her arm off

3. arracher (ôter de force):

arracher personne, objet
to snatch (de, à from)
arracher qc des mains de qn
to snatch sth out of sb's hands
elle s'est fait arracher son sac
she had her bag snatched
arracher qn à la mort/au désespoir
to snatch sb from the jaws of death/from despair
arracher qn à la misère
to rescue sb from poverty
arracher qn à sa famille/à son pays
to tear sb from the bosom of his/her family/from his/her native land

4. arracher (tirer brutalement):

arracher qn à rêve, torpeur, pensées
to rouse sb from
arracher qn à travail
to drag sb away from

5. arracher (soutirer):

arracher augmentation, compromis
to force (à qn out of sb)
arracher secret, précision, consentement, confession
to extract (de, à qn from sb)
arracher mot, sourire
to get (de, à qn from sb)
ils leur ont arraché la victoire
they snatched victory from them
arracher un nul SPORTS
to manage to draw Brit
arracher un nul SPORTS
to manage to tie
la douleur lui a arraché un cri
he/she cried out in pain
la douleur lui a arraché des larmes
the pain brought tears to his/her eyes

II. s'arracher VB refl

1. s'arracher (ôter à soi-même):

s'arracher les cheveux blancs
to pull out one's grey hairs
s'arracher les poils du nez
to pluck the hairs from one's nose

2. s'arracher (se disputer pour):

s'arracher personne
to fight over
s'arracher produit
to fight over, to scramble for
on ou tout le monde se les arrache
everyone is crazy for them

3. s'arracher (se séparer):

s'arracher à pensées, rêverie
to rouse oneself from
s'arracher à travail, occupation, étreinte
to tear oneself away from

4. s'arracher (partir) inf:

s'arracher d'un lieu
to tear oneself away from a place
viens, on s'arrache
come on, let's split inf

III. arracher [aʀaʃe]

arracher les yeux à ou de qn
to scratch sb's eyes out
c'est à s'arracher les cheveux inf! (difficile)
it's enough to make you tear your hair out!
s'arracher les cheveux de désespoir
to tear one's hair out in despair
s'arracher les yeux
to fight like cat and dog
English
English
French
French
worm out
arracher (of sb à qn)
yank out
arracher
rip down
arracher
rip out
arracher
pluck out
arracher
snap up
arracher
snatch away
arracher qc (from sb à qn)
to prise sth out of sb details, information, secret
arracher qc à qn
to prise sb out of bed, chair
arracher qn de
wrest
arracher (from sb à qn)
to wrest sth from sb's hands
arracher qc des mains de qn

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

I. arracher [aʀaʃe] VB trans

1. arracher (extraire):

arracher herbes
to pull up
arracher arbre
to uproot
arracher légumes
to dig up
arracher clou, poil, page
to pull out
arracher dent
to extract

2. arracher (déchirer):

arracher affiche
to rip down
arracher un bras à qn personne
to rip sb's arm off
arracher un bras à qn chien
to bite sb's arm off

3. arracher (prendre):

arracher qn à qn
to rescue sb from sb
arracher qn/qc des mains de qn
to grab sb/sth from sb's hands
arracher qn de l'emprise de qn
to wrench sb from sb's domination

4. arracher (obtenir):

arracher de l'argent à qn
to extract money from sb
arracher une larme à qn
to make sb cry

5. arracher (soustraire):

arracher qn à son travail
to drag sb away from their work
arracher qn à la mort
to snatch sb from death

II. arracher [aʀaʃe] VB refl

1. arracher (se déchirer):

s'arracher les cheveux
to tear one's hair out

2. arracher (se disputer):

s'arracher qn/qc
to fight over sb/sth

3. arracher inf (partir):

s'arracher
to tear oneself away
English
English
French
French
tear away
arracher
to tear sb away from sb/sth
arracher qn à qn/qc
to tear oneself away
s'arracher
pluck out
arracher
high-pressure sales techniques
techniques fpl de vente à l'arrachée
tear out
arracher
to tear one's hair out over sth
s'arracher les cheveux pour qc
snatch away
arracher
to snatch sth away from sb
arracher qc des mains de qn
to worm sth out of sb
arracher qc à qn
pluck at
arracher qc
shear off
arracher
tear off roughly
arracher
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

I. arracher [aʀaʃe] VB trans

1. arracher (extraire):

arracher herbes
to pull up
arracher arbre
to uproot
arracher légumes
to dig up
arracher clou, poil, page
to pull out
arracher dent
to pull

2. arracher (déchirer):

arracher affiche
to rip down
arracher un bras à qn personne
to rip sb's arm off
arracher un bras à qn chien
to bite sb's arm off

3. arracher (prendre):

arracher qn à qn
to rescue sb from sb
arracher qn/qc des mains de qn
to grab sb/sth from sb's hands

4. arracher (obtenir):

arracher de l'argent à qn
to extract money from sb
arracher une larme à qn
to make sb cry

5. arracher (soustraire):

arracher qn à son travail
to drag sb away from their work
arracher qn à la mort
to snatch sb from death

II. arracher [aʀaʃe] VB intr fig inf

arracher voix
to grab
arracher sauce
to have a kick

III. arracher [aʀaʃe] VB refl

1. arracher (se déchirer):

s'arracher les cheveux
to tear one's hair out

2. arracher (se disputer):

s'arracher qn/qc
to fight over sb/sth

3. arracher inf (partir):

s'arracher
to tear oneself away
English
English
French
French
tear away
arracher
to tear sb away from sb/sth
arracher qn à qn/qc
to tear oneself away
s'arracher
pluck out
arracher
tear out
arracher
to tear one's hair out over sth
s'arracher les cheveux pour qc
snatch away
arracher
to snatch sth away from sb
arracher qc des mains de qn
pluck at
arracher qc
to worm sth out of sb
arracher qc à qn
shear off
arracher
tear off roughly
arracher
wrench
arracher
to wrench sth from/out of sth
arracher qc de qc
to wrench sth from sb
arracher qc à qn
to wrench sth from sb
arracher qc à qn
Présent
j'arrache
tuarraches
il/elle/onarrache
nousarrachons
vousarrachez
ils/ellesarrachent
Imparfait
j'arrachais
tuarrachais
il/elle/onarrachait
nousarrachions
vousarrachiez
ils/ellesarrachaient
Passé simple
j'arrachai
tuarrachas
il/elle/onarracha
nousarrachâmes
vousarrachâtes
ils/ellesarrachèrent
Futur simple
j'arracherai
tuarracheras
il/elle/onarrachera
nousarracherons
vousarracherez
ils/ellesarracheront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

arracher des aveux à qn
to bully a confession out of sb
arracher qn des griffes de qn
to snatch sb from sb's clutches
arracher un bras à qn personne
to rip sb's arm off
arracher un bras à qn chien
to bite sb's arm off
arracher qn à son travail
to drag sb away from their work
arracher un marché à l'esbroufe
to bluff one's way into a deal
to snatch sth out of sb's hand
arracher qc de la main de qn
to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
arracher la victoire des griffes de la défaite
high-pressure sales techniques
techniques fpl de vente à l'arrachée
to snatch sth away from sb
arracher qc des mains de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Sa mise en scène est plutôt discrète : elle refuse l’esbroufe et les effets spectaculaires, sans évacuer l'émotion.
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Il n’est pas ironique, il déteste l’action, l’esbroufe.
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Il ne fait pas d'esbroufe, pas même de spectacle.
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Il signifie aussi faire de l'esbroufe.
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Tout est esbroufe dans la petite racoleuse.
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