arrancaba in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for arrancaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.arrancar VB trans

1. arrancar:

arrancar hoja de papel/página

to tear out

arrancar etiqueta

to tear off

arrancar etiqueta

to rip off

arrancar esparadrapo

to pull off

arrancar botón

to tear off

arrancar botón

to rip off

arrancar botón

to pull off

arrancar planta

to pull up

arrancar flor

to pick

arrancar diente

to pull out

arrancó la planta de raíz

she pulled the plant up by the roots

arrancó la planta de raíz

she uprooted the plant

le arrancó un mechón de pelo

he pulled out a clump of her hair

no le arranques hojas al libro

don't tear pages out of the book

arrancó la venda

he tore off the bandage

me arrancó la carta de las manos

she snatched the letter out of my hands

hubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola

there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her

le arrancó el bolso

he snatched her bag

le arrancó el bolso

he grabbed her bag from her

cuando se apoltrona no hay quien consiga arrancarlo de casa

when he gets into one of his stay-at-home moods it's impossible to drag him out

arrancar a alg. de los brazos del vicio liter

to rescue sb from the clutches of evil liter

el teléfono lo arrancó de sus pensamientos

the sound of the telephone brought him back to reality with a jolt

2. arrancar confesión/declaración:

arrancar

to extract

consiguieron arrancarle una confesión

they managed to extract a confession from o get a confession out of her

no hay quien le arranque una palabra de lo ocurrido

no one can get a word out of him about what happened

por fin consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa

she finally managed to get a smile out of him

3. arrancar motor/coche:

arrancar

to start

arrancar COMPUT

to boot

arrancar COMPUT

to boot (up)

II.arrancar VB intr

1.1. arrancar:

arrancar MOTOR, MECH motor/vehículo:

to start

el coche no arranca

the car won't start

el tren está a punto de arrancar

the train is about to leave

¡no arranques en segunda!

don't try and move off o pull away in second gear!

1.2. arrancar (moverse, decidirse) inf:

no hay quien lo haga arrancar

it's impossible to get him moving o to get him off his backside inf

tarda horas en arrancar

it takes him hours to get started o to get down to doing anything inf

1.3. arrancar (empezar):

arrancar a + infinit.

to start to +  infinit.

arrancar a + infinit.

to start -ing

arrancó a llorar

he burst into tears

arrancó a llorar

he started crying o to cry

2.1. arrancar (provenir, proceder) problema/crisis/creencia:

arrancar de algo

to stem from sth

esta tradición arranca del siglo XIV

this tradition dates from o back to the 14th century

de allí arrancan todas sus desgracias

that's where all his misfortunes stem from

2.2. arrancar (provenir, proceder):

arrancar carretera:

to start

la senda que arranca de o en este punto

the path that starts from this point

2.3. arrancar (provenir, proceder) CONSTR:

el punto del cual arranca el arco

the point from which the arch springs o stems

de la pared arrancaba un largo mostrador

a long counter came out from o jutted out from the wall

3. arrancar COMPUT:

arrancar

to boot up

volver a arrancar

to reboot

4. arrancar toro:

arrancar

to charge

5. arrancar Chil inf (huir):

arrancar

to run off

arrancar

to run away

arrancar de algo/alg.

to get away from sth/sb

fueron los primeros en arrancar del país

they were the first to get out of o skip the country inf

arrancar a perderse Chil inf

to be off like a shot inf

III.arrancarse VB vpr

1. arrancarse refl:

arrancarse pelo/diente

to pull out

arrancarse piel

to pull off

arrancarse botón

to pull off

2.1. arrancarse toro:

arrancarse

to charge

2.2. arrancarse MUS:

arrancarse por sevillanas

to break into dance o into a sevillana

3.1. arrancarse Chil inf (huir):

arrancarse

to run away

se les arrancó el prisionero

the prisoner got away from them o ran away inf

arrancarse de algo/alg.

to run away from sth/sb

3.2. arrancarse Chil inf precios:

arrancarse

to shoot up inf

See also sevillanas

sevillanas N fpl

sevillanas

four-part popular dance which originated in Seville

Translations for arrancaba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tear out

arrancar

tear out

arrancar (de cuajo)

he tore his hair out in handfuls

se arrancaba mechones de pelo

boot up

arrancar

boot up

arrancar

jump off Am

arrancar

push-start

arrancar empujando

to give sb a push-start

ayudar a alguien a arrancar empujando

root up

arrancar de raíz

grub out

arrancar (de raíz)

tear up post/tree-stump

arrancar

weed out weak plants/seedlings

arrancar

to bump-start a car

hacer arrancar un coche empujándolo

arrancaba in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for arrancaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.arrancar VB trans c → qu

1. arrancar (planta, flor):

arrancar

to pull up

el viento arrancó el árbol

the wind uprooted the tree

2. arrancar:

arrancar (pegatina, póster)

to tear off

arrancar (página)

to tear out

3. arrancar:

arrancar (muela)

to extract

arrancar (muela)

to pull (out)

arrancar (clavo)

to pull out

4. arrancar (quitar con violencia):

arrancar

to snatch (away)

le arrancaron el arma

they wrenched the weapon from him/her

el ladrón le arrancó el bolso de la mano

the thief snatched her handbag from her hand

la granada le arrancó un brazo

the grenade blew off his/her arm

la corriente arrancó el puente

the current swept away the bridge

5. arrancar (vehículo, motor):

arrancar

to start

6. arrancar (conseguir: aplausos):

arrancar

to draw

arrancar aplausos al público

to draw applause from the audience

arrancar una promesa a alguien

to force a promise out of sb

arrancar un secreto a alguien

to worm a secret out of sb

arrancar una victoria

to snatch (a) victory

II.arrancar VB intr

1. arrancar (vehículo, motor):

arrancar

to start

2. arrancar (iniciar: persona):

arrancar a hacer algo

to start doing sth

arrancar a correr

to start running

arrancar a cantar

to burst out singing

3. arrancar:

arrancar (provenir)

to stem

arrancar (comenzar)

to begin

esto arranca del siglo XV

this goes back to the 15th century

Translations for arrancaba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

rip out

arrancar

rip down

arrancar

drag away

arrancar

pluck out

arrancar

root out

arrancar

extort confession

arrancar

kick-start trans AUTO

hacer arrancar

rip off

arrancar

launch (make a start) intr

arrancar

arrancaba Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

arrancar aplausos al público

to draw applause from the audience

arrancar una promesa a alguien

to force a promise out of sb

arrancar un secreto a alguien

to worm a secret out of sb

arrancar una victoria

to snatch (a) victory

arrancar a hacer algo

to start doing sth

arrancar a correr

to start running

arrancar a cantar

to burst out singing

hacer arrancar (empujando o haciendo un puente)

jump-start

ayudar a alguien a arrancar empujando el coche

to give sb a push start

arrancar una confesión a palos a alguien

to beat a confession out of sb