arrancar

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Catalan

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arrancar (first-person singular present arranco, first-person singular preterite arranquí, past participle arrancat)

  1. Alternative form of arrencar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese arrancar, of uncertain origin. Probably from Latin ad- +‎ runcāre.

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  • Hyphenation: ar‧ran‧car

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arrancar (first-person singular present arranco, first-person singular preterite arranquei, past participle arrancado)

  1. (transitive) to pull, pluck, rip (something) [with de or (Portugal also) a ‘from someone/something’]
  2. to yank, jerk
  3. to pull down, tear down
  4. to start (a vehicle)
  5. (intransitive) to start [with com ‘a machine, project, etc.’]
    Synonym: iniciar
    Arrancámos com o projeto.Let's start the project.
  6. (intransitive, computing) to boot
    O computador não arranca.The computer doesn't boot.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Probably from Latin ad- +‎ runcāre. Compare Catalan arrencar, Romanian arunca and Sicilian arrancari.

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  • IPA(key): /aranˈkaɾ/ [a.rãŋˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧rran‧car

Verb

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arrancar (first-person singular present arranco, first-person singular preterite arranqué, past participle arrancado)

  1. (transitive) to pull out
    Synonym: desfijar
    • 2016, José Luis Bonet, Cerebro, emociones y estrés, B DE BOOKS, →ISBN:
      Las personas experimentan una sensación creciente de ansiedad y estrés inmediatamente antes de un episodio de arrancarse el pelo, y también si pretende resistir a ese impulso.
      These people experience a growing feeling of anxiety and stress immediately before an episode of pulling out their hair, and also if they attempt to resist that impulse.
  2. (transitive) to unsheathe (a sword, dagger, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to rip, to tear
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to start (a machine)
  5. (intransitive) to get going, get started
  6. (reflexive) to run away

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