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    M'arracher (en. Tear me out)

    /maʁaʃe/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To free oneself from a hold or difficult situation.
    He had to tear me away from the crowd so that I could breathe.
    Il a dû m'arracher de la foule pour que je puisse respirer.
    To take or obtain with difficulty.
    She managed to tear a smile from me despite my sadness.
    Elle a réussi à m'arracher un sourire malgré ma tristesse.
    To tear or violently remove.
    He accidentally tore a page from the book.
    Il a m'arracher une page du livre accidentellement.

    Etymology

    The verb 'to tear away' comes from Old French, where 'rache' means 'to pull'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    tear my heart away
    To feel a lot of pain or regret.
    m'arracher le cœur
    to tear one's hair out
    To be very stressed or worried.
    s'arracher les cheveux
    to break away from routine
    To break away from a usual way of life.
    s'arracher à la routine

    Related Words

    to tear away
    To remove something forcefully.
    arracher
    to pull
    To make a movement to attract something towards oneself.
    tirer
    to tear
    To rend something into pieces by a violent movement.
    déchirer

    Slang Meanings

    To feel a lot of pain or difficulty.
    This situation tears me apart from the inside.
    Cette situation m'arracher de l'intérieur.
    To obtain with effort.
    He had to tear information from me on this subject.
    Il a dû m'arracher des informations sur ce sujet.