Arrancar (en. Start up)

/a.ran.kar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
English Text: To take or remove something from a place.
English Text: The mechanic started the engine to check it.
El mecánico arrancó el motor para revisarlo.
English Text: To begin doing something with strength or determination.
English Text: He started his project from the very first day.
Arrancó con su proyecto desde el primer día.
English Text: To cause something to start or begin.
English Text: The news sparked a wave of reactions.
La noticia arrancó una ola de reacciones.
English Text: To break or separate something forcefully.
English Text: He pulled the paper off the wall.
Arrancó el papel de la pared.

Etymology

English Text: From Latin 'arrancāre', which means 'to pull out by the roots'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

English Text: to draw tears
English Text: To make someone cry.
arrancar lágrimas
English Text: to elicit applause
English Text: To provoke the crowd to applaud.
arrancar un aplauso
English Text: to pull out completely
English Text: To remove something by the roots or completely.
arrancar de cuajo

Related Words

English Text: start
English Text: The moment or act of starting something.
arranque
English Text: starter
English Text: Tool or device used to start.
arrancador
English Text: pulled
English Text: That has been removed or taken away.
arrancado

Slang Meanings

English Text: To begin something intensely.
English Text: That party kicked off in an incredible way.
Esa fiesta arrancó de una manera increíble.
English Text: To leave quickly.
English Text: I left the party before it started raining.
Me arranqué de la fiesta antes de que empezara a llover.