arrancar

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/ [a.hɐ̃ˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ʁɐ̃ˈka(ɾ)/ [a.hɐ̃ˈka(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ʁɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/ [a.χɐ̃ˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁɐ̃ˈka(ɻ)/ [a.hɐ̃ˈka(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʁɐ̃ˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʁɐ̃ˈka.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ar‧ran‧car

Verb

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

  1. (transitive with a or de) to pull, pluck, rip
  2. to yank, jerk
  3. to pull down, tear down
  4. to start (a vehicle)
  5. (intransitive, or transitive with com) to start (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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to pull out
    • 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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