Usage examples of "arrancó" in Spanish with translation to English

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Ella se subió al auto y arrancó. She got into the car and drove off.
El Sr. Hashimoto arrancó el motor. Mr Hashimoto started the engine.
No consigo arrancar el coche. I can't get the car to start.
Dime por favor cómo arrancar el motor. Please tell me how to start the engine.
Tom no puede arrancar su coche. Tom can't get his car started.
Tom no pudo arrancar su auto. Tom couldn't get his car started.
A veces, cuando hace mucho frío, no puedo arrancar el coche. Sometimes when it's very cold, I can't get my car to start.
A veces, cuando hace mucho frío, no consigo arrancar el coche. Sometimes when it's very cold, I can't get my car to start.
Un cocodrilo le arrancó el brazo. An alligator snapped his arm off.
Él me lo arrancó de las manos. He took it out of my hands.
Alguien arrancó dos páginas de este libro. Someone has torn two pages out of this book.
Alguien le arrancó una página al libro. Someone tore a page out from the book.
Un tiburón le arrancó la pierna a ese hombre. A shark snapped the man's leg off.
Mi papá me arrancó el juguete de las manos. My dad took my toy out of my hands.
Tom le arrancó el brazo a Mary con una espada. Tom hacked Mary's arm off with a sword.
Mi perro persiguió a un lagarto y le arrancó la cola. My dog chased a lizard and snapped its tail off.
Él se arrancó los ojos para no volver a ver a la patria que había traicionado. He gouged his eyes out so he would never see again his homeland he had betrayed.
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