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arracher

to pull out, to tear off

verb ah-rah-SHEH Less Common

Also means

to snatch, to uproot

Usage Note

Arracher implies forceful removal — pulling something out by the root, tearing something off, or snatching something away. Arracher une dent means to pull out a tooth. The expression s'arracher les cheveux (to tear one's hair out) is used idiomatically for extreme frustration.

Examples

"Le jardinier a arraché les mauvaises herbes."

Natural Translation

The gardener pulled out the weeds.

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