arracher
French → English
verb/a.ʁa.ʃe/
(physical) Tear off: to remove something with force or effort
La tempête a réussi à arracher le toit de la vieille grange.
(English) The storm managed to rip the roof off the old barn.
Le jardinier a passé la matinée à arracher les mauvaises herbes.
(English) The gardener spent the morning pulling up weeds.
verb/a.ʁa.ʃe/
(abstract) Wrest: to obtain something with great difficulty from someone
L'avocat a réussi à arracher un aveu au témoin pendant le procès.
(English) The lawyer managed to wrest a confession from the witness during the trial.
Il a fallu lui arracher la vérité après des heures de discussion.
(English) The truth had to be dragged out of him after hours of discussion.
Entry ID: fr:en:arracher · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary