arrancarse

VPR

1) (=quitarse) [+ pelo] to pull out; [+ botón] to pull off

he ido al dentista a arrancarme un diente — I went to the dentist to have a tooth pulled out o extracted

2) (=empezar)

se arrancaron a cantar — they burst into song

en mitad del paseo se arrancó a recitar un poema — in the middle of the walk she started to recite a poem

• arrancarse por seguiriyas — to break into a seguidilla

3) Chile

* (=escaparse)

se me arrancó el perro — my dog got away

me arranqué de la oficina más temprano — I left the office earlier

se arrancaron de la cárcel — they escaped from prison

4) Chile * (=aumentar) to shoot up *

hay que evitar que se arranque la inflación — we have to prevent inflation from shooting up *

5) Chile, Méx [caballo] to shy

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vpr

1.

arrancarse a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;

arrancarse a llorar to start crying, to burst into tears

2. Taurom to charge off

3. Chile [salir corriendo] to rush off

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arrancarse

v/r

1 Chi

run away

2

:

arrancarse por sevillanas start dancing a sevillana

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vr

: to pull out, to pull off