arracher

arracher [aʀaʃe] vt → to pull out [+ page etc]; to tear off, tear out (= déplanter) [+ légume] → to lift: [+ herbe, souche]; to pull up [+ bras etc] (par explosion) → to blow off: (par accident) → to tear off;

s'arracher vt [+ article très recherché] → to fight over;

arracher qch à qn → to snatch sth from sb (fig); to wring sth out of sb, wrest sth from sb;

arracher qn à [+ solitude, rêverie] → to drag sb out of [+ famille etc]; to tear ou wrench sb away from;

se faire arracher une dent → to have a tooth out ou pulled (US);

s'arracher de [+ lieu] → to tear o.s. away from [+ habitude]; to force o.s. out of