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a arraché

tore off

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phrase Uncommon #13,852
tore off Past tense of "arracher". Also used for forcefully ripping or snatching something away from someone or something.
FR: Le chien a arraché le jouet de ma main.
EN: The dog snatched the toy from my hand.

Milady a arraché cette montagne aux dieux, aux sangliers et aux bêtes !

Milady wrested this mountain from the gods, the boars, and the beasts!

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Il a arraché sa chemise.

He ripped off his shirt.

On lui a arraché les yeux.

His eyes were gouged out.

— The Man From Nowhere (2010)

Un aigle a plongé et a arraché un lapin du champ.

An eagle swooped down and plucked a rabbit from the field.

Elle en a arraché avec ce gosse.

She really struggled with that kid.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Il a arraché le lavabo.

He ripped the sink out.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Il lui a arraché son téléphone des mains.

He snatched her phone out of her hands.

Yanni a arraché le drap à Skura.

Yanni snatched the sheet away from Skura.

Quelqu'un a arraché les trois premières pages de ce livre.

Someone tore out the first three pages of this book.

Qui a arraché le téléphone ?

Who snatched the phone?

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Il a arraché quelques feuilles de menthe et les a mises dans sa bouche.

He plucked some mint leaves and put them in his mouth.

Le policier a arraché une arme au meurtrier.

The policeman took a gun from the murderer.

Un vent fort a arraché les feuilles des arbres.

A strong wind ripped the leaves off the trees.

Tom a arraché les clous.

Tom pulled out the nails.

Le dentiste m'a arraché ma mauvaise dent.

The dentist pulled my bad tooth.

Frère, le coupable a arraché mon collier à cet endroit précis.

Bro, the culprit snatched my necklace right here.

— PK (2014)

Il a arraché quelques pages du livre.

He tore a few pages out of the book.

Un crocodile lui a arraché le bras.

A crocodile bit off his arm.

Le vent a arraché le parapluie de ses mains.

The wind ripped the umbrella from his hands.

On lui a arraché les yeux alors qu'elle était vivante !

They tore her eyes out while she was still alive!

— The Man From Nowhere (2010)