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él arrancó

started

→ arrancar
arranc pull out; start + ó 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #20,288
started Often used for starting a vehicle or machine; can also mean someone suddenly began doing something.
SP: El coche no arrancó a la primera.
EN: The car didn’t start the first time.
Conjugation of arrancar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First arranqué —
Third arrancó —

Eva arrancó la fruta del árbol del conocimiento.

Eve plucked the fruit from the tree of knowledge.

Un día se distrajo cuando ella pasaba y arrancó un diente sano en vez del malo.

One day he got distracted as she walked by and pulled out a healthy tooth instead of the bad one.

— Malèna (2000)

John arrancó el coche.

John started the car.

El Sr. Hashimoto arrancó el motor.

Mr. Hashimoto started the engine.

Tom se metió en el coche y arrancó.

Tom got into the car and started it.

Mi papá me arrancó el juguete de las manos.

My dad snatched the toy out of my hands.

Tom arrancó el coche.

Tom started the car.

Yanni no arrancó el motor.

Yanni didn't start the engine.

Tom se montó en la motocicleta y la arrancó.

Tom got on the motorcycle and started it.

En su arrebato, ¡me arrancó la bata y me tiró sobre la cama!

In his fit of rage, he ripped off my robe and threw me onto the bed!

— Chicago (2002)

Alguien arrancó dos páginas de este libro.

Someone tore two pages out of this book.

Él se arrancó los ojos para no volver a ver a la patria que había traicionado.

He gouged out his own eyes so he would never again see the homeland he had betrayed.

Ella se subió al auto y arrancó.

She got into the car and drove off.

Se atascó, metí la mano y arrancó.

It got stuck, so I reached in and got it started.

— Mystic River (2003)

Prost arrancó mejor.

Prost got off to a better start.

— Senna (2010)

Él me lo arrancó de las manos.

He snatched it from my hands.