él arranca

starts

→ arrancar
arranc pull out; start + a 3rd-person present/subjunctive or tú command
verb · third singular · present indicative Uncommon #15,024
starts Commonly used for starting a car/engine or beginning a process; can also mean “pulls out” depending on context.
SP: El coche no arranca hoy.
EN: The car won't start today.
Conjugation of arrancar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First arranco —
Third arranca —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First arranco —
Third arranca —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second arranca —
Third arranque arranquen

Arranca así.

It starts like this.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Arranca, arranca.

Start it, start it.

— Arco (2025)

Tommy, arranca.

Tommy, start the engine.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

No me arranca el ordenador.

My computer won't start.

El auto no arranca.

The car won't start.

— Victoria (2015)

Usted arranca cuando yo le diga.

You start when I tell you to.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Arranca el coche.

Start the car.

— Un simple accidente (2025)

Mi coche no arranca.

My car won't start.

El motor no arranca.

The engine won't start.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Arranca las plantas de la raíz.

Pull the plants out by the roots.

Tres, dos, uno, arranca.

Three, two, one, start.

Ve a ver si arranca el auto.

Go see if the car starts.

— Un día de furia (1993)

El coche no arranca.

The car won't start.

Vamos, por favor, arranca.

Come on, please, start it.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Arranca el auto.

Start the car.

— Gangs of Wasseypur. Parte 1 (2012)

Arranca.

Start.

— Amores perros (2000)

No arranca.

It doesn't start.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Se la arranca.

She tears it off.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Arranca el motor.

Start the engine.

— Máquina de guerra (2026)

Vamos, arranca.

Come on, let's go.

Serizawa, arranca.

Serizawa, get moving.

— Suzume (2022)

Es de la que se arranca.

It's the one you start with.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

La maldita cosa no arranca.

The damn thing won't start.

— Hunting Season (2025)