le arrancó

he/she tore out

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he/she tore out The verb arrancar means “to pull or tear out,” and le indicates the person or thing affected. The exact translation can vary with the object, such as “he tore the branches off the tree.”

SP: El viento le arrancó las hojas al árbol.

EN: The wind tore the leaves off the tree.

Tom le arrancó el brazo a Mary con una espada.

Tom hacked Mary's arm off with a sword.

Él le arrancó algunas ramas al árbol.

He tore off some branches from the tree.

Mi perro persiguió a un lagarto y le arrancó la cola.

My dog chased a lizard and ripped off its tail.

Un cocodrilo le arrancó el brazo.

A crocodile tore off his arm.

Un tiburón le arrancó la pierna a ese hombre.

A shark tore that man's leg off.

Dicen que Howl le arrancó el corazón.

They say Howl ripped out his heart.

— El castillo ambulante (2004)

Alguien le arrancó una página al libro.

Someone tore a page out of the book.

Tom le arrancó la muñeca a Mary.

Tom ripped Mary's wrist off.