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wrest [rest](a) (grab → object) arracher violemment;∎ he wrested the gun from me or from my grasp il m'a arraché violemment le fusil des mains;∎ they wrested the stick out of my hands ils m'ont arraché violemment le bâton des mains(b) (extract → truth, secret) arracher;∎ he wrested the truth from her il lui a arraché la vérité;∎ they just manage to wrest a living from the land ils réussissent tout juste à vivre de la terre;∎ we could wrest no meaning from the coded message nous n'avons rien pu tirer du message codé(c) (control, power) ravir, arracher;∎ to wrest power from sb ravir le pouvoir à qn;∎ the Liberals wrested two seats from the Conservatives les libéraux ont ravi ou ont arraché deux sièges aux conservateurs;∎ we wrested victory from the jaws of defeat nous avons arraché la victoire des mains de l'ennemi
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