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tr[rest]1 (object) arrancar, arrebatar2 (confession) sonsacar, arrancar; (victory, control) conseguir a duras penaswrest ['rɛst] vt: arrancarv.• sacar a duras penas v.• torcer v.restto wrest something FROM somebody — arrancarle* algo a alguien
[rest]VTto wrest sth from sb — arrebatar or arrancar algo a algn
to wrest o.s. free — (lograr) liberarse tras grandes esfuerzos
* * *[rest]to wrest something FROM somebody — arrancarle* algo a alguien
См. также в других словарях:
grasp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 holding sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, tight (esp. AmE) ▪ She felt a firm grasp on her hand. VERB + GRASP ▪ slip from ▪ … Collocations dictionary
control — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 power over sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, full, total ▪ effective, proper (esp. BrE) ▪ close … Collocations dictionary
wrestle — wres|tle [ˈresəl] v [: Old English; Origin: wrAstlian, from wrAstan; WREST] 1.) [I and T] to fight someone by holding them and pulling or pushing them wrestle with ▪ The two men wrestled with each other. ▪ Police officers wrestled him to the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
