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Learn Hardcore Spanish (Spain): arrancar - to start

Hardcore Spanish (Spain)
/Lesson 71
/arrancar

arrancar

Word

arrancar

Meaning

to start

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Spanish (Spain)

Lesson

Usages of arrancar

El coche no quiere arrancar cuando hace mucho frío.

The car doesn’t want to start when it is very cold.

Después de revisar la batería, la mecánica consiguió arrancarlo.

After checking the battery, the mechanic managed to start it.

La mecánica revisa la batería porque el coche no quiere arrancar.

The mechanic checks the battery because the car does not want to start.

Esta mañana el coche no quiso arrancar, así que la mecánica lo revisó durante media hora.

This morning the car would not start, so the mechanic checked it for half an hour.

El coche tardó en arrancar, pero al final arrancó después de unos minutos.

The car took a while to start, but in the end it started after a few minutes.

Antes de arrancar, mi padre revisa si los faros funcionan bien.

Before starting the car, my father checks whether the headlights are working well.

Deja de tocar el claxon, que ya puedo arrancar.

Stop honking the horn, I can start the car now.

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