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  1. Portuguese (Portugal)
  2. /Relative pronouns of motion (aonde)
  3. /arrancar

arrancar

arrancar
to set off
From Lesson 191:Relative pronouns of motion (aonde)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Usages of arrancar

Arranco sem conhecer a vila misteriosa aonde a estrada me leva.
I set off without knowing the mysterious village where the road takes me.
Não seguimos placas quando arrancamos de carro.
We do not follow signs when we set off by car.
Mal a corrida comece, os carros vão arrancar.
As soon as the race starts, the cars will set off.
Mal vimos a bandeira, arrancámos para a meta.
As soon as we saw the flag, we set off for the finish line.
O comboio arranca e eu fico ali, impotente e atordoado.
The train pulls away, and I stay there, helpless and dazed.
Lá em baixo, o revisor apita e o comboio arranca.
Down there, the conductor whistles and the train pulls away.

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