arrebatar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bereave verb To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
- bogart verb Informal: to selfishly hog or keep something instead of sharing it.
- commandeer verb To seize property or people for military or official use, usually by force.
- hijack verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
- snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
- stir verb To mix a liquid or substance by moving an object like a spoon through it.
Senses
arrebatar is used for these senses in English:
- bereave (transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
- bogart (transitive, informal) To obtain by bullying, intimidation; be a tough guy.
- carjack (transitive) To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).
- co-opt To commandeer, appropriate or take over.
- commandeer (transitive, by extension) To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force).
- hijack To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
- snatch (transitive) To grasp and remove quickly.
bereave — full definition
- verb To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
- verb To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
- verb To deprive of power; prevent.
- verb To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.