How is the phrase arrancar de raíz translated from Spanish to English

English translation
uproot
verb

Sacar una planta con todas sus raíces.

To pull a plant out with its roots.

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  • La tormenta arrancó árboles de raíz. — The storm uprooted trees.

  • La guerra desarraigó a familias enteras. — The war uprooted whole families.

  • No arranques los plantones antes de la primavera. — Don't uproot the seedlings before spring.

  • La nueva presa desarraigará a varios pueblos. — The new dam will uproot several villages.

  • Los jardineros arrancan las malas hierbas cada mañana. — Gardeners uproot weeds every morning.

  • ¿Por qué desarraigar a tus hijos a mitad del curso? — Why uproot your children in the middle of the school year?

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