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1.
strappare, estorcere
forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp
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He managed to wrest the knife from his attacker.
Riuscì a strappare il coltello al suo aggressore.
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The police had to wrest the child from the kidnapper's arms.
La polizia ha dovuto strappare il bambino dalle braccia del rapitore.
2.
strappare, estorcere
take (something, especially power or control) from someone or something else, especially with effort or difficulty
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They tried to wrest control of the company from the current management.
Hanno cercato di strappare il controllo dell'azienda alla direzione attuale.
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It was difficult to wrest the truth from him.
Era difficile strappargli la verità.