entreißen
Translation
to snatch from, to wrest from, to tear away from
Examples
Der Dieb entriss ihr die Tasche.
The thief snatched the bag from her.
Man entriss das Kind der Mutter.
The child was torn from its mother.
Er entriss dem Feuer ein altes Buch.
He snatched an old book from the fire.
Grammar Patterns
to snatch ((sth.)) from ((sb.)) The thief snatched the bag from her.
Similar Words
rauben (to rob), stehlen (to steal), wegnehmen (to take away)
Etymology
From the prefix 'ent-' (away, from) and 'reißen' (to tear, to rip). It literally means 'to tear away from'.
Memory Tips
Imagine you 'enter' (ent-) a scene and 'rip' (reißen) something away from someone. The action is sudden and forceful.