This is the 9641st most frequent Spanish word.
arrastrados
"Arrastrados" means "dragged" or "pulled along."
Used here, 'arrastrados' indicates being dragged involuntarily by a force (the river's current).
Los niños fueron arrastrados por la corriente del río.
The children were dragged by the river's current.
In this sentence, 'arrastrados' is metaphorically used to express feeling overwhelmed or involuntarily influenced by emotions.
Se sentían emocionalmente arrastrados por la situación.
They felt emotionally dragged by the situation.
Here, 'arrastrados' is applied to describe the physical action of dragging objects.