Translation of "draw" - English-Spanish dictionary

draw

verb uk ​ /drɔː/ us ​ /drɔ/ past tense drew, past participle drawn

A1 to make a picture with a pen or pencil

dibujar
She drew a picture of a tree.

› to attract someone to a place or person

atraer
He’s an excellent speaker who always draws a crowd.

› to move somewhere, usually in a vehicle

moverse
The train drew into the station.

› to pull something or someone in a particular direction

mover
He took her hand and drew her towards him.
draw near/close

› to become nearer in space or time

acercarse
Her wedding is drawing nearer every day.
draw attention to someone/something

› to make someone notice something or someone

atraer la atención (hacia)
We think she wears those strange clothes to draw attention to herself.
draw the curtains

› to pull curtains open or closed

abrir/cerrar las cortinas

› also draw out to take money from your bank account

sacar

› UK to finish a game or competition with each team or player having the same score

empatar (en)
England drew 2–2 against Italy.

Phrasal verb(s)

draw back
draw something up
noun uk ​ /drɔː/ us ​ /drɔ/

› UK a situation in which each team in a game has equal points and neither side wins

empate
The result was a draw.

(Translation of “draw” from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

draw

verb /droː/ (past tense drew /druː/, past participle drawn)

› to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc

dibujar
During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal
Shall I draw a cow?

› to pull along, out or towards oneself

llevar
She drew the child towards her
He drew a gun suddenly and fired
All water had to be drawn from a well
The cart was drawn by a pony.

› to move (towards or away from someone or something)

acercarse
The car drew away from the kerb/curb
Christmas is drawing closer.

› to play (a game) in which neither side wins

empatar
The match was drawn 1-1.

› to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc

cobrar
Now he’s retired, he draws a pension.

› to open or close (curtains)

descorrer
She drew the curtains.

› to attract

atraer
She was trying to draw my attention to something.
drawing noun

› (the art of making) a picture made with a pencil, crayon etc

dibujo
the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
I am no good at drawing.
drawn adjective

› (of curtains) pulled together or closed

cerrado
The curtains were drawn, although it was still daylight.

› (of a game etc) neither won nor lost

empatado
a drawn match.

› (of a blade etc) pulled out of its sheath

desenvainado
a drawn sword.

› (of a person) strained and tired

cansado, demacrado
His face was pale and drawn.
drawback noun

› a disadvantage

inconveniente
There are several drawbacks to his plan.
drawbridge noun

› a bridge (at the entrance to a castle) which can be pulled up or let down.

puente levadizo
drawing pin noun

› (British ) a pin with a broad, flat head used for fastening paper to a board etc : thumbtack(American).

chincheta
drawstring noun

› a cord threaded through the top of a bag etc for closing it.

cordón
draw a blank

› to be unsuccessful in a search, inquiry etc

seguir sin saber algo
I tried to find the book in the library, but drew a blank.
draw a conclusion from

› to come to a conclusion after thinking about (what one has learned)

sacar una conclusión
Don’t draw any hasty conclusions from what I’ve said!
draw the line

› to fix a limit especially for what one is prepared to do.

decir basta (a algo)
I’m happy to help him, but I draw the line at lending him such a large sum orf money.
draw/cast lots

› to decide who is to do etc something by drawing names out of a box etc

sortear, echar (algo) a suerte
Five of us drew lots for the two concert tickets.
draw off phrasal verb

› to pour out (liquid) from a large container

sacar
The barman drew off a pint of beer.
draw on phrasal verb

› to use (money, strength, memory etc) as a source

recurrir a
I’ll have to draw on my savings.
draw on phrasal verb

› to pull on

meterse, ponerse
He drew on his gloves.

› to come nearer

meterse, ponerse
Night drew on.
draw out phrasal verb

› to take (money) from a bank

sacar
I drew out $40 yesterday.

› to make longer

alargar
We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.

› (of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.

salir
draw up phrasal verb

› (of a car etc) to stop

detenerse, pararse
We drew up outside their house.

› to arrange in an acceptable form or order

alinear, disponer; redactar, preparar
They drew up the soldiers in line
The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign.

› to move closer

acercar
Draw up a chair!

› to extend (oneself) into an upright position

enderezarse
He drew himself up to his full height.
long drawn out adjective

› going on for a long time

prolongado
The meeting was long drawn out
a long-drawn-out meeting/scream.

(Translation of “draw” from the PASSWORD English-Spanish Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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