pull1
/pʊl/Translation
v [t, i]
›
⇨ tirar
Pull the door Tire de la puerta
⇨ halar amér.
⇨ jalar amér. col.
›
⇨ arrastrar
⇨ tirar
The little boy pulled his toy train along the hall El pequeño iba tirando de su tren de juguete por el pasillo
v [t]
→ to pull sth apart [m]→ to pull sth down [m]→ to pull in→ to pull sth off [m]→ to pull (sth/sb) out (of sth) [m]→ to pull over→ to pull oneself together→ to pull upVéase tb: to {haul/pull} oneself up by one's bootstraps; to pull off a coup; to pull one's weight; to pull sb's leg; to pull the plug on sth; to pull the wool over sb's eyes›
⇨ sacar [con esfuerzo]
⇨ quitar [con esfuerzo]
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de off, out y up› (un músculo)
⇨ dar un tirón
› (una muela)
⇨ sacar
›
⇨ atraer
› (inform)
⇨ ligar col.
to pull a fast one
⇨ engañar a alguien
to pull one's socks up (inform)
⇨ ponerse las pilas col.
I promise to pull my socks up Te prometo que me pondré las pilas
to pull strings (for sb) (inform) (en una empresa)
⇨ enchufar a alguien col.
(Definition of pull vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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