draw Signification, définition

Signification de draw en français

• 0 to make a picture with a pencil or pen -- dessiner

  • I like to draw. J’aime dessiner.

  • He drew a horse’s face. Il a dessiné une tête de cheval.

  • Draw me a picture. Fais-moi un dessin.

• 1 to pick a card, piece of paper, etc. without looking -- tirer (au sort)

  • We will draw names to choose the winner. Nous allons tirer au sort des noms pour désigner le vainqueur.

• 2 to cause a reaction -- attirer

  • Her remarks drew criticism/praise from members of Congress. Ses remarques ont suscité des critiques / lui ont attiré des compliments de la part des membres du Congrès.

  • The ad drew my attention. L’annonce a attiré mon attention.

• 3 to attract sb -- attirer

  • The speaker had drawn a crowd. L’orateur avait attiré un public.

• 4 to decide or learn sth after considering it -- tirer

  • We all draw conclusions from what we read. Nous tirons tous les conclusions de ce que nous avons lu.

• 5 to move or pull sth in a particular direction -- (se) diriger

  • The bus drew into the station. Le bus se dirigea dans la gare.

  • My father drew me toward the door. Mon père m’attira vers la porte.

• 6 to end a game with each team having the same score -- faire match nul

  • Manchester United and Leeds drew. Manchester United et Leeds ont fait match nul.

• 7 to be unable to think of sth -- avoir un trou/blanc

  • I looked at the question and drew a blank. J’ai regardé la question et j’ai eu un trou/blanc.

• 8 to make sth bleed -- faire saigner

  • The bite was enough to draw blood. La morsure a réussi à faire saigner.

• 9 to show how things are similar -- établir une comparaison / un parallèle / une analogie

  • The article draws a comparison between this conflict and two earlier ones. L’article établit une comparaison entre ce conflit et deux précédents.

• 10 to show how sth is different -- établir une distinction

  • to draw a distinction between peace and the absence of fighting établir une distinction entre la paix et l’absence de combat

• 11 to set the limits of sth -- fixer les limites

  • I like having fun, but I draw the line at breaking the law. J’aime m’amuser mais je me refuse à enfreindre la loi.

• 12 to indicate what the differences are between two similar things -- définir/placer la limite entre

  • Where do you draw the line between punishment and abuse? Où places-tu la limite entre punition et maltraitance ?

• 13 a way of choosing sth when possible choices are picked by chance -- tirage [ masculine ] au sort

  • the draw for first prize le tirage au sort pour le premier prix

• 14 a game that ends in a tie -- match [ masculine ] nul

  • The match ended in a draw. La partie se termina par un match nul.

• 15 to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc -- dessiner

  • During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal

  • Shall I draw a cow?

• 16 to pull along, out or towards oneself -- tirer

  • 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.

• 17 to move (towards or away from someone or something) -- s’éloigner, s’approcher

  • The car drew away from the kerb/curb

  • Christmas is drawing closer.

• 18 to play (a game) in which neither side wins -- faire match nul

  • The match was drawn 1-1.

• 19 to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc -- toucher

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

• 20 to open or close (curtains) -- tirer

  • She drew the curtains.

• 21 to attract -- attirer

  • She was trying to draw my attention to something.

• 22 a drawn game -- match nul

  • The match ended in a draw.

• 23 an attraction -- attraction

  • The acrobats’ act should be a real draw.

• 24 the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc -- tirage

  • a prize draw.

• 25 an act of drawing, especially a gun -- dégaine

  • He’s quick on the draw.