pull Signification, définition

Signification de pull en français

• 0 to use force to try to move sth toward you -- tirer

  • They were pulling the garbage cans out to the street. Ils tiraient les poubelles dans la rue.

  • His mother pulled him to her. Sa mère le tira à elle.

  • I pulled on the dog’s leash. Je tirai sur la laisse du chien.

• 1 to use force to remove -- arracher

  • He pulled the plug out of the wall. Il arracha la prise du mur.

• 2 to move sth along behind you -- tracter

  • a truck pulling a trailer un camion tractant une remorque

• 3 to move sth down or across sth -- tirer

  • Pull the curtains shut. Tire les rideaux.

  • She pulled a sweater over her head. Elle enleva un pull par sa tête.

• 4 to move your body quickly or with effort -- s’extraire

  • I pulled myself up out of the chair. Je me suis extrait de la chaise.

  • She tried to comfort him, but he pulled away. Elle essaya de le consoler mais il s’arracha à son étreinte.

• 5 to injure a muscle by stretching or twisting -- se déchirer

  • He pulled a muscle in his leg. Il s’est déchiré un muscle de la jambe.

• 6 to move part of a device to make it work -- appuyer sur

  • to pull the trigger on a gun appuyer sur la détente d’un pistolet

  • Pull the lever to make it spin. Appuyez sur la manette pour la faire tourner.

• 7 to take out a weapon -- braquer

  • Suddenly he pulled a gun on us. Soudain il braqua un pistolet sur nous.

• 8 to tease sb -- taquiner

  • Don’t listen to her – she’s just pulling your leg. Ne l’écoute pas, elle te taquine.

• 9 to do with as much energy or as many resources as possible -- remuer ciel et terre

  • They’re pulling out all the stops and having a huge wedding. Ils remuent ciel et terre et font un grand mariage.

• 10 to cancel, usually by taking money away -- laisser tomber

  • The government is pulling the plug on the project. Le gouvernement laisse tomber le projet.

• 11 to take away support or help when sb needs it -- couper l’herbe sous le pied de qqn

  • The board refused to back the CEO, pulling the rug out from under him. Le conseil a refusé de soutenir le directeur général, lui coupant l’herbe sous le pied.

• 12 to obtain using your power or influence -- user de son influence

  • His dad pulled some strings and got him into Harvard. Son père a usé de son influence pour l’envoyer à Harvard.

• 13 to deceive by hiding the truth -- duper qqn

  • I made a mistake, but I never tried to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes. J’ai fait une erreur mais je n’ai jamais essayé de duper qui que ce soit.

• 14 the act of pulling sth toward you -- traction [ feminine ]

  • a quick pull on the rope une traction rapide sur la corde

• 15 [ singular ] a strong natural force that pulls things -- (force [ feminine, feminine ] d’)attraction

  • the pull of gravity la force d’attraction de la pesanteur

• 16 [ singular ] a strong attraction or influence on people -- attrait [ masculine ]

  • the pull of Broadway for young performers l’attrait de Broadway pour les jeunes artistes

• 17 to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force -- (re)tirer (sur)

  • He pulled the chair towards the fire

  • She pulled at the door, but couldn’t open it

  • He kept pulling the girls’ hair for fun

  • Help me to pull my boots off

  • This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.

• 18 (with ator on) in eg smoking, to suck at -- tirer sur

  • He pulled at his cigarette.

• 19 to row -- ramer

  • He pulled towards the shore.

• 20 (of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction -- entrer dans

  • The car pulled in at the garage

  • I pulled into the side of the road

  • The train pulled out of the station

  • The motorbike pulled out to overtake

  • He pulled off the road.

• 21 an act of pulling -- traction

  • I felt a pull at my sleeve

  • He took a pull at his beer/pipe.

• 22 a pulling or attracting force -- attraction

  • magnetic pull

  • the pull (=attraction) of the sea.

• 23 influence -- influence

  • He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.