pull ****

pull ****
[pʊl]
1. n
1) (tug) strattone m, tirata, strappo, (of moon, magnet, the sea) attrazione f , (fig: attraction: of personality) forza di attrazione, (of family ties) forza

I felt a pull at my sleeve — ho sentito qualcuno che mi tirava per la manica

to give sth a pull — dare uno strattone a qc

he has some pull with the manager — (fam: influence) ha dell'influenza sul direttore

2) (at pipe) boccata, tirata, (at beer) sorsata

he took a pull at the bottle — ha bevuto un sorso dalla bottiglia

3) (handle of drawer) maniglia, pomolo, (of bell) cordone m
2. vt
1) (draw: cart) tirare, trascinare, (curtains) tirare, (fig: crowd) attirare

to pull a door shut/open — chiudere/aprire la porta tirandola

2) (tug: handle, rope) tirare, (press: trigger) premere

to pull sb's hair — tirare i capelli a qn

she pulled my hair — mi ha tirato i capelli

to pull to pieces or to bits — (toy) fare a pezzi, (argument) demolire, (person, play) stroncare

to pull one's punches Boxing — risparmiare l'avversario

she didn't pull any punches fig — non ha risparmiato nessun colpo

to pull sb's leg — prendere in giro qn

you're pulling my leg! — mi stai prendendo in giro!

to pull strings (for sb) — muovere qualche pedina (per qn)

to pull one's weight — fare la propria parte, dare il proprio contributo

to pull a face — fare una smorfia

3) (extract, draw out: gen) togliere, (gun, knife) tirar fuori, (weeds) strappare, (leeks, rhubarb) raccogliere, (beer) spillare

to pull a gun on sb — estrarre una pistola e puntarla contro qn

4) (tear: thread) tirare

to pull a muscle — farsi uno strappo muscolare

to pull a tendon — farsi uno stiramento

5) (fam: carry out, do: robbery) fare

to pull a fast one on sb — combinarla a qn

3. vi
1) (tug) tirare

pull! — tira!

to pull at sb's sleeve — tirare qn per la manica

the car is pulling to the right — lo sterzo or la macchina tira a destra

to pull at or on one's pipe — tirare boccate dalla pipa

2)

(move) to pull for the shore — remare verso la riva

the train pulled into/out of the station — il treno è entrato in/è partito dalla stazione

he pulled alongside the kerb — ha accostato al marciapiede

we pulled clear of the traffic — ci siamo lasciati il traffico alle spalle

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