pull up

pull up

1) (stop) [car, athlete] fermarsi

2) (regain lost ground) [athlete, pupil] recuperare; pull up [sth.], pull [sth.] up

3) (uproot) strappare [weeds]

4) (lift) levare [anchor]

to pull up one's trousers — tirarsi su i pantaloni

to pull up a chair — avvicinare o prendere una sedia

5) (stop) [rider] fermare [horse]; pull [sb.] up

6) (lift) tirare su

7) (reprimand) riprendere, rimproverare

8) (stop) [policeman] fermare [driver]; sport [official] squalificare [athlete]

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((of a driver or vehicle) to stop: He pulled up at the traffic lights.) fermarsi

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1. vt + adv

1) (raise by pulling) tirar su

2) (uproot: weeds) sradicare

3) (stop: horse, car) fermare

4) (scold) riprendere

2. vi + adv

(stop) fermarsi

a black car pulled up beside me — una macchina nera si è fermata accanto a me

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pull up

1) (stop) [car, athlete] fermarsi

2) (regain lost ground) [athlete, pupil] recuperare; pull up [sth.], pull [sth.] up

3) (uproot) strappare [weeds]

4) (lift) levare [anchor]

to pull up one's trousers — tirarsi su i pantaloni

to pull up a chair — avvicinare o prendere una sedia

5) (stop) [rider] fermare [horse]; pull [sb.] up

6) (lift) tirare su

7) (reprimand) riprendere, rimproverare

8) (stop) [policeman] fermare [driver]; sport [official] squalificare [athlete]