■ draw out

■ draw out
■ draw out
A v. i. + avv.
1 (delle giornate) allungarsi: The days are beginning to draw out, i giorni cominciano ad allungarsi
2 (trasp.: spec. del treno) partire: The London train was drawing out (of the station), il treno per Londra stava partendo (dalla stazione)
3 (naut.) muoversi; uscire (dal porto, ecc.)
4 (mil.) uscire dall'accampamento
B v. t. + avv.
1 prolungare; protrarre: to draw out one's stay, prolungare la propria permanenza; to draw out a debate [a discussion, a meeting], protrarre un dibattito [una discussione, una riunione]; They want to draw out the strike for as long as possible, vogliono prolungare lo sciopero per quanto possibile
2 (fig.) far venire fuori; mettere allo scoperto (qualità, difetti, ecc.)
3 (banca) prelevare (denaro)
4 far venir fuori, far dire (qc. a q.); far esprimere (sentimenti): After hours of questioning they managed to draw out the name of his attacker, dopo ore di interrogatorio, sono riusciti a far venir fuori il nome del suo aggressore; Gradually the therapist drew out her fears of rejection and failure, il terapista le ha fatto esprimere poco alla volta la sua paura del rigetto e del fallimento
5 (ind. del vetro) stirareto draw sb. out, indurre q. a parlare (mettendolo a suo agio).

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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