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draw *****
[drɔː] drew vb: pt drawn pp
1. n
1) (lottery) lotteria, riffa, (picking of tickets) estrazione f, sorteggio, (for sporting events) sorteggio
2) (Sport: equal score) pareggio

the match ended in a draw — la partita è finita con un pareggio

3) (attraction) attrazione f
4)

to be quick on the draw — essere veloce con la pistola, fig avere i riflessi pronti

2. vt
1) (pull: bolt, curtains) tirare, (caravan, trailer) trainare, rimorchiare, (bow) tendere la corda di

he drew his finger along the table — ha passato il dito sul tavolo

he drew his hat over his eyes — si è calato il cappello sugli occhi

she drew him to one side — lo tirò da una parte

he drew her towards him — la tirò verso di sé

she's drawn the curtains — ha tirato le tende

2) (extract: from pocket, bag) tirar fuori, (from well, tap) attingere, (sword) sguainare, (teeth) estrarre, (cork) cavare, (salary, money from bank) ritirare, (cheque) cambiare, riscuotere, (Culin: fowl) pulire

to draw a bath — preparare un bagno

to draw blood — fare uscir il sangue, fig colpire nel vivo

to draw a card — estrarre una carta (dal mazzo)

to draw a breath — tirare un respiro

to draw breath — (ri)prendere fiato

to draw comfort from sth — trovare conforto in qc

to draw a smile from sb — strappare un sorriso a qn

3) (attract: attention, crowd, customer) attrarre, attirare

to feel drawn to sb — sentirsi attratto (-a) verso qn, provare attrazione per qn

4) (sketch: picture, portrait) fare, (object, person) disegnare, (plan, line, circle) tracciare, (map) disegnare, fare, (fig: situation) fare un quadro di, (character) disegnare

to draw a picture — fare un disegno

to draw a picture of sb — fare il ritratto a qn

he drew a line — ha tracciato una linea

I draw the line at (doing) that fig — mi rifiuto (di farlo)

5)

(formulate: conclusion) to draw (from) — trarre (da), ricavare (da)

(comparison, distinction) to draw (between) — fare (tra)

6) Ftbl etc

to draw a match — pareggiare

3. vi
1)

(move) to draw (towards) — avvicinarsi (a), avanzare (verso)

he drew to one side — si è tirato da parte or in disparte

the train drew into the station — il treno è entrato in stazione

the car drew over to the kerb — la macchina si è accostata al marciapiede

he drew ahead of the other runners — ha staccato gli altri corridori

to draw level — affiancarsi

to draw near — avvicinarsi

to draw to an end or to a close — volgere alla fine, avvicinarsi alla conclusione

2)

(in cards) to draw for trumps — scegliere il seme or la briscola

3) (chimney) tirare
4) (Sport: be equal: two teams) pareggiare

we drew two-all — abbiamo pareggiato due a due

the teams drew for second place — le due squadre sono arrivate seconde a pari merito

5) (sketch) disegnare

I can't draw — non so disegnare


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