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pulling

/ˈpʊlɪŋ/

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verb

Tirer

To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

Examples :

"When I give the signal, pull the rope."

Quand je donne le signal, tirez sur la corde.

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verb

Tirer, cueillir

To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.

Examples :

"pull a finch"

Tirer un pinson.

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verb

Attirer, gagner

To attract or net; to pull in.

Examples :

"The strong advertising campaign was pulling in many new customers. "

La forte campagne publicitaire attirait de nombreux nouveaux clients.

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verb

Draguer, séduire

To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.

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verb

Retirer, supprimer

To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.

Examples :

"Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves."

Chaque jour, ils retiraient le vieux pain et sortaient de nouvelles miches.

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verb

Récupérer, extraire

To retrieve or generate for use.

Examples :

"The programmer is pulling data from the database to create a report. "

Le programmeur récupère des données de la base de données pour créer un rapport.

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verb

Effectuer, faire

To do or perform.

Examples :

"He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14."

Il effectue régulièrement des journées de 12 heures, parfois 14.

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verb

Imiter, singer

(with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.

Examples :

"He pulled an Elvis and got really fat."

Il a singé Elvis et est devenu vraiment gros.

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verb

Lancer

To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

Examples :

"At the start of the ultimate frisbee game, Sarah is pulling, sending the disc far down the field to the opposing team. "

Au début du jeu de frisbee ultime, Sarah lance le disque, l'envoyant loin sur le terrain à l'équipe adverse.

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verb

Ramer

Examples :

"The team was pulling hard, trying to win the boat race. "

L'équipe ramait dur, essayant de gagner la course de bateaux.

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verb

Ramer

To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.

Examples :

"I pulled a personal best on the erg yesterday."

J'ai réalisé hier mon meilleur score personnel sur l'ergomètre.

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verb

Tirer, déchirer, arracher

To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

Examples :

"The strong wind was pulling branches from the old oak tree. "

Le vent fort arrachait des branches du vieux chêne.

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verb

Se faire une élongation

To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).

Examples :

"While lifting the heavy box, I think I'm pulling a muscle in my back. "

En soulevant la boîte lourde, je crois que je me suis fait une élongation au dos.

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verb

Attirer, attirer dans le combat

To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.

Examples :

"The bully was pulling the new student into a fight by taunting him. "

L'intimidateur attirait le nouvel élève dans un combat en le narguant.

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verb

Marquer des points

To score a certain number of points in a sport.

Examples :

"How many points did you pull today, Albert?"

Combien de points as-tu marqués aujourd'hui, Albert ?

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verb

Retenir, empêcher de gagner

To hold back, and so prevent from winning.

Examples :

"The favourite was pulled."

Le favori a été retenu.

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verb

Tirer, imprimer

To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.

Examples :

"The printer remembered pulling the first proof of the poster on the old press. "

L'imprimeur se souvenait d'avoir tiré le premier essai de l'affiche sur la vieille presse.

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verb

Frapper la balle d'une manière particulière

To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)

Examples :

"The baseball player was pulling the ball to left field, hitting it hard and to that side consistently. "

Le joueur de baseball frappait la balle vers le champ gauche, la frappant fort et constamment de ce côté.

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verb

Tirer (de la bière)

To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.

Examples :

"The bartender is pulling a pint of Guinness for the customer. "

Le barman est en train de tirer une pinte de Guinness pour le client.

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verb

Sortir, quitter

(rail transportation, of a railroad car) To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.

Examples :

""The train car was pulling from the station, heading towards the city." "

Le wagon quittait la gare, en direction de la ville.

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verb

Cueillir

To pluck or pick (flowers, fruit etc.).

Examples :

"She was happily pulling ripe strawberries from the garden. "

Elle cueillait joyeusement des fraises mûres dans le jardin.

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noun

Action de tirer, traction

The act by which something is pulled.

Examples :

"The child's energetic pulling on the dog's leash caused the dog to stumble. "

L'action énergique de tirer sur la laisse du chien par l'enfant a fait trébucher le chien.