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pull meaning in Spanish

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pull [pulls] (act of pulling)
noun
[UK: pʊl]
[US: ˈpʊl]

tirónnoun
{m}
She gave a big pull on the rope. = Le pegó un buen tirón a la cuerda.

pull [pulled, pulling, pulls] (intransitive: apply force such that an object comes toward the person or thing applying the force)
verb
[UK: pʊl]
[US: ˈpʊl]

halarverbPull the trigger. = Hala el gatillo.

pull [pulled, pulling, pulls] (slang: persuade (a person) to have sex with one)
verb
[UK: pʊl]
[US: ˈpʊl]

ligarverb

pull [pulled, pulling, pulls] (to strain a muscle or ligament or tendon)
verb
[UK: pʊl]
[US: ˈpʊl]

tirónverb
{m}
She gave a big pull on the rope. = Le pegó un buen tirón a la cuerda.

pull [pulled, pulling, pulls] (transitive: apply force to (something) so it comes towards one)
verb
[UK: pʊl]
[US: ˈpʊl]

jalarverbGive it a pull. = Dale una jalada.

tirarverbHe pulled the rope. = Él tiró de la cuerda.

pull an all-nighter (work throughout the night)
verb

pasar la noche en claroverb

trasnocharverb

pull down (demolish)
verb
[UK: pʊl daʊn]
[US: ˈpʊl ˈdaʊn]

demolerverb

pull effect noun

efecto llamadanoun
{m}

pull off (To achieve; to succeed at something difficult)
verb
[UK: pʊl ɒf]
[US: ˈpʊl ˈɒf]

llevarse el gato al aguaverb

pull one's socks up (start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts)
verb

ponerse las pilasverb

pull oneself together (to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused)
verb
[UK: pʊl wʌn.ˈself tə.ˈɡe.ðə(r)]
[US: ˈpʊl wʌn.ˈself tə.ˈɡe.ðər]

recobrar la composturaverb

recomponerseverb

pull oneself up by one's bootstraps (to begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help)
verb

como Juan Palomoverb

pull out (to remove something from a container)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈaʊt]
[US: ˈpʊl ˈaʊt]

sacarverb

pull out (to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈaʊt]
[US: ˈpʊl ˈaʊt]

marcha atrásverb
{f}

pull out (to withdraw)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈaʊt]
[US: ˈpʊl ˈaʊt]

retirarseverb

pull out all the stops (reserve nothing)
verb

poner toda la carne en el asadorverb

pull out of the fire verb
[UK: pʊl ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪə(r)]
[US: ˈpʊl ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪər]

salvar los mueblesverb

pull over (cause someone/something to pull over)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈəʊv.ə(r)]
[US: ˈpʊl ˈoʊv.r̩]

pararverb

pull over (come to a stop on the roadside or the hard shoulder)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈəʊv.ə(r)]
[US: ˈpʊl ˈoʊv.r̩]

hacerse a un ladoverb

orillarverb

pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire (do someone's difficult work)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪə(r)]
[US: ˈpʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪər]

sacar las castañas del fuegoverb

pull someone's leg (to tease someone)
verb

buscarle a alguien las cosquillasverb

cizañearverb

meter cizañaverb

picarverb

provocarverb

quedarse con alguienverb

sacar picaverb

tomar el peloverb

pull the trigger (to fire)
verb
[UK: pʊl ðə ˈtrɪ.ɡə(r)]
[US: ˈpʊl ðə ˈtrɪ.ɡər]

apretar el gatilloverb

pull the wool over someone's eyes (to deceive someone)
verb
[UK: pʊl ðə wʊl ˈəʊv.ə(r) ˈsəˌm.wənz aɪz]
[US: ˈpʊl ðə ˈwʊl ˈoʊv.r̩ ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈaɪz]

dársela con quesoverb

pull up (lift vertically)
verb
[UK: pʊl ʌp]
[US: ˈpʊl ʌp]

alzarverb

levantarverb

pull-up [pull-ups] (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back)
noun
[UK: ˈpʊl ʌp]
[US: ˈpʊl ʌp]

barbillanoun
{f}

dominadanoun
{f}

ejercicio de tracciónnoun
{m}

pulled (of fine pieces of cooked meat torn from the bone.)
adjective
[UK: pʊld]
[US: ˈpʊld]

mechadoadjective

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