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draw

Pronunciation: /drɔː/

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French translation of draw

A. n

  • 2 [Sport] match (m) nul it was a draw (in race) = ils sont arrivés ex aequo

B. vtr

  • 2 (pull) [animal, engine] tirer
  • 3 tirer [conclusion] (from de)
  • 4 (attract) attirer [crowd] (to vers); susciter [reaction] to draw sb into = mêler qn à [conversation]; = entraîner qn dans [argument, battle]
  • 6 (in lottery) tirer [qch] au sort [ticket]
  • 7 sortir [sword, knife] to draw a gun on sb = sortir un pistolet et le braquer sur qn

C. vi

  • 2to draw ahead (of sb/sth) (in race) = gagner du terrain (sur qn/qch) (in contest, election); = prendre de l'avance (sur qn/qch) to draw alongside [boat] = accoster to draw near [time] = approcher to draw level = se retrouver au même niveau

Idioms

to draw the line

fixer des limites

to draw the line at doing

se refuser à faire

Phrasal verbs

draw away

(move off) s'éloigner (from de); (move ahead) prendre de l'avance (from sur)

draw in

A. a [days, nights] raccourcir b [bus] arriver; [train] entrer en gare
B. rentrer [stomach, claws]

draw out

A. [train, bus] partir the train drew out of the station = le train a quitté la gare
B. a (remove) tirer [purse, knife] (of de); retirer [nail, cork] (of de) b (withdraw) retirer [money] c (prolong) faire durer
C. faire sortir [qn] de sa coquille

draw up

a établir [contract]; dresser, établir [list, report] b approcher [chair] (to de)

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