| Compound Forms: |
| Inglés | Español |
| bell pull n | (cord that rings a bell) | cuerda de campana grupo nom |
| bollard pull n | (measure of a tugboat's force) | capacidad de tiro a punto fijo loc nom f |
| El remolcador tiene una capacidad de tiro a punto fijo de 230 toneladas. |
demand-pull inflation,
buyers' inflation n | (demand drives up prices) | inflación de demanda nf + loc adj |
draw in your horns,
pull in your horns v expr | figurative (become less belligerent) | apretarse el cinturón loc verb |
| recoger velas loc verb |
| gravitational pull n | (force of gravity) | fuerza de gravedad loc nom f |
| La fuerza de gravedad es la fuerza que sobre todos los cuerpos ejerce la Tierra hacia su centro. |
hard credit check,
hard credit search,
hard credit pull,
hard inquiry n | (check: affects credit score) | consulta de crédito dura loc nom f |
| leg-pull n | (joking deception) | burla nf |
| tomada de pelo loc nom f |
make a funny face,
pull a funny face v expr | informal (make silly facial expression) (informal) | hacer una mueca, poner una mueca loc verb |
| hacer una cara, poner una cara loc verb |
| To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me. |
| Para hacerme reír, papá me hacía muecas. |
| muscle pull n | (injury: strained muscle) | desgarro, esguince nm |
| (coloquial) | tirón nm |
| El futbolista sintió un agudo tirón en la pierna, y no se pudo levantar del piso. |
| (ES, coloquial) | estirón nm |
| El corredor deberá descansar dos semanas tras un fuerte estirón en su bíceps femoral derecho. |
pull a face,
make a face v expr | (make a facial expression) (informal) | hacer una mueca, poner una mueca loc verb |
| hacer una cara, poner una cara loc verb |
| The little girl pulled a face when her mother told her they were having fish for dinner. |
| La niñita hizo una mueca cuando su madre le dijo que había pescado para la cena. |
| pull a fast one v expr | informal (trick [sb] stealthily) (coloquial) | tomar el pelo a alguien loc verb |
| pull a muscle v expr | (muscle: injure by overstretching) | lastimarse un músculo loc verb |
| Steph pulled a muscle in her thigh running further than her usual 5 km. |
| pull a prank v expr | US, informal (play a practical joke) (AR, coloquial) | cargar⇒, gastar⇒ vtr |
| Schoolchildren love to pull a prank on a substitute teacher. |
| A los alumnos les encanta cargar a los profesores sustitutos. |
| gastar bromas loc verb |
| A los alumnos les encanta gastar bromas a los profesores sustitutos. |
pull-along,
pull along adj | (able to be pulled) | que se puede arrastrar loc adj |
| The little boy had a wooden pull-along dog on a string. |
pull-along,
pull along,
pull-along toy n | (toy for pulling) | juguete arrastrable nm + adj mf |
| The girls were taking a walk with their pull-alongs; one had a caterpillar, the other a train. |
pull [sth] apart,
pull apart [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (criticize harshly) (figurado) | despedazar⇒ vtr |
| hacer pedazos loc verb |
| hacer trizas loc verb |
| demoler⇒ vtr |
| The following speaker pulled my theory apart. |
| El orador que vino después despedazó mi teoría. |
pull [sb] aside,
pull aside [sb] vtr + adv | ([sb]: take to one side) | llevar aparte loc verb |
| sacar a un lado loc verb |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| The teacher quietly pulled the student aside after class to discuss her inappropriate behavior. |
| El profesor llevó aparte a la estudiante después de clase para discutir su comportamiento inapropiado. |
pull [sth] aside,
pull aside [sth] vtr + adv | (draw back: curtains, cover) (cortinas) | correr⇒ vtr |
| descorrer⇒ vtr |
| abrir⇒ vtr |
| The elderly woman pulled the curtains aside to peer out the window. |
| La anciana dama corrió las cortinas para mirar por la ventana. |
pull [sth] away,
pull away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove) | retirar⇒ vtr |
| She pulled away the sheet to reveal the sculpture. |
| Retiró el lienzo para descubrir la escultura. |
| pull [sth] back vtr + adv | (draw aside: curtain, cover) | descorrer⇒ vtr |
| correr⇒ vtr |
| (cortina) | abrir⇒ vtr |
| Doris pulled the curtain back and peered out of the window. |
| Doris descorrió las cortinas y miró por la ventana. |
pull date (US),
sell date (US),
sell-by date (UK) n | (date on food packaging) | fecha límite de venta nf + loc adj |
| This cheese is a week past its pull date; I'll throw it out. |
| La fecha límite de venta de este queso fue hace una semana, lo voy a tirar. |
pull [sth] down,
pull down [sth] vtr + adv | (draw downwards) | cerrar⇒ vtr |
| bajar⇒ vtr |
| I always pull down the shades at night. |
| Siempre cierro las cortinas en la noche. |
pull [sth] down,
pull down [sth] vtr + adv | (building: demolish) | demoler⇒, derribar⇒ vtr |
| echar a tierra loc verb |
| (CO: informal) | tumbar⇒ vtr |
| They pulled down the old movie theater to make way for new houses. |
| Demolieron el viejo cine para hacer casas nuevas. |
| pull into [sth] vi + prep | (park vehicle, stop somewhere) | estacionar en vtr + prep |
| The car pulled into the driveway. |
| pull-off n | (guitar-playing technique) | ligado descendente loc nom m |
| (voz inglesa) | pull off loc nom m |
| The guitar player was practising his pull-offs. |
| El guitarrista estaba practicando los ligados descendentes. |
| pull off vtr + prep | figurative, informal (person: remove from project) | sacar de vtr + prep |
| My boss pulled me off the project with no explanation. |
| El jefe me sacó del proyecto sin explicación. |
| pull on [sth] vi + prep | (tug at) | tirar de vi + prep |
| jalar⇒, halar⇒ vtr |
| The little boy pulled impatiently on his mother's arm. |
| El niño tiraba impacientemente del brazo de su madre. |
| pull on [sth] vi + prep | (stretch) | estirar⇒ vtr |
| Please don't pull on that sweater, you will ruin it. |
| Por favor no estires el suéter porque vas a arruinarlo. |
| pull [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep | slang (trick, deceive [sb]) | engañar a alguien con algo loc verb |
| Jane tried to pull the old "I'm staying at my friend's house" line on her mother, but her mother remembered being a teenager and didn't believe her for a minute. |
| Jane intentó engañar a su madre con la vieja frase «voy a quedarme en casa de mi amiga», pero su madre recordaba su época de adolescente y no le creyó nada. |
pull [sth] out,
pull out [sth] vtr + adv | (extract, remove) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| arrancar⇒ vtr |
| extraer⇒ vtr |
| The dentist pulled out the infected tooth. |
| El dentista sacó el diente infectado. |
| pull [sb/sth] out vtr + adv | (withdraw) | retirar a, sacar a vtr + prep |
| retirar⇒, sacar⇒ vtr |
| Shay's parents were unhappy with the academic standards at her school, so they pulled her out. |
| Los padres no estaban contentos con los estándares académicos de la escuela, así que retiraron a Shay de allí. |
pull-out,
pullout n | (withdrawal, esp. of involvement) | retirada nf |
| Following the army's pull-out from the region, their bases fell into disrepair. |
| Después de la retirada del ejército de la región, las bases quedaron en mal estado. |
pull-out,
pullout n | (part of magazine) | extracto nm |
| This magazine includes an eight-page pull-out on the royal wedding. |
| Esta revista incluye un extracto de ocho páginas sobre la boda real. |
| pull out all the stops v expr | figurative, informal (do everything possible) | hacer todo lo posible loc verb |
| Dan's parents have pulled out all the stops to make his 18th birthday party spectacular. |
| pull [sth] out of a hat v expr | may be figurative (choose at random) | sacar del sombrero expr |
| (figurado) | sacarse de la manga expr |
| pull [sth] out of the hat v expr | figurative (do [sth] unexpectedly good) (figurado) | sacar de la galera expr |
| (figurado) | sacarse de la manga expr |
| pull [sb] over vtr + adv | (draw aside) | llamar a alguien aparte vtr + adv |
| She pulled him over and had a quiet word about his behaviour. |
| Lo llamó aparte y habló con él tranquilamente sobre su comportamiento. |
| pull punches v expr | (reduce force of blows) | pegar despacio loc verb |
pull punches,
pull your punches,
pull any punches v expr | figurative, often in negative (restrain yourself) (con negativo) | guardarse nada loc verb |
| (coloquial) | andar con chiquitas loc verb |
| Wow, you didn't pull any punches in that meeting; you told them exactly what you thought! |
| Wow, de verdad no te guardaste nada en la reunión, ¡les dijiste exactamente lo que pensabas! |
| pull rank vtr + n | figurative (assert your authority) | abusar de la autoridad loc verb |
| The sergeant always pulled rank and moved to the front of the food line at mealtimes. |
| El sargento siempre abusa de su autoridad y se pone primero en la cola para la comida. |
| (PR) | sacar galones loc verb |
| El sargento siempre saca galones y se pone primero en la cola para la comida. |
| hacer valer su rango loc verb |
| El sargento siempre hace valer su rango y se pone primero en la cola para la comida. |
| pull strings v expr | figurative (use influence) | mover los hilos expr |
| usar contactos expr |
| Tina's dad, who works at the company, pulled strings to get her a job there. |
| pull tab | (for opening can) | anilla nf |
| (AR) | chapita nf |
| pull the plug v expr | informal (turn off life support) | desenchufar⇒ vtr |
| Janet made her husband promise that, if she ever ended up in a vegetative state, he would pull the plug. |
| pull the plug on [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (cause abrupt end) | cancelar⇒, suspender⇒ vtr |
| (figurado) | echar el cierre expr |
| (coloquial) | finiquitar⇒ vtr |
| This project is losing us money; it's time we pulled the plug on it. |
| El proyecto nos está costando dinero. Es hora de cancelarlo. |
| pull the strings v expr | figurative (be in control) | manejar los hilos loc verb |
| She's the one who pulls the strings in that marriage. |
| Ella es la que maneja los hilos en ese matrimonio. |
| pull the wool over [sb]'s eyes v expr | figurative (deceive [sb]) | engañar a vtr + prep |
| pull together vi + adv | figurative, informal (make a joint effort) (coloquial) | tirar para el mismo lado loc verb |
| cooperar⇒ vi |
| aunar esfuerzos loc verb |
| Everyone pulled together to make the concert a success. |
| Todos tiraron para el mismo lado para que el concierto fuera un éxito. |
| pull [sth/sb] together vtr + adv | (assemble, gather) | reunir⇒ vtr |
| juntar⇒ vtr |
| Brian pulled a team together to come up with a plan. |
| Brian reunió un equipo para ingeniar un plan. |
pull [sb] up on [sth],
pull [sb] up for [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand for [sth]) | regañar a alguien por algo, reprender a alguien por algo vtr + prep |
| (AR, BO, UY) | retar a alguien por algo vtr + prep |
| Ruth pulled her son up on his bad language. |
| Ruth regañó a su hijo por su lenguaje inapropiado. |
| pull up stakes v expr | figurative (leave) | irse v prnl |
| pull [sb]'s chestnuts out of the fire v expr | figurative (rescue) (ES, figurado) | sacar las castañas del fuego expr |
| sacar del fuego expr |
pull your finger out,
get your finger out v expr | slang, figurative (stop delaying or procrastinating) (coloquial) | ponerse las pilas loc verb |
| espabilar⇒ vi |
| pull [sb]'s leg v expr | figurative, informal (tease) (coloquial) | tomarle el pelo a loc verb + prep |
| bromear con vi + prep |
| (AR, BO: coloquial) | cargar a vtr + prep |
| Note: Commonly used in continuous tenses. |
| Stop pulling my leg - I know perfectly well what you're up to! |
| Deja de tomarme el pelo: ¡sé muy bien en lo que andas! |
pull your socks up,
pull up your socks v expr | figurative, informal (make an effort) (coloquial) | ponerse las pilas loc verb |
| ponerse a trabajar en serio loc verb |
| hacer un esfuerzo loc verb |
| You need to pull your socks up at school if you're going to get good grades in your exams. |
| Tienes que ponerte las pilas en la escuela si quieres sacar buenas notas en los exámenes. |
pull your weight,
pull your own weight v expr | (do your share of work) | hacer su parte loc verb |
| Stuart needs to start pulling his weight on this project if he wants to keep his job. |
| Stuart tiene que empezar a hacer su parte en este proyecto si quiere conservar su empleo. |
