| Formes composées |
| Anglais | Français |
| bell pull n | (cord that rings a bell) | poignée de sonnette nf |
| bollard pull n | (measure of a tugboat's force) | force de traction (d'un remorqueur) nf |
demand-pull inflation,
buyers' inflation n | (demand drives up prices) | inflation par la demande, inflation engendrée par la demande nf |
draw in your horns,
pull in your horns v expr | figurative (become less belligerent) | se montrer prudent, faire preuve de prudence loc v |
| gravitational pull n | (force of gravity) | force de gravité nf |
hard credit check,
hard credit search,
hard credit pull,
hard inquiry n | (check: affects credit score) | enquête de solvabilité nf |
| leg-pull n | (joking deception) | blague nf |
make a funny face,
pull a funny face v expr | informal (make silly facial expression) | faire une grimace loc v |
| To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me. |
| Pour me faire rire, mon père me faisait des grimaces. |
| muscle pull n | (injury: strained muscle) | élongation nf |
pull a face,
make a face v expr | (make a facial expression) | faire une grimace loc v |
| The little girl pulled a face when her mother told her they were having fish for dinner. |
| pull a fast one v expr | informal (trick [sb] stealthily) (figuré) | rouler⇒, rouler [qqn] dans la farine vtr |
| pull a muscle v expr | (muscle: injure by overstretching) | se froisser un muscle v pron |
| (familier) | se claquer un muscle v pron |
| se faire une élongation v pron |
| 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) | faire une farce loc v |
| jouer un tour loc v |
| Schoolchildren love to pull a prank on a substitute teacher. |
| Les élèves adorent faire des farces aux remplaçants. |
pull-along,
pull along adj | (able to be pulled) | à tirer loc adj |
| The little boy had a wooden pull-along dog on a string. |
pull-along,
pull along n | (toy for pulling) | jouet à tirer nm |
pull [sth] apart,
pull apart [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (criticize harshly) (figuré : un film, une théorie,...) | démolir⇒ vtr |
| (familier : un film,...) | dézinguer⇒ vtr |
| (un film,...) | descendre en flammes loc v |
| The following speaker pulled my theory apart. |
| L'intervenant suivant a démoli ma théorie. |
pull [sb] aside,
pull aside [sb] vtr + adv | ([sb]: take to one side) | prendre à part vtr |
| The teacher quietly pulled the student aside after class to discuss her inappropriate behavior. |
| Après le cours, la prof a discrètement pris l'élève à part pour lui parler de sa mauvaise conduite. |
pull [sth] aside,
pull aside [sth] vtr + adv | (draw back: curtains, cover) | écarter⇒ vtr |
| The elderly woman pulled the curtains aside to peer out the window. |
| La vieille dame écarta les rideaux pour épier à la fenêtre. |
pull [sth] away,
pull away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove) | retirer⇒ vtr |
| She pulled away the sheet to reveal the sculpture. |
| Elle retira le drap qui recouvrait la sculpture. |
| pull [sth] back vtr + adv | (draw aside: curtain, cover) | tirer⇒ vtr |
| Doris pulled the curtain back and peered out of the window. |
| Doris a tiré le rideau et jeté un coup d'œil par la fenêtre. |
pull date (US),
sell date (US),
sell-by date (UK) n | (date on food packaging) | date limite de vente nf |
| This cheese is a week past its pull date; I'll throw it out. |
pull [sth] down,
pull down [sth] vtr + adv | (draw downwards) | baisser⇒ vtr |
| I always pull down the shades at night. |
| Je baisse toujours les stores la nuit. |
pull [sth] down,
pull down [sth] vtr + adv | (building: demolish) (un immeuble) | démolir⇒ vtr |
| They pulled down the old movie theater to make way for new houses. |
| pull into [sth] vi + prep | (park vehicle, stop somewhere) | se garer dans v pron + prép |
| The car pulled into the driveway. |
| pull-off n | (guitar-playing technique) (Guitare, anglicisme) | pull-off nm |
| The guitar player was practising his pull-offs. |
| pull off vtr + prep | figurative, informal (person: remove from project) (une personne) | retirer⇒ vtr |
| My boss pulled me off the project with no explanation. |
| Mon patron m'a retiré du projet sans explication. |
| pull on [sth] vi + prep | (tug at) | tirer sur vi + prép |
| The little boy pulled impatiently on his mother's arm. |
| pull on [sth] vi + prep | (stretch) (un vêtement, un tissu) | tirer sur vi + prép |
| Please don't pull on that sweater, you will ruin it. |
| S'il te plaît, cesse de tirer sur ton pull, tu vas l'abîmer. |
| pull [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep | slang (trick, deceive [sb]) | faire croire [qch] à [qqn] loc v |
| (familier) | faire le coup de [qch] à [qqn] loc v |
| 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 a essayé de faire croire à sa mère qu'elle passait la soirée chez une copine, mais celle-ci se souvenait de son adolescence et ne l'a pas cru une seconde. |
| Jane a essayé de faire à sa mère le vieux coup de la soirée pyjama chez une copine, mais celle-ci se souvenait de son adolescence et ne l'a pas cru une seconde. |
pull [sth] out,
pull out [sth] vtr + adv | (extract, remove) | arracher⇒ vtr |
| The dentist pulled out the infected tooth. |
| pull [sb/sth] out vtr + adv | (withdraw) | retirer⇒ vtr |
| Shay's parents were unhappy with the academic standards at her school, so they pulled her out. |
pull-out,
pullout n | (withdrawal, esp. of involvement) | retrait nm |
| Following the army's pull-out from the region, their bases fell into disrepair. |
pull-out,
pullout n | (part of magazine) | supplément détachable nm |
| livret détachable nm |
| (plus petit) | feuillet détachable nf |
| This magazine includes an eight-page pull-out on the royal wedding. |
| pull out all the stops v expr | (do everything possible) | sortir le grand jeu loc v |
| (figuré, familier) | mettre le paquet, mettre la gomme loc v |
| pull [sb] over vtr + adv | (draw aside) | prendre à part vtr |
| She pulled him over and had a quiet word about his behaviour. |
| Elle l'a pris à part et lui a dit un mot sur son comportement. |
| pull punches v expr | (reduce force of blows) | retenir ses coups loc v |
pull punches,
pull your punches,
pull any punches v expr | figurative, often in negative (restrain yourself) (surtout en négation) | y aller de main morte, prendre des gants, faire des cadeaux, mâcher ses mots loc v |
| Wow, you didn't pull any punches in that meeting; you told them exactly what you thought! |
| Wow, tu n'y es pas allé de main morte (or: tu n'as pas pris de gants) à cette réunion : tu leur as dit exactement ce que tu pensais ! |
| pull rank vtr + n | figurative (assert your authority) | abuser de son rang vtr |
| The sergeant always pulled rank and moved to the front of the food line at mealtimes. |
| jouer du galon vtr |
| pull strings v expr | figurative (use influence) | faire jouer ses relations loc v |
| to pull strings for sb : pistonner [qqn] vtr |
| Tina's dad, who works at the company, pulled strings to get her a job there. |
| pull tab | (for opening can) (sur une canette,...) | languette nf |
| pull the plug v expr | informal, figurative (cause abrupt end) | arrêter⇒ vtr |
| mettre un terme à [qch] loc v |
| pull the plug v expr | informal (turn off life support) | débrancher⇒ vtr |
| Janet made her husband promise that, if she ever ended up in a vegetative state, he would pull the plug. |
| Janet a fait promettre à son mari que si elle était dans un état végétatif, il la débrancherait. |
| pull the strings v expr | figurative (be in control) | tirer les ficelles loc v |
| She's the one who pulls the strings in that marriage. |
| C'est elle qui tire les ficelles dans leur couple. |
| pull the wool over [sb]'s eyes v expr | figurative (deceive [sb]) (familier) | rouler dans la farine loc v |
| (familier) | embobiner⇒ vtr |
| pull together vi + adv | figurative, informal (make a joint effort) | coopérer⇒, unir ses efforts, agir de concert vi |
| Everyone pulled together to make the concert a success. |
| Tout le monde a coopéré pour que le concert soit une réussite. |
| pull [sth/sb] together vtr + adv | (assemble, gather) | rassembler⇒ vtr |
| Brian pulled a team together to come up with a plan. |
| Brian a rassemblé une équipe pour trouver un plan. |
pull [sb] up on [sth],
pull [sb] up for [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand for [sth]) | reprendre⇒, réprimander⇒ vtr |
| Ruth pulled her son up on his bad language. |
| pull up stakes v expr | figurative (leave) | plier bagage, plier les gaules loc v |
| partir⇒ vi |
| pull [sb]'s chestnuts out of the fire v expr | figurative (rescue) | tirer les marrons du feu pour [qqn] loc v |
pull your finger out,
get your finger out v expr | slang, figurative (stop delaying or procrastinating) (familier) | se bouger les fesses, se remuer les fesses loc v |
| (vulgaire) | se sortir les doigts du cul, se sortir les doigts loc v |
| pull [sb]'s leg v expr | figurative, informal (tease) (figuré) | faire marcher⇒ vtr |
| Note: Commonly used in continuous tenses. |
| Stop pulling my leg - I know perfectly well what you're up to! |
| Arrête de me faire marcher, je vois clair dans ton jeu ! |
| se payer la tête de [qqn] v pron |
| Arrête de te payer ma tête, je vois clair dans ton jeu ! |
pull your socks up,
pull up your socks v expr | figurative, informal (make an effort) | se retrousser les manches loc v |
| (familier) | se secouer⇒ v pron |
| You need to pull your socks up at school if you're going to get good grades in your exams. |
pull your weight,
pull your own weight v expr | (do your share of work) | y mettre du sien loc v |
| Stuart needs to start pulling his weight on this project if he wants to keep his job. |
| pull yourself out of [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (free yourself from [sth] by hard work) | se sortir de [qch], se tirer de [qch] v pron + prép |
| By working three jobs, Manny managed to pull himself out of poverty. |
| En ayant trois emplois, Manny a réussi à se tirer de la pauvreté. |
| pull yourself together v expr | informal (regain composure) | se ressaisir⇒, se reprendre⇒ v pron |
| Mark told his sister to stop crying and pull herself together. |
| pull yourself together! interj | informal (you are overreacting, control yourself) | ressaisis-toi !, reprends-toi ! interj |
| Pull yourself together! It's only a bit of thunder - it can't hurt you. |
pull yourself up by your own bootstraps,
pull yourself up by your bootstraps v expr | figurative (advance through own effort) | se faire à la force du poignet loc v |
| se faire tout seul loc v |
| pull-down n | (movies: film advancement) | écran de projection nm |
| pull-down adj | (furniture: made to be pulled down) | rabattable, relevable, escamotable adj |
| pull-down adj | (computing: shown below an icon) (Informatique) | déroulant adj |
