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| Engelska | Svenska |
hard credit check,
hard credit search,
hard credit pull,
hard inquiry n | (check: affects credit score) | djupgående kreditupplysning s |
make a funny face,
pull a funny face v expr | informal (make silly facial expression) | göra en grimas, göra en min vbal uttr |
| To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me. |
| pull a muscle v expr | (muscle: injure by overstretching) | sträcka en muskel vbal uttr |
| Steph pulled a muscle in her thigh running further than her usual 5 km. |
pull-along,
pull along n | (toy for pulling) | dragleksak s |
pull-along,
pull along adj | (able to be pulled) | dragbar adj |
| som går att dra adj |
| The little boy had a wooden pull-along dog on a string. |
pull [sth] apart,
pull apart [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (criticize harshly) (bildlig) | såga vtr |
| (bildlig) | slita i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| kritisera vtr |
| The following speaker pulled my theory apart. |
pull [sth] away,
pull away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove) | dra av vtr partikel oskj |
| dra bort vtr partikel oskj |
| (formell) | avlägsna vtr |
| She pulled away the sheet to reveal the sculpture. |
| pull [sth] back vtr + adv | (draw aside: curtain, cover) | dra tillbaka vtr + adv |
| dra åt sidan vtr + adv |
| Doris pulled the curtain back and peered out of the window. |
pull [sth] down,
pull down [sth] vtr + adv | (draw downwards) | dra ner vtr partikel oskj |
| I always pull down the shades at night. |
pull [sth] down,
pull down [sth] vtr + adv | (building: demolish) | riva vtr |
| (formell) | demolera vtr |
| They pulled down the old movie theater to make way for new houses. |
| pull into [sth] vi + prep | (park vehicle beside) | stanna vid ngt vitr + prep |
| (kort period) | stanna till vid ngt vbal uttr |
| pull into [sth] vi + prep | (park vehicle, stop somewhere) | köra in på ngt vbal uttr |
| svänga in på ngt vbal uttr |
| The car pulled into the driveway. |
| pull-off n | (guitar-playing technique) (gitarrteknik) | pull off s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| The guitar player was practising his pull-offs. |
| pull off vtr + prep | figurative, informal (person: remove from project) | stänga av ngn vtr + prep |
| (vardagligt) | ta bort ngn vtr + prep |
| My boss pulled me off the project with no explanation. |
| pull on [sth] vi + prep | (tug at) | dra i vtr partikel oskj |
| (våldsamt) | slita i vtr partikel oskj |
| The little boy pulled impatiently on his mother's arm. |
| pull [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep | slang (trick, deceive [sb]) | lura i ngn ngt vtr + prep |
| (vardagligt) | dra en rövare för ngn vbal uttr |
| 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. |
pull [sth] out,
pull out [sth] vtr + adv | (extract, remove) | dra ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| (avlägsna) | ta bort ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| The dentist pulled out the infected tooth. |
| pull [sb/sth] out vtr + adv | (withdraw) | dra ut vtr partikel oskj |
| ta ut vtr partikel oskj |
| ta fram vtr partikel oskj |
| Shay's parents were unhappy with the academic standards at her school, so they pulled her out. |
pull-out,
pullout n | (part of magazine) | utvikningssida s |
| löstagbar del s |
| (tidning) | bilaga s |
| This magazine includes an eight-page pull-out on the royal wedding. |
pull-out,
pullout n | (withdrawal, esp. of involvement) | det att sluta vara del av ngt s |
| utträde, tillbakadragande s |
| Following the army's pull-out from the region, their bases fell into disrepair. |
| pull [sb] over vtr + adv | (draw aside) | dra till sig vbal uttr |
| (person) | kalla över vtr partikel oskj |
| She pulled him over and had a quiet word about his behaviour. |
| pull the strings v expr | figurative (be in control) (bildlig) | dra i trådarna vbal uttr |
| ha kontrollen vtr + s |
| bestämma över ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| She's the one who pulls the strings in that marriage. |
| pull together vi + adv | figurative, informal (make a joint effort) | slå sig samma vbal uttr |
| gå ihop vitr partikel |
| Everyone pulled together to make the concert a success. |
| pull [sth/sb] together vtr + adv | (assemble, gather) | samla ihop vtr partikel oskj |
| Brian pulled a team together to come up with a plan. |
pull [sb] up on [sth],
pull [sb] up for [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand for [sth]) | skälla ut ngn för ngt vbal uttr |
| läxa upp ngn för ngt vbal uttr |
| Ruth pulled her son up on his bad language. |
pull your finger out,
get your finger out v expr | slang, figurative (stop delaying or procrastinating) (bildlig) | få tummarna loss vbal uttr |
| komma igång vitr partikel |
| pull yourself out of [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (free yourself from [sth] by hard work) (bildlig) | dra sig själv ur ngt vbal uttr |
| göra sig fri från ngt vbal uttr |
| By working three jobs, Manny managed to pull himself out of poverty. |
| pull yourself together v expr | informal (regain composure) | ta sig samman vbal uttr |
| samla sig vitr + refl |
| Mark told his sister to stop crying and pull herself together. |
| pull yourself together! interj | informal (you are overreacting, control yourself) | ta dig samman! interj |
| lugna ner dig interj |
| Pull yourself together! It's only a bit of thunder - it can't hurt you. |
| pull-through n | ([sth] used to clean gun barrel) | gevärsrensare s |
| (för skjutvapen) | piprensare s |
| Henry used a pull-through to clean his rifle. |
pull-up,
pullup n | usually plural (gym exercise) | pull up, pull-up s |
| Pull-ups are good for building up your arm muscles. |
| pull-up n | (nappy pants: type of diaper) | pullup-blöja s |
| byxblöja s |
| Pull-ups are often worn when a child is potty training. |
pull-up,
pullup n as adj | (used for pull-up exercises) (förled) | pull-up- adj |
| armhävnings- adj |
| There is a pull-up bar in the park. |
| pull-up adj | (diaper: can be pulled up) (förled) | pullup- adj |
| uppdragbar adj |
| The little boy felt very grown up with his new pull-up pants. |
pullout,
also UK: pull-out n | (magazine section) | utvikningssida s |
| lösbilaga s |
| This magazine has an eight-page pullout on sightseeing in Croatia. |
pullout,
also UK: pull-out adj | (of magazine section) | löstagbar adj |
| Today's newspaper has a pull-out guide to financial investments. |
pullout,
also UK: pull-out n | (sofa bed) | bäddsoffa s |
sell-by date,
US: sell date,
pull date n | (on food packaging) | datummärkning s |
| bäst-före-datum s |
soft credit check,
soft credit search,
soft credit pull,
soft credit inquiry n | (check: does not affect credit score) | mjuk kreditupplysning s |
tab,
pull tab n | (ring pull on drink can) (öppnare på burk) | rivöppnare s |
| Hannah pulled off the tab to open the can. |
tug at the heartstrings,
tug at [sb]'s heartstrings,
pull at the heartstrings,
pull at [sb]'s heartstrings v expr | figurative (make [sb] feel sentimental) (bildlig) | slita i ngns hjärta vbal uttr |
| spela på ngns känslor vbal uttr |
wall bed,
pull-down bed n | (bed: pulls down from wall) | väggsäng s |
| säng i väggen s |
