draw

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrɔː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/drɔ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(drô)

Inflections of 'draw' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
draws
v 3rd person singular
drawing
v pres p
drew
v past
drawn
v past p

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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
draw upon [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep (use as source or resource)recurrir a vi + prep
  hacer uso de loc verb
 To pass the final exam, the students must draw upon everything they have learned in the course.
 Para pasar el examen final, los estudiantes deben recurrir a todo lo que han aprendido durante el curso.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
draw up a plan vi (devise a way to proceed)idear un plan loc verb
  planear⇒ vtr
draw your gun v expr (pull out a firearm)desenfundar la pistola vtr
 The insistent sound of the snake's rattle caused him to draw his gun as a precaution.
 El sonido persistente de la serpiente de cascabel le hizo desenfundar la pistola como precaución.
draw your pay v expr (receive wage)cobrar⇒ vtr
 The workers drew their pay at the end of each week.
 Los obreros cobran su salario al final de cada semana.
draw your sword v expr (pull out blade)desenvainar la espada loc verb
  sacar la espada loc verb
 When the soldier heard the insult, he drew his sword.
 Cuando el soldado oyó el insulto, desenvainó la espada.
draw yourself up v expr (assume an erect posture)erguirse⇒ v prnl
the luck of the draw n (chance)cuestión de suerte expr
  cuestión de azar expr
  (coloquial)ser una lotería expr
 There's no way of guaranteeing you'll win the lottery - it's just the luck of the draw.
 No hay manera de garantizar que ganes la lotería, es una cuestión de suerte.
prize draw n UK (raffle in which [sth] is won)sorteo nm
 No se lo compró; le tocó en un sorteo.
quick on the draw adj (quick to draw firearm)rápido de reflejos loc adj
 Cowboys had to be quick on the draw when they were fighting duels.
 Los vaqueros tenían que ser rápidos de reflejos cuando se batían a duelo.
quick on the draw,
quick on the trigger,
quick off the mark adj		 figurative, informal (quick to act or react)rápido para atacar loc adj
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Collocations: draw on [paper, a school desk, the wall, the table], a [score, no-score, scoreless] draw, draw with [a pencil, graphite, charcoal], more...

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