| Principales traductions |
| pull [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (remove: clothing) | enlever⇒, retirer⇒ vtr |
| | (plus soutenu) | ôter⇒ vtr |
| | (régional) | tomber⇒ vtr |
| | He pulled off his shirt. |
| | Il enleva (or: retira) sa chemise. |
| | Il tomba la chemise. |
| pull [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (succeed in doing [sth]) | réussir⇒ vtr |
| | | to pull it off : y arriver loc v |
| | The spy was able to pull off his mission with none the wiser. |
| | He surprised me - I didn't think he could pull it off. |
| | L'espion a réussi sa mission ni vu ni connu. |
| | Il m'a surpris, je ne pensais pas qu'il y arriverait. |
| pull [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (look, clothing) (changement de sujet) | aller bien à [qqn] loc v |
| | (changement de sujet) | bien rendre sur [qqn] loc v |
| | Not many people could pull off that shirt with those trousers, but it actually looks good on you! |
| | Cette chemise avec ce pantalon iraient bien à peu de personne, mais sur toi, ça rend bien. |
| pull-off n | (guitar-playing technique) (Guitare, anglicisme) | pull-off nm |
| | The guitar player was practising his pull-offs. |
| pull off vi phrasal | (vehicle: turn off road) (en voiture) | s'arrêter⇒ v pron |
| | We should pull off at the restaurant ahead. |
| | On devrait s'arrêter à ce restaurant à la prochaine sortie. |
| pull off vi phrasal | (guitar-playing technique) (Guitare, anglicisme) | pull-off nm |
| | Knowing how to pull off will help a guitarist to play faster. |
| 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. |