| Traduções complementares |
| pull n | (physical: tug) | puxão sm |
| | His strong pull finally got the rope to release. |
| | Com um puxão forte, ele conseguiu soltar a corda. |
| pull n | figurative (emotional: lure) | atração sf |
| | The pull of the beach finally made him move to California. |
| | A atração pela praia o fez se mudar para a Califórnia. |
| pull⇒ vi | (tug, haul) | puxar v int |
| | | arrastar, rebocar v int |
| | Don't stop pulling, even if you get tired. |
| | Não pare de puxar, mesmo se ficar cansado. |
| pull vi | (row) | remar v int |
| | Keep pulling! We need to get to shore in fifteen minutes. |
| | Continue remando! Temos que chegar à margem em quinze minutos. |
| pull vi | UK, slang (find sexual partner) (BRA, gíria) | pegar alguém expres v |
| | (BRA, gíria) | se dar bem expres v |
| | Gemma and Jim were getting on so well, he was sure he'd pulled. |
| | Gemma e Jim estavam se dando tão bem que ele estava certo de que ia pegar alguém. |
| pull [sth]⇒ vtr | slang (do: [sth] sneaky) | fazer truques expres v |
| | Don't pull any silly tricks at dinner. |
| | Não faça truques durante o jantar. |
| pull [sth] vtr | (row with oars) | remar vt |
| | She pulled the oars as hard as she could in an attempt to win the race. |
| | Ela puxou os remos o mais forte que podia numa tentativa de vencer a corrida. |
| pull [sth] vtr | informal (take out) | sacar vt |
| | The policeman pulled a gun on the robber. |
| | O policial sacou a arma e a apontou ao ladrão. |
pull [sth/sb],
pull [sth/sb] from [sth]⇒ vtr | slang (remove) | remover vt |
| | We had to pull the item from our stores when it was found to be faulty. |
| | Tivemos que remover o item das nossas lojas quando vimos que ele estava com defeito. |
| pull [sth]⇒ vtr | (printing: take a sample) | imprimir prova expres v |
| | The printer pulled a proof of the new plate. |
| | O impressor imprimiu uma prova da nova chapa. |
| pull [sth] vtr | (strain: a muscle) (um músculo) | luxar, distender vt |
| | He pulled his leg muscle and had to stop playing in the game. |
| | Ele distendeu o músculo da perna e teve que parar de jogar. |
| pull [sth] vtr | informal, often passive (tooth: extract) (dente) | arrancar, extrair vt |
| | I've just had a tooth pulled and it hurts. |
| | Tive que extrair um dente e está doendo. |
pull [sth],
pull [sth] on [sb]⇒ vtr | US, slang (stunt, trick: play) | enganar, ludibriar vt |
| | How could you pull such a mean trick on me? |
| | Como você pode me enganar desse jeito? |
| pull [sb]⇒ vtr | UK, slang (attract [sb] sexually) | atrair vt |
| | | seduzir vt |
| | You'll never pull a bird with that awful chat-up line! |
| | Você nunca vai atrair uma borboletinha com aquela cantada fraca. |
Locuções verbais
pull | pull on | pull-on |
| pull ahead vi phrasal | (move to the front) | avançar v int |
| pull ahead of [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (overtake) | ultrapassar vt |
| pull ahead vi phrasal | figurative (excel, outdo: competitors) | superar vt |
| pull ahead of [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (excel, outdo) | superar vt |
pull [sth] apart,
pull apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble, take to pieces) (desagrupar, desagregar) | desmontar vt |
| | | separar as partes loc v |
| | When she saw that her inquisitive son had pulled apart the stereo, she scolded him. |
| pull away vi phrasal | ([sb]: retreat) | recuar vp |
| | | afastar-se vp |
| | | distanciar-se vp |
| | She pulled away just as he was about to kiss her. |
| | Ela recuou quando ele estava prestes a beijá-la. |
| pull away vi phrasal | (vehicle: move off) | arrancar v int |
| | | sair v int |
| | After he received his food, the driver pulled away from the drive-through window. |
| pull away vi phrasal | (move ahead) | pôr-se à frente vp + adv |
| | | adiantar-se vp |
| | The sprinter pulled away from the rest of the runners. |
| pull back vi phrasal | (retreat, flinch) | recuar v int |
| | | afastar-se vp |
| | The child pulled back as the nurse tried to inject him. |
| pull for [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (favour, support) | torcer por expres v |
| | You can win! We're all pulling for you. |
| pull in vi phrasal | (vehicle: stop, park) | parar v int |
| | | estacionar v int |
| | When her dad's car pulled in beside the house, she ran out to greet him. |
| | Quando o carro do pai dela parou do lado da casa, ela correu para cumprimentá-lo. |
pull [sth] in,
pull in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (earn, acquire) | ganhar vt |
| | The movie pulled in $20 million in its first week of release. |
pull [sb] in,
pull in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (crowds: attract, draw) | atrair vt |
| | Circuses are not so popular today, but they used to pull in huge crowds. |
pull [sb] in,
pull in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | mainly UK (police: detain, arrest) | prender vt |
| | | deter vt |
| | The police pulled Jake in for questioning about the burglary. |
| pull [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (remove: clothing) | tirar vt |
| | (formal) | despir-se vp |
| | He pulled off his shirt. |
| | Ele tirou a camisa. |
| pull [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (succeed in doing [sth]) | conseguir vt |
| | | ter êxito expres 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. |
| pull [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (look, clothing) | vestir vt |
| | | usar vt |
| | Not many people could pull off that shirt with those trousers, but it actually looks good on you! |
| pull off vi phrasal | (vehicle: turn off road) | sair da estrada expres v |
| | We should pull off at the restaurant ahead. |
| | Temos que sair da estrada na altura do restaurante à frente. |
| pull off vi phrasal | (guitar-playing technique) (anglicismo, técnica guitarra) | pull off expres |
| | Knowing how to pull off will help a guitarist to play faster. |
| pull out vi phrasal | (vehicle: move off) (veículo: mover-se, sair) | arrancar vt |
| | | sair vt |
| | Remember to check your mirror and signal before you pull out. |
| pull out vi phrasal | (withdraw involvement) (não se envolver mais) | retirar-se de vp + prep |
| | (BRA, informal) | cair fora expres v |
| | | desistir vt |
| | It is too late to pull out once you have signed the contract. |
| pull out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (withdraw involvement in) | retirar-se de vp |
| | The new president was forced to make a decision as to whether or not to pull out of the war. |
| | O novo presidente foi forçado a tomar uma decisão de retirar-se da guerra ou não. |
| pull over vi phrasal | (move vehicle to kerb) (informal: veículo) | encostar vt |
| | When he saw the flashing lights in the rear-view mirror, he pulled over. |
| | Quando ele viu as luzes piscando pelo retrovisor, ele encostou o carro. |
| pull [sb/sth] over vtr phrasal sep | often passive (police: stop vehicle) | parar vt |
| | (BRA, figurado) | enquadrar vt |
| | The police pulled us over for speeding. |
| | A polícia nos parou por excesso de velocidade. |
| pull through vi phrasal | figurative (survive, recover) | sobreviver v int |
| | | recuperar-se vp |
| | | restabelecer-se vp |
| | After her terrible accident, we weren't sure if she would pull through, but she did, thank God! |
| | Depois do acidente terrível, não sabíamos ao certo se ela ia sobreviver, mas ela sobreviveu, graças a Deus! |
| | De algum modo, o povo do Haiti vai se recuperar apesar do terremoto catastrófico. |
| pull [sth] to pieces vtr phrasal sep | (take or tear apart) (fazer em pedaços) | despedaçar vt |
| pull [sth] to pieces vtr phrasal sep | figurative (criticize, discredit: idea) (criticar, desacreditar: ideia) | arrasar vt |
| | (informal) | meter o pau expres v |
| | The teacher pulled my essay to pieces. |
| pull [sth] under vtr phrasal sep | (tide: drag beneath the water) (onda: puxar para baixo d'água) | puxar para baixo expres v |
| | The strong tide pulled the young girl under and she drowned. |
| pull up vi phrasal | (vehicle: stop) | parar v int |
| Nota: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is or modifies an adjective |
| | The taxi pulled up to the curb, and the woman got out. |
| | O táxi parou no meio-fio e a mulher saiu. |
| pull up vi phrasal | (pilot: raise aircraft) (aeronave) | elevar vt |
| | The plane was losing altitude when suddenly the pilot pulled up. |
| pull [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (reprimand) (repreensão, crítica) | repreender vt |
| | (repreender) | censurar vt |
| | Whenever I use bad grammar, my English teacher pulls me up. |
Formas compostas:
pull | pull on | pull-on |
| pull the plug on [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (cause abrupt end) (causar um fim abrupto) | pôr um ponto final expres v |
| | (literal) | puxar o fio expres v |
| | This project is losing us money; it's time we pulled the plug on it. |
pull [sb] up on [sth],
pull [sb] up for [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand for [sth]) | repreender vt |
| | Ruth pulled her son up on his bad language. |
| gravitational pull n | (force of gravity) (força de gravidade) | empuxo gravitacional loc sm |
| | | força de gravidade loc sf |
hard credit check,
hard credit search,
hard credit pull,
hard inquiry n | (check: affects credit score) | verificação de crédito detalhada sf |
| leg-pull n | (joking deception) | pegadinha sf |
make a funny face,
pull a funny face v expr | informal (make silly facial expression) (informal) | cara engraçada loc sf |
| | To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me. |
| muscle pull n | (injury: strained muscle) | distensão muscular sf + adj |
pull a face,
make a face v expr | (make a facial expression) | fazer careta expres 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) | pegar alguém desprevenido expres v |
| pull a muscle v expr | (muscle: injure by overstretching) (músculo) | distender vt |
| | 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) (fazer brincadeira de mau gosto) | pregar uma peça expres v |
| | | fazer uma brincadeira de mau gosto expres v |
| | | fazer uma pegadinha expres v |
| | Schoolchildren love to pull a prank on a substitute teacher. |
pull-along,
pull along adj | (able to be pulled) | arrastada adj |
| | The little boy had a wooden pull-along dog on a string. |
pull-along,
pull along n | (toy for pulling) | brinquedo de empurrar loc sm |
pull [sth] apart,
pull apart [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (criticize harshly) (criticar duramente) | criticar vt |
| | | arrasar vt |
| | The following speaker pulled my theory apart. |
pull [sb] aside,
pull aside [sb] vtr + adv | ([sb]: take to one side) (alguém: levar a um lado) | levar para um lado loc v |
| | The teacher quietly pulled the student aside after class to discuss her inappropriate behavior. |
pull [sth] aside,
pull aside [sth] vtr + adv | (draw back: curtains, cover) (recolher/abrir: cortinas, coberta) | descortinar vt |
| | | correr a cortina loc v |
| | The elderly woman pulled the curtains aside to peer out the window. |
pull [sth] away,
pull away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove) | retirar, remover vt |
| | (informal) | tirar vt |
| | She pulled away the sheet to reveal the sculpture. |
| | Ela retirou o pano para revelar a escultura. |
| pull [sth] back vtr + adv | (draw aside: curtain, cover) | puxar para trás expres v |
| | Doris pulled the curtain back and peered out of the window. |
| | Doris puxou a cortina para trás e espiou pela janela. |
pull [sth] down,
pull down [sth] vtr + adv | (draw downwards) | abaixar, baixar vt |
| | | puxar vt |
| | I always pull down the shades at night. |
| | Sempre baixo as persianas à noite. |
pull [sth] down,
pull down [sth] vtr + adv | (building: demolish) | demolir vt |
| | | derrubar vt |
| | They pulled down the old movie theater to make way for new houses. |
| pull into [sth] vi + prep | (park vehicle beside) (estacionar ao lado de outro carro) | estacionar em fila dupla loc v |
| pull-off n | (guitar-playing technique) (anglicismo, técnica guitarra) | pull off expres |
| | The guitar player was practising his pull-offs. |
| pull off vtr + prep | figurative, informal (person: remove from project) (informal) | tirar de vt + prep |
| | | retirar de, remover de vt + prep |
| | My boss pulled me off the project with no explanation. |
pull [sth] out,
pull out [sth] vtr + adv | (extract, remove) | extrair vt |
| | | remover vt |
| | The dentist pulled out the infected tooth. |
| pull [sb/sth] out vtr + adv | (withdraw) | retirar, remover, tirar vt |
| | 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) | retirada sf |
| | Following the army's pull-out from the region, their bases fell into disrepair. |
pull-out,
pullout n | (part of magazine) (publicação) | destacável sm |
| | This magazine includes an eight-page pull-out on the royal wedding. |
| pull out all the stops v expr | (do everything possible) | fazer todo o possível expres v |
| pull [sth] out of a hat v expr | may be figurative (choose at random) | escolher aleatoriamente expres v |
| pull [sb] over vtr + adv | (draw aside) | puxar de lado expres v |
| | | chamar no canto expres v |
| | She pulled him over and had a quiet word about his behaviour. |
| | Ela o puxou de lado e teve uma conversa em voz baixa sobre o comportamento dele. |
| pull punches v expr | (reduce force of blows) | aliviar a força vt + sf |
pull punches,
pull your punches,
pull any punches v expr | figurative, often in negative (restrain yourself) | não pegar leve nas palavras expres v |
| | Wow, you didn't pull any punches in that meeting; you told them exactly what you thought! |
| pull rank vtr + n | figurative (assert your authority) (declarar a autoridade de alguém) | fazer valer sua autoridade expres v |
| | | abusar da autoridade expres v |
| | (informal) | bancar o chefão expres v |
| | The sergeant always pulled rank and moved to the front of the food line at mealtimes. |
| pull strings v expr | figurative (use influence) | mexer os pauzinhos expres v |
| | Tina's dad, who works at the company, pulled strings to get her a job there. |
| pull the plug v expr | informal (turn off life support) | desligar os aparelhos expres v |
| | Janet made her husband promise that, if she ever ended up in a vegetative state, he would pull the plug. |
| pull the strings v expr | figurative (be in control) (fig., estar no controle) | dar as cartas expres v |
| | | estar por cima expres v |
| | | mexer os pauzinhos expres v |
| | She's the one who pulls the strings in that marriage. |
| pull the wool over [sb]'s eyes v expr | figurative (deceive [sb]) | enrolar, enganar vt |
| pull together vi + adv | figurative, informal (make a joint effort) | reunir esforços vt + sm |
| | Everyone pulled together to make the concert a success. |
| | Todos reuniram esforços para fazer do show um sucesso. |
| pull [sth/sb] together vtr + adv | (assemble, gather) | reunir vt |
| | | juntar vt |
| | Brian pulled a team together to come up with a plan. |
| | Brian reuniu uma equipe para criar um plano. |
pull your finger out,
get your finger out v expr | slang, figurative (stop delaying or procrastinating) (figurado) | mexer-se vp |
| | (gíria) | tirar a bunda da cadeira expres |
| | | mover-se vp |
| pull [sb]'s leg v expr | figurative, informal (tease) (informal, provocar alguém) | pegar no pé expres v |
| | (provocar, importunar) | fazer hora expres v |
| Nota: Commonly used in continuous tenses. |
| | Stop pulling my leg - I know perfectly well what you're up to! |
pull your socks up,
pull up your socks v expr | figurative, informal (make an effort) | fazer esforço vt + sm |
| | 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) | fazer sua parte expres 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) | livrar-se vp |
| | By working three jobs, Manny managed to pull himself out of poverty. |
| pull yourself together v expr | informal (regain composure) | componha-se interj |
| | | recompor-se v int |
| | Mark told his sister to stop crying and pull herself together. |
| pull yourself together! interj | informal (you are overreacting, control yourself) | controle-se interj |
| | Pull yourself together! It's only a bit of thunder - it can't hurt you. |
| pull-down n | (movies: film advancement) | tradução indisponível |
| pull-down adj | (furniture: made to be pulled down) | retrátil adj |
| pull-down adj | (computing: shown below an icon) | suspenso adj |
| pull-in n | UK, dated (café for motorists) | tradução indisponível |
| pull-through n | ([sth] used to clean gun barrel) | limpador de cano de arma loc sm |
| | Henry used a pull-through to clean his rifle. |
pull-up,
pullup n | usually plural (gym exercise) (informal) | barra sf |
| | | puxada alta sf |
| | | flexões sf pl |
| | Pull-ups are good for building up your arm muscles. |
| pull-up n | (nappy pants: type of diaper) | fralda descartável sf |
| | Pull-ups are often worn when a child is potty training. |
pull-up,
pullup n as adj | (used for pull-up exercises) | puxável, levantável adj |
| | There is a pull-up bar in the park. |
| pull-up adj | (diaper: can be pulled up) | descartável adj |
| | The little boy felt very grown up with his new pull-up pants. |
pullout,
also UK: pull-out n | (magazine section) (Jornal: seção destacável) | encarte sm |
| | This magazine has an eight-page pullout on sightseeing in Croatia. |
pullout,
also UK: pull-out adj | (of magazine section) (Jornalismo: num jornal ou revista) | encartado adj |
| | Today's newspaper has a pull-out guide to financial investments. |
pullout,
also UK: pull-out n | (sofa bed) | sofá-cama sm |
pullout bed,
pull-out bed n | (folding furniture for sleeping on) (cama embutida) | sofá-cama sm |
| | When we have guests at our house they usually sleep on the pull-out bed. |
| push-pull adj | (operated by pushing and pulling) | de puxar e empurrar loc adj |
| push-pull adj | (electronics: out of phase) (eletrônicos) | fora de fase loc adj |
sell-by date,
US: sell date,
pull date n | (on food packaging) | data de validade sf |
soft credit check,
soft credit search,
soft credit pull,
soft credit inquiry n | (check: does not affect credit score) | consulta de crédito sf |
tab,
pull tab n | (ring pull on drink can) (lata) | anel sm |
| | Hannah pulled off the tab to open the can. |
| | Hannah empurrou o anel para abrir a lata. |
| tidal pull n | (gravitational force on the sea) (força gravitacional no mar) | força da maré sf |