halar

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
halar⇒, jalar⇒ vtr	AmL, excepto Ur., CL, AR (traer hacia sí)	pull⇒ vtr
		haul⇒ vtr
Note: En América Latina, a excepción del Cono Sur, se usa más "jalar" que "halar".
	¿No sabes leer? La puerta dice "hale", no "empuje".
	Don't you know how to read? The door says "pull," not "push."

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
jalar⇒, halar⇒ vtr	(tirar hacia sí)	pull⇒ vtr
Note: En América Latina, a excepción del Cono Sur, se usa más «jalar» que «halar».
	No jales la puerta; mejor empújala.
	Don't pull the door, push it instead.
jalar, halar vtr	(atraer, acercar)	pull⇒, draw⇒ vtr
	La jaló hacía él para darle un beso.
	He pulled (or: drew) her towards him to give her a kiss.
jalar⇒ vtr	(arrastrar, mover)	pull⇒, haul⇒, drag⇒ vtr
	Seis perros pueden jalar el trineo.
	Six dogs can pull (or: haul) the sled.
jalar vi	coloquial (funcionar)	work⇒ vi
	Hace años que ya no jala mi tocadiscos.
	It's been years since my CD player worked.
jalar vtr	coloquial (inhalar)	inhale⇒ vtr
		draw⇒ vtr
	Jaló el humo del cigarrillo violentamente buscando relajarse.
	He deeply inhaled the smoke of his cigarette, trying to calm his nerves.
jalar vi	BO, HN: coloquial (beber alcohol) (drinking)	guzzle⇒ vi
	(colloquial, drinking)	sink back vtr phrasal insep
	Estuvieron jalando toda la noche.
	They were guzzling all night.
jalarse⇒ v prnl	coloquial (apresurarse)	run⇒, hurry⇒, rush⇒, dash⇒ vi
	(colloq)	hotfoot it v expr
	Jálate a la casa rápido y tráeme las llaves.
	Run (or: hurry) home quickly and bring me the keys.

Additional Translations
Spanish		English
jalar⇒ vi	MX: coloquial (trabajar)	work⇒ vi
	Estábamos jalando en una fábrica de sillas.
	We are working in a chair factory.
jalar vtr	CO: coloquial (robar) (robbing)	break into v expr
	(taking)	hijack⇒ vtr
	Esta banda jala carros en el centro de la ciudad.
	That gang breaks into cars in the city center.
	That gang hijacks cars in the city center.
jalar vtr	AmS: coloquial (aspirar una droga) (drugs)	sniff⇒ vtr
	Los jóvenes jalaban coca en el baño de la discoteca.
	The youths were sniffing coke in the bathroom of the club.

Compound Forms: jalar \| ~~halar~~
Spanish		English
jalar de la cadena, tirar de la cadena loc verb	informal (del inodoro)	flush the toilet v expr
Note: Los retretes actuales cuentan con palanca o botón de descarga.
jalar el pelo, relplace: jalarle el pelo a alguien loc verb + prep	(tirar del cabello)	yank [sb]'s hair, pull [sb]'s hair v expr
	La pequeña estaba llorando porque un niño le había jalado el pelo.
	The little girl was crying because the boy had yanked (or: pulled) her hair.
jalar las orejas loc verb	AmL, coloquial (reprender a alguien)	give somebody a dressing down v expr
	(UK: colloquial)	give [sb] a ticking off v expr
		reprimand⇒, scold⇒ vtr
	María jaló las orejas de su hijo cuando la llamaron de la escuela.
	Maria gave her son a dressing down when the school called her.

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