draw up

redactar, elaborar

Escribir un documento o preparar un plan detallado.

En inglés sencillo: To write a document or prepare a detailed plan.

• We need to draw up a plan.
• She drew up a list of possible guests.
• Has the lawyer drawn up the contract yet?

Cómo se usa: draw something up (The lawyer drew the agreement up yesterday.)

Sinónimos: prepare, draft

Expresiones frecuentes: draw up a contract, draw up a plan, draw up a list

parar, detenerse

Acercarse un vehículo a un lugar y detenerse allí.

En inglés sencillo: If a vehicle does this, it stops after moving towards a place.

• A car drew up outside.
• The bus drew up beside the station.
• Two taxis had drawn up at the entrance.

Cómo se usa: draw up outside/beside something (A taxi drew up outside the hotel.)

Sinónimos: pull up, stop

Expresiones frecuentes: draw up outside, draw up alongside, draw up beside someone

recoger, subir

Tirar de algo hacia arriba o acercarlo al cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: To pull something upwards or closer to your body.

• She drew up her knees.
• He drew his legs up onto the sofa.
• The child had drawn up her feet to avoid the water.

Cómo se usa: draw something up to something (She drew her knees up to her chest.)

Sinónimos: pull up, raise

Antónimos: lower

Expresiones frecuentes: draw up your knees, draw up your legs

formar, alinear

Colocar personas o cosas en filas o grupos ordenados.

En inglés sencillo: To place people or things in ordered lines or groups.

• The officer drew up his troops.
• They drew the soldiers up in a square.
• The guards were drawn up outside the palace.

Cómo se usa: draw someone/something up in something (The officer drew the soldiers up in two rows.)

Sinónimos: arrange, line up

Expresiones frecuentes: draw up troops, draw up soldiers

detener, parar

Hacer que un vehículo o un caballo deje de moverse.

En inglés sencillo: To make a vehicle or horse stop moving.

• The driver drew up the carriage.
• She drew her horse up at the gate.
• He drew up the coach beside the inn.

Sinónimos: stop, halt

Expresiones frecuentes: draw up a carriage, draw up the coach