pull in

parar, estacionar

Entrar con un vehículo en un lugar o acercarse al borde de la carretera y detenerse.

En inglés sencillo: To drive into a place or to the side of a road and stop.

• Pull in here, please.
• A van pulled in beside our house.
• We pulled in at a small café for lunch.

Cómo se usa: pull in at somewhere (We pulled in at a petrol station.); pull in to + verb (The driver pulled in to let the ambulance pass.)

Sinónimos: pull over, drive in, park

Antónimos: pull out

Expresiones frecuentes: pull in here, pull in somewhere

llegar a la estación

Llegar un tren o autobús a una estación y detenerse allí.

En inglés sencillo: If a train or bus arrives at a station, it comes in and stops there.

• The train is pulling in.
• Our bus pulled in ten minutes late.
• Passengers gathered on the platform as the express pulled in.

Cómo se usa: pull in at a station (The train pulled in at the main station.)

Sinónimos: arrive, come in

Antónimos: depart

Expresiones frecuentes: pull in late, pull in slowly

meter tirando, recoger

Llevar a alguien o algo al interior tirando de ello.

En inglés sencillo: To bring someone or something inside by holding it and using force.

• Pull the rope in slowly.
• They pulled him in through the window.
• The fishermen pulled in their nets before the storm.

Cómo se usa: pull someone/something in (The crew pulled the swimmer in over the side of the boat.)

Sinónimos: draw in, haul in

Expresiones frecuentes: pull someone in, pull something in, pull nets in

detener, llevar a comisaría

Llevar a alguien a comisaría porque se sospecha que ha cometido un delito.

En inglés sencillo: To take someone to a police station because they may have committed a crime.

• The police pulled him in yesterday.
• She was pulled in for questioning about the robbery.
• Officers pulled in three suspects after searching the house.

Cómo se usa: pull someone in for something (The police pulled him in for questioning.)

Sinónimos: bring in, arrest

Antónimos: release

Expresiones frecuentes: pull someone in, pull suspects in

ganar, ingresar

Ganar una determinada cantidad de dinero.

En inglés sencillo: To earn a particular amount of money.

• She pulls in a good salary.
• Their business pulled in a million dollars last year.
• How much money does he pull in each month?

Cómo se usa: pull in + amount of money (The shop pulls in five thousand euros a week.)

Sinónimos: earn, make, bring in

Expresiones frecuentes: pull in money, pull in millions

cazar la vela

Tirar de una cuerda para tensar más una vela.

En inglés sencillo: To pull a rope so that a sail becomes tighter.

• Pull in the sheet a little.
• She pulled in the sail as the wind changed.
• Can you pull in that rope before we turn?

Sinónimos: sheet in

Expresiones frecuentes: pull in something, pull in the sheet