pull over

orillarse, parar a un lado

Llevar el vehículo a un lado de la carretera y detenerse.

En inglés sencillo: To drive to the side of the road and stop.

• Please pull over here.
• We pulled over to let the ambulance pass.
• Can you pull the car over somewhere safe?

Cómo se usa: pull over at/in a place (We pulled over in a parking area.); pull a vehicle over (She pulled the car over to check the map.)

Sinónimos: pull in, stop

Antónimos: pull away

Expresiones frecuentes: pull over safely, pull over here, pull over the car

hacer parar, detener

Hacer que un conductor se detenga a un lado de la carretera, normalmente por orden de la policía.

En inglés sencillo: To make a driver stop at the side of the road, usually because you are a police officer.

• The police pulled me over.
• An officer pulled over the van near the bridge.
• Have you ever been pulled over for driving too fast?

Cómo se usa: pull someone over for something (The police pulled him over for speeding.)

Sinónimos: stop

Expresiones frecuentes: pull someone over, pull over a driver, pull over a car

pasar por encima, echar encima

Mover algo tirando de ello hasta ponerlo sobre otra cosa o pasarlo por encima.

En inglés sencillo: To move something across or onto something else by holding it and using force.

• Pull the blanket over your feet.
• He pulled his hood over his head.
• We pulled the rope over the top of the fence.

Cómo se usa: pull something over someone/something (She pulled the blanket over the child.)

Sinónimos: draw over

Expresiones frecuentes: pull something over something, pull over a blanket, pull it over