drag out

faire traîner, prolonger

Faire durer une situation plus longtemps que nécessaire ou souhaité.

En anglais simple : To make something continue longer than necessary or wanted.

• Don't drag out the meeting.
• The lawyers dragged the case out for years.
• Why are you dragging out such a simple decision?

Comment l'utiliser : drag something out (They dragged the discussion out for another hour.)

Synonymes : draw out, prolong, extend

Contraires : shorten

Expressions courantes : drag out something, drag out negotiations, drag out meetings

sortir, tirer dehors

Tirer ou aller chercher quelque chose pour le sortir de son emplacement, souvent avec effort.

En anglais simple : To pull or fetch something from a place, especially with effort.

• Help me drag out this box.
• She dragged her old guitar out of the cupboard.
• We dragged out the garden chairs when the sun appeared.

Comment l'utiliser : drag something out of somewhere (We dragged the sofa out of the garage.)

Synonymes : pull out, haul out, bring out

Expressions courantes : drag out something, drag out boxes, drag out furniture