draw in

attirer

Donner aux gens envie de venir plus près ou de participer.

En anglais simple : To attract people and make them want to come closer or take part.

• The market draws in tourists.
• Her music drew in a much younger audience.
• What can we do to draw in more customers?

Comment l'utiliser : draw someone in (The bright display drew shoppers in.)

Synonymes : attract, pull in

Expressions courantes : draw in crowds, draw in customers

impliquer, faire participer

Amener quelqu’un à participer à une activité ou à se retrouver impliqué dans une situation.

En anglais simple : To make someone take part in an activity or situation.

• Try to draw in the quiet children.
• The dispute drew in several neighbouring countries.
• A friendly question drew her in.

Comment l'utiliser : draw someone into something (The question drew her into the discussion.); draw someone in (We tried to draw him in by asking his opinion.)

Synonymes : involve, bring in

Expressions courantes : draw in someone, draw in others

raccourcir

Se dit des jours qui raccourcissent, la nuit tombant plus tôt à l’approche de l’hiver.

En anglais simple : If evenings or days do this, darkness starts earlier as winter gets closer.

• The evenings are starting to draw in.
• By October, the days had drawn in noticeably.
• I miss summer when the nights draw in.

Synonymes : shorten

Contraires : lengthen

Expressions courantes : draw in earlier, draw in rapidly

tomber, approcher

Se dit de la nuit ou de l’obscurité qui arrive peu à peu.

En anglais simple : If night or darkness does this, it gradually arrives.

• Night began to draw in.
• We reached the village as darkness drew in.
• The hikers hurried home before the evening drew in.

Synonymes : approach, close in

Expressions courantes : draw in slowly, draw in early

resserrer, se contracter

Ramener quelque chose vers son centre pour le rendre plus petit, ou devenir plus petit ainsi.

En anglais simple : To pull something towards its centre or make it smaller, or to become smaller.

• The elastic draws in the waist.
• She drew in the sides of the bag.
• The muscles draw in as they tighten.

Comment l'utiliser : draw something in (Pull the cord to draw the waist in.)

Synonymes : contract, tighten

Contraires : expand

Expressions courantes : draw in something, draw in tightly