pull

tirer

Faire venir quelque chose vers soi en le tenant et en exerçant une force.

En anglais simple : To move something toward yourself by holding it and using force.

• Pull the door to open it.
• He pulled the rope with both hands.
• Can you pull this chair closer?

Comment l'utiliser : pull something toward someone/something (She pulled the chair toward the table.)

Synonymes : tug, draw

Contraires : push

Expressions courantes : pull a rope, pull something toward someone, pull something open, pull a cart

arracher, cueillir

Détacher une fleur, un fruit ou une plante en le saisissant et en tirant dessus.

En anglais simple : To remove a flower, fruit, or plant by taking hold of it and drawing it away.

• We pulled weeds in the garden.
• She pulled a ripe apple from the tree.
• Have you pulled all the carrots yet?

Comment l'utiliser : pull something from something (He pulled a flower from the bush.)

Synonymes : pick, pluck

Expressions courantes : pull weeds, pull a flower, pull something from something

traction

Action de tirer quelque chose vers soi en exerçant une force.

En anglais simple : An act of using force to move something toward yourself.

• Give the rope a pull.
• One sharp pull opened the drawer.
• After several pulls, the engine finally started.

Comment l'utiliser : give something a pull (Give the handle a firm pull.)

Synonymes : tug

Contraires : push

Expressions courantes : give a pull, a sharp pull, a gentle pull

attraction, force d’attraction

Force qui attire quelque chose vers ce qui produit cette force.

En anglais simple : A force that draws something toward its source.

• I felt the magnet’s pull.
• The moon’s pull affects the tides.
• The spacecraft escaped the planet’s gravitational pull.

Synonymes : attraction

Contraires : repulsion

Expressions courantes : magnetic pull, pull of gravity, gravitational pull