pull back

se retirer, reculer

S’éloigner d’un danger ou réduire sa participation à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To move away from danger or stop being so involved in something.

• The soldiers pulled back.
• Investors are pulling back from risky deals.
• She pulled back when the argument became personal.

Comment l'utiliser : pull back from something (The troops pulled back from the border.); pull someone/something back (The commander pulled his troops back.)

Synonymes : retreat, withdraw

Contraires : advance

Expressions courantes : pull back troops, pull back from

tirer en arrière

Déplacer quelque chose vers l’arrière ou vers soi en le tenant et en tirant dessus.

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

• Pull back the curtain.
• He pulled his hand back from the hot pan.
• She pulled her hair back and tied it.

Comment l'utiliser : pull something back (She pulled the curtain back to see outside.)

Synonymes : draw back

Contraires : push forward

Expressions courantes : pull back something, pull back curtains

réduire l’écart

Marquer alors que son équipe perd, pour diminuer la différence de score.

En anglais simple : To score while losing, making the difference between the teams’ scores smaller.

• We pulled a goal back.
• The visitors pulled two goals back in the second half.
• Can United pull one back before the final whistle?

Comment l'utiliser : pull a goal back (They pulled a goal back just before halftime.)

Synonymes : reduce the deficit

Expressions courantes : pull back one, pull back two

faire une passe en retrait

Passer le ballon vers l’arrière à un coéquipier, en l’éloignant du but adverse.

En anglais simple : To pass the ball backward to a teammate, away from the goal you are attacking.

• Pull the ball back to me.
• She pulled it back for a teammate to shoot.
• The winger pulls back a low pass from near the goal line.

Comment l'utiliser : pull the ball back to someone (The winger pulled the ball back to the striker.)

Synonymes : cut back, pass backward

Expressions courantes : pull back something, pull back passes