pull in

se ranger, se garer

Entrer quelque part en voiture ou se ranger au bord de la route, puis s’arrêter.

En anglais simple : To drive into a place or to the side of a road and stop.

• Pull in here, please.
• A van pulled in beside our house.
• We pulled in at a small café for lunch.

Comment l'utiliser : pull in at somewhere (We pulled in at a petrol station.); pull in to + verb (The driver pulled in to let the ambulance pass.)

Synonymes : pull over, drive in, park

Contraires : pull out

Expressions courantes : pull in here, pull in somewhere

entrer en gare, arriver

Pour un train ou un bus, entrer dans une gare et s’y arrêter.

En anglais simple : If a train or bus arrives at a station, it comes in and stops there.

• The train is pulling in.
• Our bus pulled in ten minutes late.
• Passengers gathered on the platform as the express pulled in.

Comment l'utiliser : pull in at a station (The train pulled in at the main station.)

Synonymes : arrive, come in

Contraires : depart

Expressions courantes : pull in late, pull in slowly

tirer à l'intérieur, ramener

Faire entrer quelqu’un ou quelque chose en tirant dessus.

En anglais simple : To bring someone or something inside by holding it and using force.

• Pull the rope in slowly.
• They pulled him in through the window.
• The fishermen pulled in their nets before the storm.

Comment l'utiliser : pull someone/something in (The crew pulled the swimmer in over the side of the boat.)

Synonymes : draw in, haul in

Expressions courantes : pull someone in, pull something in, pull nets in

embarquer, arrêter

Emmener quelqu’un au commissariat parce qu’on le soupçonne d’avoir commis un délit.

En anglais simple : To take someone to a police station because they may have committed a crime.

• The police pulled him in yesterday.
• She was pulled in for questioning about the robbery.
• Officers pulled in three suspects after searching the house.

Comment l'utiliser : pull someone in for something (The police pulled him in for questioning.)

Synonymes : bring in, arrest

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : pull someone in, pull suspects in

gagner, rapporter

Gagner une certaine somme d’argent.

En anglais simple : To earn a particular amount of money.

• She pulls in a good salary.
• Their business pulled in a million dollars last year.
• How much money does he pull in each month?

Comment l'utiliser : pull in + amount of money (The shop pulls in five thousand euros a week.)

Synonymes : earn, make, bring in

Expressions courantes : pull in money, pull in millions

border la voile

Tirer sur un cordage pour tendre davantage une voile.

En anglais simple : To pull a rope so that a sail becomes tighter.

• Pull in the sheet a little.
• She pulled in the sail as the wind changed.
• Can you pull in that rope before we turn?

Synonymes : sheet in

Expressions courantes : pull in something, pull in the sheet