pull off

réussir, accomplir

Réussir à faire quelque chose de difficile ou qui semblait peu probable.

En anglais simple : To succeed in doing something difficult or unlikely.

• I think we can pull it off.
• The team pulled off an unexpected win.
• How did she pull off such a difficult trick?

Comment l'utiliser : pull something off (Nobody expected us to pull it off.)

Synonymes : achieve, accomplish, manage

Contraires : fail

Expressions courantes : pull off victory, pull off something

enlever, arracher

Enlever quelque chose en le saisissant puis en tirant dessus.

En anglais simple : To remove something by holding it and pulling it away.

• He pulled off his boots.
• She pulled the label off the jar.
• Can you pull off the lid?

Comment l'utiliser : pull something off (She pulled her wet socks off.); pull something off something (He pulled a sticker off the window.)

Synonymes : remove, take off

Expressions courantes : pull off boots, pull off something

quitter la route, se ranger

Quitter une route en voiture pour se mettre sur le côté ou prendre une autre route.

En anglais simple : To drive from a road onto its side or onto another road.

• Pull off here and stop.
• We pulled off the road near a petrol station.
• The driver pulled off onto a narrow track.

Comment l'utiliser : pull off a road (We pulled off the highway to check the map.); pull off onto something (She pulled off onto a quiet side road.)

Synonymes : turn off

Expressions courantes : pull off safely, pull off here

démarrer, s’éloigner

Commencer à avancer et à s’éloigner avec un véhicule.

En anglais simple : To start moving away in a vehicle.

• The car pulled off slowly.
• Our bus pulled off before he reached the stop.
• She waved as the taxi pulled off.

Synonymes : pull away, drive away

Contraires : stop

Expressions courantes : pull off slowly, pull off quickly