pull through

s’en sortir, se rétablir

Survivre à une maladie ou traverser une période difficile, souvent en continuant à faire des efforts.

En anglais simple : To survive an illness or get through a difficult time, often by continuing to try.

• The doctors think she will pull through.
• We pulled through a very difficult winter.
• Will he pull through after such a serious operation?

Comment l'utiliser : pull through something (Our business pulled through the recession.)

Synonymes : survive, recover, get through

Expressions courantes : pull through surgery, pull through a crisis

aider à s’en sortir, sauver

Aider quelqu’un à survivre à une maladie ou à traverser une période difficile.

En anglais simple : To help someone survive an illness or get through a difficult time.

• Your support pulled me through.
• The medicine helped pull him through the worst of the illness.
• Her family will pull her through this crisis.

Comment l'utiliser : pull someone through something (Her friends pulled her through a difficult year.)

Synonymes : get through, help through

Expressions courantes : pull someone through, pull someone through surgery

nettoyer le canon avec un cordon

Nettoyer l’intérieur du canon d’une arme en y tirant un cordon muni de matériel de nettoyage.

En anglais simple : To clean inside a gun barrel by drawing a cord and cleaning material through it.

• Pull through the barrel after use.
• He pulled through his rifle before putting it away.
• Have you pulled through every gun?

Comment l'utiliser : pull through something (The soldier pulled through the rifle after practice.)

Expressions courantes : pull through a rifle, pull through the barrel