haul out

trascinare fuori, tirare fuori

Tirare o portare fuori da un luogo qualcosa di pesante.

In inglese semplice: To pull or carry something heavy out of a place.

• Please help me haul out these boxes.
• We hauled the old furniture out of the garage.
• They used a rope to haul out the broken machine.

Come si usa: haul something out of something (We hauled the sofa out of the basement.)

Sinonimi: pull out, drag out

Espressioni comuni: haul out something, haul out old furniture

uscire dall’acqua per riposare

Per foche e animali simili, uscire dall’acqua per riposare sulla terraferma.

In inglese semplice: When seals or similar animals leave the water to rest on land, they do this.

• The seals haul out to rest.
• Several walruses hauled out onto the ice.
• Where do the pups usually haul out?

Come si usa: haul out on/onto something (The seals haul out on these rocks every afternoon.)

Sinonimi: come ashore

Espressioni comuni: haul out ashore, haul out together, haul out onto ice

tirare in secco

Tirare una barca fuori dall’acqua, di solito per ripararla o custodirla.

In inglese semplice: To take a boat out of the water, usually for repairs or storage.

• We need to haul out the boat.
• They hauled the yacht out to paint its hull.
• Has the ship been hauled out for repairs?

Come si usa: haul something out (They hauled the yacht out for repairs.)

Sinonimi: dry-dock

Contrari: launch

Espressioni comuni: haul out something, haul out a boat

tendere la vela, terzarolare la vela

Tirare una cima per tendere la vela lungo il suo sostegno o ridurne la superficie.

In inglese semplice: To pull a rope to stretch a sail along its support or make the sail smaller.

• The crew hauled out the sail.
• Haul out carefully until the sail is tight.
• We hauled out to reef the sail before the storm.

Espressioni comuni: haul out something, haul out the sail

virare bruscamente

Cambiare bruscamente la direzione di un’imbarcazione.

In inglese semplice: To turn a boat sharply away from the direction it was going.

• The ship hauled out to avoid the rocks.
• The captain ordered us to haul out sharply.
• We hauled out of the channel as another vessel approached.

Sinonimi: veer, turn sharply

Espressioni comuni: haul out sharply, haul out seaward