pull in

accostare, parcheggiare

Entrare con un veicolo in un posto o accostare al bordo della strada e fermarsi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: pull in at somewhere (We pulled in at a petrol station.); pull in to + verb (The driver pulled in to let the ambulance pass.)

Sinonimi: pull over, drive in, park

Contrari: pull out

Espressioni comuni: pull in here, pull in somewhere

arrivare in stazione, entrare in stazione

Per un treno o un autobus, entrare in stazione e fermarsi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: pull in at a station (The train pulled in at the main station.)

Sinonimi: arrive, come in

Contrari: depart

Espressioni comuni: pull in late, pull in slowly

tirare dentro, ritirare

Portare qualcuno o qualcosa all’interno tirandolo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: pull someone/something in (The crew pulled the swimmer in over the side of the boat.)

Sinonimi: draw in, haul in

Espressioni comuni: pull someone in, pull something in, pull nets in

fermare, portare in questura

Portare qualcuno in questura perché potrebbe aver commesso un reato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: pull someone in for something (The police pulled him in for questioning.)

Sinonimi: bring in, arrest

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: pull someone in, pull suspects in

guadagnare, incassare

Guadagnare una determinata somma di denaro.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: pull in + amount of money (The shop pulls in five thousand euros a week.)

Sinonimi: earn, make, bring in

Espressioni comuni: pull in money, pull in millions

cazzare la vela

Tirare una corda per tendere maggiormente una vela.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: sheet in

Espressioni comuni: pull in something, pull in the sheet