draw /drɔː/ - noun
- Games tirage m (au sort);
- Sport match m nul;
it was a ~ (in race) ils sont arrivés ex aequo;
- (attraction) attraction f.
- transitive verb (prét drew;
pp drawn)
- lit faire (picture, plan);
dessiner (person, object);
tracer (line);
- fig dépeindre (character, picture);
faire (comparison);
- (pull) (animal, engine) tirer;
(machine, suction) aspirer;
he drew the child towards him il a attiré l'enfant vers lui;
he drew his finger along the shelf il a passé un doigt sur l'étagère;
to ~ blood provoquer un saignement;
- (derive) tirer (conclusion) ( from de);
I drew comfort from the fact that cela m'a un peu réconforté de savoir que;
he drew hope from this cela lui a donné de l'espoir;
to be drawn from (energy, information) provenir de;
- (cause to talk) faire parler (person) ( about, on de);
to ~ sth from ou out of sb obtenir qch de qn (information);
arracher qch à qn (truth, smile);
- (attract) attirer (crowd) ( to vers);
susciter (reaction);
his speech drew great applause son discours a soulevé des applaudissements;
to ~ sb into mêler qn à (conversation);
entraîner qn dans (argument, battle);
they were drawn together by their love of animals leur amour des animaux les a rapprochés;
to ~ the enemy fire offrir un cible au feu ennemi;
- Fin retirer (money) ( from de);
tirer (cheque) ( on sur);
toucher (wages, pension);
- Games, Sport tirer [qch] au sort (ticket);
to ~ a match faire match nul;
- (remove) retirer (cork) ( from de);
sortir (sword, knife, gun);
tirer (card).
- intransitive verb (prét drew;
pp drawn)
- (make picture) dessiner;
- (move) to ~ ahead (of sth/sb) lit gagner du terrain (sur qch/qn);
fig prendre de l'avance (sur qch/qn);
to ~ alongside (boat) accoster;
the car drew alongside the lorry la voiture s'est mise à côté du camion;
to ~ close ou near (time) approcher;
they drew nearer to listen ils se sont rapprochés pour écouter;
to ~ into (bus) arriver à (station);
the train drew into the station le train est entré en gare;
to ~ level se retrouver au même niveau;
to ~ over (vehicle) (stop) se ranger;
(still moving) se rabattre vers le bas-côté;
to ~ round ou around se rassembler;
to ~ to a halt s'arrêter;
to ~ to a close ou an end (day, event) toucher à sa fin;
- (in match) faire match nul;
- (choose at random) to ~ for sth tirer qch (au sort);
- (tea) infuser.
IDIOMS:
to be quick/slow on the ~ (familier) (in understanding) avoir l'esprit vif/lent;
(in replying) avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile;
(cowboy) dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite;
to ~ the line fixer des limites.
draw apart se séparer.
draw aside: ▶ ~ [sth] aside, ~ aside [sth] écarter;
▶ ~ [sb] aside prendre [qn] à part.
draw away: ▶ ~ away (move off) s'éloigner ( from de);
(move ahead) prendre de l'avance ( from sur);
(recoil) avoir un mouvement de recul;
▶ ~ [sth/sb] away, ~ away [sth/sb] retirer (hand, foot);
éloigner (person, object);
distraire [qn] de (book, task).
draw back: ▶ ~ back reculer;
▶ ~ [sth] back, ~ back [sth] ouvrir (curtains);
retirer (hand, foot);
▶ ~ [sb] back, ~ back [sb] faire revenir.
draw down: ▶ ~ [sth] down, ~ down [sth] baisser.
draw in: ▶
~ in - (days, nights) raccourcir;
- (arrive) (bus) arriver;
(train) entrer en gare;
▶
~ [sth] in,
~ in [sth] - (in picture) ajouter;
- tirer sur (rope);
rentrer (stomach, claws);
- (suck in) (person) aspirer (air);
(pump, machine) aspirer (air, liquid, gas);
to ~ in one's breath inspirer;
- (attract) attirer.
draw off: ▶ ~ off (vehicle, train) partir;
▶ ~ [sth] off, ~ off [sth] tirer (beer, water);
retirer (gloves);
Med évacuer (fluid).
draw on: ▶ ~ on (approach) approcher;
(pass) (time) passer;
(evening, day, season) (s')avancer;
▶ ~ on [sth] exploiter (skills, reserves);
the report ~s on information from‥ le rapport tire des informations de‥;
to ~ on one's experience faire appel à son expérience.
draw out: ▶
~ out - (train, bus) partir;
the train drew out of the station le train a quitté la gare;
a car drew out in front of me une voiture a déboîté devant moi;
- (day, night) rallonger;
▶
~ [sth] out,
~ out [sth] - gen tirer (handkerchief, purse, knife) ( from, out of de);
retirer (nail, cork) ( from, out of de);
aspirer (liquid, air);
- Fin retirer (cash, money);
- (cause to last longer) faire durer (event);
(unnecessarily) faire traîner;
- obtenir (information, confession);
(using force) soutirer;
▶ ~ [sb] out faire sortir [qn] de sa coquille.
draw up: ▶ ~ up s'arrêter;
▶
~ up [sth],
~ [sth] up - établir (contract, programme, proposals);
dresser, établir (list, plan, report);
- (pull) hisser (bucket);
approcher (chair) ( to de);
- tirer sur (thread);
▶ ~ oneself up se redresser.
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| draw | vtr | (sketch a picture) | dessiner⇒ vtr |
| | dessiner rapidement | croquer⇒ vtr |
| I like to draw trees on my school books. |
| J'aime dessiner des arbres sur mes livres d'école. |
| * Il aime croquer les gens qui passent dans la rue. |
| draw | vtr | (a weapon) arme | dégainer⇒ vtr |
| The cowboy drew his gun to show that he was serious. |
| Le cowboy dégaina pour prouver qu'il ne plaisantait pas. |
| draw | vi | (tie a game) sport, jeu | faire match nul vi |
| | sport, jeu | finir ex-aequo vi |
| | sport, jeu | finir à égalité vi |
| Neither team won the game; they drew. |
| * Les deux équipes ont fait match nul un à un. |
| * Les deux équipes ont fini troisième ex-aequo. |
| * Les deux équipes ont fini à égalité dix points partout. |
| draw | n | (attraction) attraction | succès nm |
| | | réussite nf |
| The governor's speech was a big draw, so there were many people in attendance. |
| Le discours du gouverneur a été un franc succès, il y avait un monde fou. |
| Le discours du gouverneur a été une réussite, il y avait beaucoup de monde. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| draw | n | (act of drawing) jeu, chance | sort nm |
| Whether you succeed will depend on the luck of the draw. |
| Votre réussite dépendra du sort. |
| draw | n | (power to attract) | pouvoir d'attraction nm |
| The man had some sort of draw on women that we couldn't understand. |
| Cet homme avait une sorte de pouvoir d'attraction sur les femmes que nous ne pouvions pas comprendre. |
| draw | n | (lots) jeu, sport | tirage au sort nm |
| A draw was used to create four teams. |
| On a créé les quatre équipes par tirage au sort. |
| draw | n | (tied game) sport, jeu | match nul nm |
| | sport, jeu | égalité nf |
| The football match was a draw. |
| * Le combat s'est terminé en match nul. |
| Le match de foot s'est terminé par une égalité. |
| draw | n | (smoke) tabac | bouffée nf |
| A draw of cigarette smoke is often followed by a cough. |
| On tousse souvent après une bouffée de cigarette. |
| draw | n | (removal of a gun) | traduction non disponible |
| The cowboy had a quick draw and shot the other cowboys first. |
| draw | n | (pull) | traduction non disponible |
| His draw of a four from the hat put him on team four. |
| draw | n | US (gully) | vallon nm |
| | | ravine nf |
| Note: Une ravine est plus encaissée, moins large qu'un vallon |
| The horsemen are waiting in the draw behind that hill. |
| Les cavaliers attendent dans le vallon derrière la colline. |
| Les cavaliers attendent dans la ravine derrière la colline. |
| draw | n | US (American football) football américain | draw nm |
| The quarterback called for a draw, and ran to his left. |
| Le quarterback demanda un draw et partit vers sa gauche. |
| draw | vi | (sketch) | dessiner⇒ vtr |
| She likes to spend her time drawing. |
| Elle aime dessiner. |
| draw | vi | (approach) | s'approcher⇒ v pron |
| As he drew close to home, he heard the sound of the fire. |
| Alors qu'il s'approchait de la maison, il entendit l'incendie. |
| draw | vi | (inhale smoke) | traduction non disponible |
| He would often cough after drawing in a breath of smoke. |
| draw | vi | (a weapon) | dégainer⇒ vtr |
| The cowboy drew quickly. |
| Le cowboy dégaina rapidement. |
| draw | vi | (select by lots) | tirer au sort v |
| We will draw from a hat to see who goes on which team. |
| Nous allons tirer au sort pour savoir qui va avec qui. |
| draw | vi | (contract, wrinkle) contracter | froncer⇒ vtr |
| She drew her brow in deep thought. |
| Dans un intense effort de concentration, elle fronça les sourcils. |
| draw | vi | (tea) thé, tisane | infuser⇒ vi |
| Leave the tea alone! Just let it draw. |
| Ne touche pas au thé ! Laisse-le infuser. |
| draw | vtr | (pull sth behind oneself) | tracter⇒, tirer⇒ vtr |
| The truck is strong enough to draw a one-ton trailer. |
| Le camion est assez puissant pour tracter (or: tirer) une remorque d'une tonne. |
| draw | vtr | (attract) faire venir | attirer⇒ vtr |
| Fights usually draw large crowds. |
| Les combats attirent en général beaucoup de monde. |
| draw | vtr | (attract emotionally) | traduction non disponible |
| He drew her in with his poetry. |
| draw | vtr | (elicit, arouse) susciter | s'attirer⇒ v pron |
| | faire surgir | susciter⇒ vtr |
| Racial remarks will usually draw anger from others. |
| Les remarques racistes s'attirent généralement la colère. |
| Les remarques racistes suscitent généralement la colère. |
| draw | vtr | (extract) extraire | tirer⇒ vtr |
| He often draws water from the well. |
| Il va souvent tirer de l'eau du puits. |
| draw | vtr | (curtains) rideaux | tirer⇒ vtr |
| Note: Tirer les rideaux s'emploie aussi bien pour ouvrir que pour fermer. |
| Each night they draw the curtains. |
| Ils tirent les rideaux tous les soirs. |
| draw | vtr | (take, obtain) obtenir | tirer⇒ vtr |
| | obtenir | chercher⇒ vtr |
| He draws inspiration from his past. |
| Il tire son inspiration de son propre passé. |
| Il cherche l'inspiration dans son propre passé. |
| draw | vtr | (withdraw money) argent | retirer⇒ vtr |
| | chèque | tirer⇒ vtr |
| He draws fifty dollars from my account every Friday. |
| Il retire cinquante dollars tous les vendredis. |
| * Il tire un chèque de 2000 euros chaque premier du mois pour les courses. |
| draw | vtr | (earn) argent | toucher⇒ vtr |
| He draws a large salary. |
| Il touche un excellent salaire. |
| draw | vtr | (formulate) conclusion, conséquence | tirer⇒ vtr |
| You can draw whatever conclusion you want, but I believe that he did it. |
| Vous pouvez tirer les conclusions que vous voulez, moi je crois que c'est lui qui l'a fait. |
| draw | vtr | (select) | traduction non disponible |
| Let's draw sticks to see who has to go. Longer stick wins. |
| draw | vtr | (cards) cartes à jouer | tirer⇒ vtr |
| She drew a card from the top of the deck. |
| Elle a tiré une carte de la pioche. |
| draw | vtr | (bend a bow) arc | bander⇒ vtr |
| The archer draws his bow, and then releases the arrow. |
| L'archer banda son arc puis tira. |
| draw | vtr | (tea) thé, tisane | faire infuser⇒, laisser infuser⇒ vtr |
| She never draws the tea properly - it's always too weak. |
| Elle ne fait jamais infuser (or: Elle ne laisse jamais infuser) le thé correctement ; il est toujours trop clair. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| draw a check, UK: draw a cheque | vi | US (make out a cheque, pay by cheque) | faire un chèque v |
| Your invoice was approved so I will draw a cheque for you by the end of the day. |
| Je vais vous faire un chèque aujourd'hui. |
| draw a conclusion | v | (deduce, conclude sth) | tirer une conclusion vtr |
| draw a crowd | v | (attract people's attention) | attirer les foules vtr |
| That band always draws a crowd. |
| Ce groupe attire toujours les foules. |
| draw a diagram | vi | (represent sth schematically) | dessiner un croquis, un schéma, un plan vtr |
| He drew a diagam of the kitchen layout, showing the exact position of cabinets and appliances - yet still the builders managed to get it wrong. |
| draw a gun on | vtr | (produce a firearm and aim it at) | dégainer une arme contre qqn loc v |
| To stop the robber, the policewoman drew a gun on him and ordered him to lie on the ground. |
| draw a parallel between | vtr | (identify as being similar) | établir⇒, faire⇒, dresser un parallèle entre⇒ vtr |
| We can draw a parallel between restrictions on law making powers of the earliest British Parliaments, and that of the modern European Parliament. |
| draw a pay check | vi | (be employed) | travailler v |
| Since I was old enough to draw a pay check, I enjoyed a sense of autonomy that my own children don't seem interested in achieving. |
| Depuis que je suis en âge de travailler, j'ai le plaisir d'être autonome mais apparemment, ça n'intéresse pas mes enfants. |
| | | gagner sa vie vtr |
| draw a picture | vi | (represent sth visually) | faire un dessin vtr |
| I couldn't describe the crash in words so I drew a picture of it for the nice policeman. |
| Je leur ai fait un dessin qui explique le montage des câbles. |
| | | dessiner qch vtr |
| draw a picture | vi | figurative (describe in detail) fig | faire un dessin (à qqn) |
| Je vous dis non, c'est non. Vous avez compris, ou il faut vous faire un dessin ? |
| draw again | | dessiner de nouveau | redessiner v |
| draw apart | vtr | (separate) | séparer⇒ vtr |
| You have to draw apart the halves of the avocado before you can scoop out the pulp. |
| draw aside | | s'éloigner | s'écarter v |
| draw attention | v | (be eye-catching) | attirer l'attention loc v |
| Her laugh drew the attention of everyone in the room. |
| Garish clothing draws attention. |
| draw away | vi | (retreat, move back) | s'éloigner⇒ v pron |
| | | se retirer⇒ v pron |
| draw away | vtr | (cause sb to leave) | éloigner⇒ vtr |
| My wife diplomatically drew me away from the pompous guest as she could see I was about to lose my temper with him. |
| Mon épouse m'a éloigné de cet invité qui commençait à m'agacer sérieusement. |
| draw back | vi | (flinch) | avoir un mouvement de recul v |
| She drew back sharply when the dog barked at her. |
| Elle a eu un mouvement de recul quand le chien a aboyé. |
| | | reculer⇒ vi |
| Elle a reculé quand le chien a aboyé. |
| draw back | vtr | (pull away, pull back) | ramener en arrière⇒ vtr |
| | | faire reculer⇒ vtr |
| draw breath | | | respirer v |
| draw criticism | vi | (attract disapproval or disagreement) | s'attirer des reproches, des critiques v pron |
| Michael Jackson once drew criticism for dangling his infant over the edge of a balcony. |
| draw forth | vtr | (bring out, elicit) | tirer⇒ vtr |
| J'espère tirer le meilleur de notre nouvel employé. |
| | | dégager⇒ vtr |
| draw heavily on | vtr | (make great use of) | s'inspirer (beaucoup) de vpr + prép |
| The apprentice draws heavily on the works of the grand masters for inspiration. |
| L'apprenti s'inspire beaucoup des œuvres de ce grand maître. |
| draw in | vtr | (arouse the interest of) | attirer⇒ vtr |
| We need a beautiful sign for our shop to draw in customers. |
| Celebrities draw in the crowds. |
| Nous avons besoin d'une grande enseigne pour attirer les clients. |
| draw in | vi | (move closer) | se rapprocher⇒ v pron |
| As he drew in closer, John could see more and more detail. |
| Julie s'est rapprochée du tableau pour mieux voir les détails. |
| draw in profile | | | profiler v |
| draw into | vtr | (involve in) fam | embarquer⇒ vtr |
| Don't draw me into your problems! |
| Ne te laisse pas embarquer dans ces histoires ! |
| | | mêler à vtr |
| | | impliquer⇒ vtr |
| | | attirer dans vtr |
| draw near | vi | (be imminent) | approcher⇒ vi |
| New Year's Day is drawing near. |
| En mai, l'école est en ébullition, on sent les grandes vacances qui approchent ! |
| draw off | vtr | (liquid: remove by draining) Méd | ponctionner⇒ vtr |
| The doctor had to use a large needle to draw off the liquid in my swollen knee. |
| Le médecin a utilisé une grosse aiguille pour ponctionner le liquide de mon genou gonflé. |
| | | drainer⇒ vtr |
| Le chirurgien a drainé l'abcès. |
| draw off | vtr | (sb: induce to leave) | faire partir⇒ vtr |
| | | repousser⇒ vtr |
| draw off | vtr | (sth: remove by pulling) | retirer⇒ vtr |
| draw on | vtr | (resources: use) | faire appel à loc v |
| Henrietta drew on her experience as a hockey captain when asked to lead the project. |
| Elle a dû faire appel à toute son expérience de capitaine. |
| | | puiser dans vtr |
| Elle a dû puiser dans son expérience de capitaine. |
| | | mobiliser⇒ vtr |
| draw on | vtr | (sb: use contribution of) | faire appel à v + prép |
| | | mettre à contribution vtr |
| draw on | vtr | (clothing: put on) | enfiler⇒ vtr |
| He quickly drew on his trousers and ran out the door. |
| Il a vite enfilé un pantalon puis il est sorti. |
| | | mettre⇒ vtr |
| draw one's gun | v | (pull out a firearm) | dégainer son arme loc v |
| The insistent sound of the snake's rattle caused him to draw his gun as a precaution. |
| | | sortir son pistolet vtr |
| draw one's salary | | personne | émarger v |
| draw one's sword | v | literal (pull out a large fighting blade) | dégainer son épée vtr |
| When the soldier heard the insult, he drew his sword. |
| Il dégaina son épée et pénétra dans la salle obscure. |
| | | tirer son épée vtr |
| draw one's sword or gun | | | dégainer v |
| draw out | vtr | (prolong) | prolonger⇒, poursuivre + [substantif] vtr |
| I signed up for a Masters course because I wanted to draw out being a student for as long as possible. |
| Je me suis inscrit en Master parce que je voulais prolonger ma vie d'étudiant. |
| | | continuer à, de + [infinitif] vtr ind |
| Je me suis inscrit en Master parce que je voulais continuais à être étudiant encore un peu. |
| draw out | vtr | (sb: induce to reveal facts) | soutirer à qqn v |
| The psychiatrist drew out her long-buried secrets. |
| J'ai réussi à lui soutirer le nom de sa nouvelle copine. |
| | | amener à révéler⇒ vtr |
| | | faire parler qqn (de) vtr |
| draw poker | n | (card game: five-card poker) | poker nm |
| Le poker et le stud ne sont plus à la mode, tout le monde joue au Texas Hold 'Em. |
| draw sb aside | vi | (speak privately to sb) | prendre qqn à part vtr |
| After the meeting, the chairman drew me aside to ask if I would be interested in joining the committee. |
| Après la réunion, le président m'a pris à part pour me demander si j'aimerais rejoindre le comité. |
| draw sb over | vi | (beckon sb) | faire signe à qqn d'approcher v |
| Elle m'a fait signe d'approcher. |
| draw self together | v | (recover calm, suppress emotion) | se ressaisir⇒ v pron |
| draw squares on | | | tracer des carrés v tr |
| draw the attention | | | attirer l'attention |
| draw the attention of | vtr | (attract, interest) | attirer l'attention de vtr |
| The street entertainer drew the attention of a large crowd. |
| draw the line | v | (set a limit or restriction) | fixer la limite loc v |
| I went out for a few beers, but I drew the line at doing shots. |
| | | se limiter à vpr + prép |
| draw the line at | vtr | figurative, informal (set the limit at, rule out) | se limiter à v pron |
| I don't mind her driving fast, but I draw the line at 150 km/hour. |
| draw to a close | vi | (come to an end) | toucher à sa fin loc v |
| As the evening drew to a close, the orchestra played a final waltz. |
| After an hour on the phone, she drew the conversation to a close. |
| La soirée touchait à sa fin lorsque l'orchestre attaqua une valse. |
| draw together | vi | (form a huddle or group) | se regrouper⇒ v pron |
| Penguins sometimes draw together to share body warmth. |
| | | se rassembler⇒ v pron |
| | | se réunir⇒ v pron |
| draw together | vtr | (unite) | rassembler⇒ vtr |
| | | unir⇒ vtr |
| | | réunir⇒ vtr |
| draw up | vtr | (write out) | rédiger⇒ vtr |
| It is desireable that any important legal documents be drawn up by a qualified solicitor. |
| We shall draw up a new proposal for tomorrow's presentation. |
| | | établir⇒ vtr |
| draw up a formal document | vi | (write out an official paper) | rédiger un document vtr |
| My lawyers must draw up the deed of transfer for the sale of my house. |
| | | préparer un papier officiel vtr |
| | | élaborer un document vtr |
| draw up a plan | vi | (devise a way to proceed) | élaborer un plan vtr |
| | | échafauder un plan vtr |
| | | concevoir un projet vtr |
| draw up an account | | | arrêter un compte |
| draw upon | vtr | (source, resource: make use of) | faire usage de loc v |
| To pass the final exam, the students must draw upon everything they have learned in the course. |
| Vous devez faire usage de tout ce que vous avez appris pendant l'année. |
| luck of the draw | n | (chance) | hasard du tirage nm |
| There's no way to guarantee that you'll win the lottery - it's just the luck of the draw. |
| Bien entendu l'éventualité d'un gain est totalement laissée au hasard du tirage. |
| prize draw | n | UK (raffle in which sth is won) | tombola nf |
| quick on the draw | adj | (tending to take offence) | susceptible adj |
| Ne critique pas son travail, même gentiment, il est très susceptible. |
| | fam | partir⇒, démarrer au quart de tour vi |
| Je n'aime pas débattre avec elle, elle est du genre à partir au quart de tour. |
| to a draw | | en sport | à égalité |
| trailer draw bar | | Agriculture | timon nm |
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