draw

draw
draw
A n
1 (raffle) tirage m (au sort) ; to win (sth in) a draw gagner (qch) dans une loterie ;
2 (tie) (in match) match m nul ; it was a draw (in match) ils ont fait match nul ; (in race) ils sont arrivés ex aequo ;
3 (attraction) (person, film, event, place) attraction f ; Bob Dylan was the big draw Bob Dylan était la grande attraction ;
4 (on cigarette, pipe) bouffée f ;
5 US (hand of cards) main f.
B vtr (prét drew, pp drawn)
1 (on paper etc) faire [picture, plan, portrait, sketch, cartoon] ; dessiner [person, face, object, diagram] ; tracer [line, circle, square] ; to draw a picture lit faire un dessin, dessiner ; to draw (a picture of) a boat dessiner un bateau ; to draw a map (giving directions) faire un plan ; (in school) dessiner une carte ; to draw sb sth, to draw sth for sb faire qch à qn [picture, plan, cartoon, sketch] ; dessiner qch à qn [person, face, object, diagram] ;
2 fig dépeindre [character, picture] ; faire [analogy, comparison, distinction, parallel] ;
3 (pull) [animal, car, engine] tirer [object, cart, rope, plough] ; [machine, suction] aspirer [liquid, gas] ; to draw a plough along tirer une charrue ; the water is drawn along the pipe l'eau est aspirée dans le tuyau ; I drew the book towards me j'ai tiré le livre vers moi ; he drew the child towards him il a attiré l'enfant vers lui ; to draw a bolt/the curtains tirer un verrou/les rideaux ; I drew the string as tight as I could j'ai tiré sur la ficelle aussi fort que j'ai pu ; she drew a ten pound note from her purse elle a tiré un billet de dix livres de son porte-monnaie ; he drew his finger along the shelf il a passé un doigt sur l'étagère ; to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead/a comb through ones' hair se passer un mouchoir sur le front/un peigne dans les cheveux ; she drew his arm through hers elle a passé son bras sous le sien ; she drew her shawl round her shoulders elle a resserré son châle autour de ses épaules ; to draw water from a well tirer de l'eau d'un puits ; to draw a pint of beer tirer un demi-litre de bière à la pression ; to draw blood lit provoquer un saignement ; to draw a bow bander un arc ;
4 (derive) tirer [conclusion] (from de) ; I drew comfort from the fact that/from doing cela m'a un peu réconforté de savoir que/de faire ; to draw a lesson/a moral from sth tirer une leçon/une morale de qch ; to draw inspiration from sth puiser de l'inspiration dans qch ; he drew hope/encouragement from this cela lui a donné de l'espoir/du courage ; to be drawn from [energy, information] provenir de ; his friends/our readers are drawn from all walks of life ses amis/nos lecteurs viennent de tous les horizons ;
5 (cause to talk) faire parler [person] (about, on de) ; I'd hoped she'd tell me, but she wouldn't be drawn ou she refused to be drawn j'avais espéré qu'elle me le dirait, mais elle a refusé de parler ; to draw sth from ou out of sb obtenir qch de qn [information] ; faire dire or arracher qch à qn [truth] ; she drew tears of laughter from the audience elle a fait rire son public aux larmes ; I managed to draw a smile from him j'ai réussi à lui arracher un sourire ;
6 (attract) [person, event, film] attirer [crowd, person] (to vers) ; susciter [reaction, criticism, praise, interest] ; the idea drew much criticism from both sides/from the experts l'idée a suscité de nombreuses critiques des deux côtés/chez les experts ; the course draws students from all over the world le cours attire des étudiants du monde entier ; his speech drew great applause son discours a soulevé des applaudissements ; to draw sb's attention to sth attirer l'attention de qn sur qch ; to draw attention to oneself attirer l'attention sur soi ; to feel drawn to sb se sentir attiré vers qn ; to draw sb to attirer qn vers [person, religion] ; pousser qn vers [profession] ; the sound of the explosion drew her to the window le bruit de l'explosion l'a attirée à la fenêtre ; to draw sb into mêler qn à [conversation] ; entraîner qn dans [argument, battle] ; I'm not going to be drawn into an argument with you je ne vais pas me laisser entraîner dans une dispute avec toi ; they were drawn together by their love of animals leur amour des animaux les a rapprochés ; to draw the enemy fire offrir un cible au feu ennemi ; I'll draw their fire je ferai diversion ;
7 Fin (take out) retirer [money] (from de) ; tirer [cheque, bill of exchange, promissory note] (on sur) ; (receive) toucher [wages, pension] ;
8 Games (choose at random) tirer [qch] au sort [name, ticket, winner] ; they asked him to draw the winner (out of the hat) ils lui ont demandé de tirer au sort le gagnant ; to draw a winning ticket [competitor] tirer un billet gagnant ; Italy has been drawn against Spain ou to play Spain le tirage au sort a désigné l'Italie comme adversaire de l'Espagne ; Jones drew Smith in the first round le tirage au sort a désigné Smith comme adversaire de Jones au premier tour ;
9 Sport to draw a match faire match nul ;
10 (remove, pull out) extraire [tooth] ; retirer, enlever [thorn, splinter, sting] (from de) ; retirer [cork] (from de) ; dégainer, sortir [sword, dagger] ; sortir [knife, gun] ; tirer [card] ; to draw a gun on sb sortir un pistolet et le braquer sur qn ; to draw a knife on sb sortir un couteau pour en menacer qn ; with drawn sword l'épée dégainée ;
11 (disembowel) vider [chicken, turkey, goose] ; Hist étriper [prisoner] ;
12 Hunt suivre la voie de [animal] ;
13 Games to draw trumps tirer ses atouts ;
14 Tech étirer [wire, metal, glass] ;
15 Naut the ship draws six metres le navire a un tirant d'eau de six mètres ;
16 (run) faire couler [bath].
C vi (prét drew, pp drawn)
1 (make picture) dessiner ; he draws very well il dessine très bien ; to draw round ou around sth dessiner en suivant les contours de [hand, template] ;
2 (move) to draw ahead (of sth/sb) lit [vehicle, person] gagner du terrain (sur qch/qn) ; fig [person, company] prendre de l'avance (sur qch/qn) ; to draw alongside [boat] accoster ; the car drew alongside the lorry la voiture s'est mise à côté du camion ; to draw close ou near [time, date, ordeal] approcher ; the time/day is drawing close when… l'heure/le jour approche où… ; they drew nearer to listen ils se sont rapprochés pour écouter ; to draw into [bus] arriver à [station] ; the train drew into the station le train est entré en gare ; to draw level se retrouver au même niveau ; to draw level with the other athletes (in score) se retrouver au même niveau que les autres athlètes ; (in race) rattraper les autres athlètes ; to draw over [vehicle] (stop) se ranger ; (still moving) se rabattre vers le bas-côté ; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road le camion s'est rangé sur la voie de droite ; to draw to one side [person] s'écarter ; to draw round ou around [people] se rassembler ; they drew round the teacher ils se sont rassemblés autour du professeur ; to draw to a halt s'arrêter ; to draw to a close ou an end [day, event, life] toucher à sa fin ;
3 gen, Sport (in match) [teams] faire match nul ; (finish at same time in race) [runners, racers] arriver ex aequo ; (finish equal, with same points) se retrouver ex aequo ; they drew for second place ils sont arrivés deuxièmes ex aequo ; X drew with Y (in match) X a fait match nul avec Y ; (in race) X est arrivé ex aequo avec Y ;
4 (choose at random) to draw for sth tirer qch (au sort) ; they drew for partners ils ont tiré leurs partenaires (au sort) ;
5 [chimney, pipe] tirer ; [pump, vacuum cleaner] aspirer ; to draw on ou at one's pipe/cigarette tirer sur sa pipe/sa cigarette ;
6 [tea] infuser.
Idioms
to be quick/slow on the draw (in understanding) avoir l'esprit vif/lent ; (in replying) avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile ; [cowboy] dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite ; to beat sb to the draw [rival, competitor] devancer qn ; [cowboy] dégainer plus vite que qn ; to draw the line fixer des limites ; you've got to draw the line somewhere il faut savoir fixer des limites ; to draw the line at doing se refuser à faire ; she drew the line at blackmail elle se refusait à faire du chantage ; I draw the line at violence je n'irai pas jusqu'à la violence ; the union agreed to longer working hours but drew the line at wage cuts le syndicat a accepté une augmentation des heures de travail mais a refusé une baisse des salaires.
Phrasal verbs
draw apart :
draw apart [two people] se séparer ; the land masses drew apart les masses de terre se sont éloignées les unes des autres.
draw aside :
draw [sth] aside, draw aside [sth] écarter [curtain, screen, object] ;
draw [sb] aside prendre qn à part.
draw away :
draw away [vehicle, train, person] (move off) s'éloigner (from de) ; (move ahead) prendre de l'avance (from sur) ; [person] (move away, recoil) avoir un mouvement de recul ;
draw [sth] away, draw away [sth] retirer [hand, foot] ; draw the chair away from the fire éloigne la chaise du feu ;
draw [sb] away from éloigner qn de [fire, scene] ; distraire qn de [book, task].
draw back :
draw back (move back, recoil) reculer ;
draw [sth] back, draw back [sth] ouvrir [curtains] ; [person] retirer [hand, foot] ;
draw [sb] back, draw back [sb] faire revenir [person] ; the company will have difficulty drawing its customers back la société aura du mal à récupérer ses clients.
draw down :
draw [sth] down, draw down [sth] baisser [blind, screen, veil].
draw in :
draw in
1 [days] raccourcir ; the nights are drawing in les jours raccourcissent ;
2 (arrive) [bus] arriver ; [train] entrer en gare ;
draw [sth] in, draw in [sth]
1 gen, Art (in picture) ajouter [background, detail] ;
2 tirer sur [reins, rope, lead] ; rentrer [stomach, claws] ;
3 (suck in) [person] aspirer [air] ; [pump, machine] aspirer [liquid, gas, air] ; to draw in one's breath inspirer ;
4 (attract) attirer [people, funds].
draw off :
draw off [vehicle, train] partir ; [army] battre en retraite ;
draw [sth] off, draw off [sth] tirer [beer, water] ; Med évacuer [fluid] ; retirer, ôter [gloves].
draw on :
draw on (approach) [time, date, season] approcher ; (pass) [time] passer ; [evening, day, season] (s')avancer ;
draw on [sth] puiser dans, exploiter [skills, strength, reserves, savings] ; in her novels she draws on childhood memories pour écrire ses romans elle s'inspire de ses souvenirs d'enfance ; the report draws on information from… le rapport tire des informations de… ; to draw on one's experience faire appel à son expérience ;
draw on [sth], draw [sth] on enfiler [gloves, shoes, garment].
draw out :
draw out
1 (leave) [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 ;
2 (get longer) [day, night] rallonger ; the nights are drawing out les jours rallongent ;
draw [sth] out, draw out [sth]
1 gen tirer [handkerchief, purse, cigarette, knife] (from, out of de) ; retirer [splinter, nail, cork] (from, out of de) ; extraire [tooth] ; aspirer [liquid, air] ;
2 Fin retirer [cash, money, balance] ;
3 (cause to last longer) faire durer [meeting, speech, meal] ; (unnecessarily) faire traîner [meeting, speech, meal] ;
4 (extract) obtenir [information, confession] ; (using force) soutirer [information, confession] ; they managed to draw a confession out of him ils ont réussi à lui soutirer des aveux ;
5 Tech (stretch) étirer [wire, thread, glass, metal] ;
draw [sb] out (make less shy) faire sortir [qn] de sa coquille ; I managed to draw him out of his silence j'ai réussi à le sortir de son silence ; I drew the old man out about the war j'ai fait parler le vieil homme de la guerre.
draw up :
draw up [vehicle] s'arrêter ; [boat] accoster ;
draw up [sth], draw [sth] up
1 établir [contract, criteria, budget, programme, proposals, questionnaire] ; dresser, établir [list, inventory, plan] ; rédiger, établir [report] ; faire [will] ;
2 (pull upwards) hisser [bucket] ;
3 (bring) approcher [chair, stool] (to de) ;
4 (gather up) tirer sur [thread, drawstring] ;
draw oneself up se redresser ; she drew herself up to her full height elle s'est redressée de toute sa hauteur.

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