haul

haul
haul
A n
1 (taken by criminals) butin m ; a £2m haul un butin d'une valeur de 2 millions de livres ; art/jewellery haul butin d'objets d'art/de bijoux ;
2 (found by police, customs) saisie f ; arms/heroin haul saisie d'armes/d'héroïne ;
3 Sport (of medals etc) moisson f ;
4 (journey) it will be a long haul lit, fig l'étape sera longue ; it's a long haul to Christmas d'ici Noël, il y a du chemin ; the long haul from Dublin to London le long voyage de Dublin à Londres ; the long haul to recovery Med le long chemin de la guérison ; Econ la longue remontée ;
5 Transp long/medium/short haul flight vol m long/moyen/court courrier ; long haul transport transport m long courrier ;
6 (of fish) prise f, pêche f.
B vtr
1 (drag) tirer [load, wagon] ; tirer, traîner [person] ; he hauled himself up on the roof il s'est hissé sur le toit ;
2 Transp transporter, camionner ;
3 Naut to haul a boat (alter course of) lofer ; (hoist out of water) haler.
C vi Naut [wind] refuser ; [ship] naviguer vent debout.
Idioms
to haul ass ◑ US (hurry up) se magner le cul ◑ , se dépêcher ; (move fast) foncer ○ ; to haul sb over the coals passer un savon à qn ○ .
Phrasal verbs
■ haul down :
▶ haul down [sth], haul [sth] down amener [flag] ; affaler [rope, sail].
■ haul in :
▶ haul in [sth], haul [sth] in amener [net, catch, fish] ; affaler [rope] ; tirer [qn] hors de l'eau [person].
■ haul off
1 Naut passer au vent ;
2 to haul off and do sth ○ US faire qch tout d'un coup.
■ haul out :
▶ haul out [sth/sb], haul [sth/sb] out tirer [qch/qn] hors de l'eau [net, body] ; to haul sb out of bed tirer qn du lit.
■ haul up :
▶ haul up [sth], haul [sth] up hisser [flag, person] ; they hauled the boat up onto the beach ils ont tiré le bateau sur la plage ; to be hauled up before sb ○ être convoqué chez qn.

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