pull in

anhalten, einparken

Mit einem Fahrzeug auf einen Platz oder an den Straßenrand fahren und dort anhalten.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: pull in at somewhere (We pulled in at a petrol station.); pull in to + verb (The driver pulled in to let the ambulance pass.)

Synonyme: pull over, drive in, park

Gegenteile: pull out

Häufige Wendungen: pull in here, pull in somewhere

einfahren, ankommen

Bei einem Zug oder Bus: in einen Bahnhof einfahren und dort halten.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: pull in at a station (The train pulled in at the main station.)

Synonyme: arrive, come in

Gegenteile: depart

Häufige Wendungen: pull in late, pull in slowly

hineinziehen, einholen

Jemanden oder etwas festhalten und mit Kraft nach innen ziehen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: pull someone/something in (The crew pulled the swimmer in over the side of the boat.)

Synonyme: draw in, haul in

Häufige Wendungen: pull someone in, pull something in, pull nets in

festnehmen, aufs Revier bringen

Jemanden zur Polizeiwache bringen, weil er möglicherweise eine Straftat begangen hat.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: pull someone in for something (The police pulled him in for questioning.)

Synonyme: bring in, arrest

Gegenteile: release

Häufige Wendungen: pull someone in, pull suspects in

verdienen, einnehmen

Einen bestimmten Geldbetrag verdienen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: pull in + amount of money (The shop pulls in five thousand euros a week.)

Synonyme: earn, make, bring in

Häufige Wendungen: pull in money, pull in millions

dichtholen

An einer Leine ziehen, damit ein Segel straffer wird.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

Synonyme: sheet in

Häufige Wendungen: pull in something, pull in the sheet