drag

arrastrar

Mover algo tirando de ello con esfuerzo mientras toca el suelo.

En inglés sencillo: If you pull something along the ground with effort, you move it this way.

• Drag the bag over here.
• They dragged the fallen branch off the road.
• Her long skirt was dragging along the ground.

Cómo se usa: drag something across/along something (We dragged the box across the floor.)

Sinónimos: pull, haul

Expresiones frecuentes: drag something along, drag something across, drag a chair

dar largas, remolonear

Moverse o actuar despacio, a menudo porque no se tiene ganas de hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: If you move or act this way, you do it slowly, often because you do not want to.

• Please stop dragging your feet.
• They dragged their heels over signing the agreement.
• Why is the company dragging its feet on this decision?

Cómo se usa: drag one's feet over something (The council is dragging its feet over the repairs.)

Sinónimos: delay, stall

Antónimos: hurry

Expresiones frecuentes: drag your feet, drag your heels

llevar a rastras

Llevar a alguien a un sitio aunque no quiera ir.

En inglés sencillo: If you take someone somewhere this way, they go even though they do not want to.

• Do not drag me along.
• He dragged his brother to the dentist.
• She always drags us around the shops.

Cómo se usa: drag someone to something (My sister dragged me to a party.)

Sinónimos: haul

Expresiones frecuentes: drag someone along, drag someone home, drag someone away

arrastrar

Mover algo en una pantalla manteniendo pulsado el botón del ratón o sin levantar el dedo.

En inglés sencillo: Move something on a screen by holding a mouse button or keeping your finger on it.

• Drag the icon here.
• I dragged the file to the desktop.
• You can drag and drop pictures into your message.

Cómo se usa: drag something into/to something (Drag the photo into the folder.)

Sinónimos: move

Expresiones frecuentes: drag a file, drag and drop, drag something into

arrastrarse

Ir a algún sitio con gran esfuerzo por estar cansado o enfermo.

En inglés sencillo: If you move yourself somewhere this way, it takes great effort because you are tired or ill.

• I dragged myself upstairs.
• She dragged herself to work despite her headache.
• After the race, we could barely drag ourselves home.

Cómo se usa: drag oneself out of something (I dragged myself out of bed at six.)

Expresiones frecuentes: drag yourself home, drag yourself out, drag yourself upstairs

deprimir, desanimar

Hacer que alguien se sienta triste o pierda esperanza.

En inglés sencillo: If something affects you this way, it makes you feel unhappy or less hopeful.

• Do not let this drag you down.
• All the bad news is dragging him down.
• Her worries about money dragged her down for months.

Cómo se usa: drag someone down (Constant criticism dragged her down.)

Sinónimos: depress, discourage

Antónimos: cheer

Expresiones frecuentes: drag someone down, drag you down

rollo, lata

Algo aburrido o molesto que no disfrutas haciendo o viviendo.

En inglés sencillo: Something boring or unpleasant that you do not enjoy doing or experiencing.

• Homework is a drag tonight.
• Waiting for the bus was a real drag.
• It’s such a drag having to work every weekend.

Sinónimos: bore, nuisance, chore

Expresiones frecuentes: a real drag, such a drag, a total drag

calada

Acción de aspirar una vez el humo de un cigarrillo o algo parecido.

En inglés sencillo: An act of breathing smoke into your mouth or lungs from a cigarette or similar object.

• He took a long drag.
• She exhaled slowly after each drag on the cigarette.
• He took one last drag before putting it out.

Cómo se usa: drag on something (He took a drag on his cigarette.); drag from something (She took a final drag from her cigarette.)

Sinónimos: puff

Expresiones frecuentes: take a drag, a long drag, one last drag