pull up

s'arrêter

Arriver à un endroit et s’arrêter, généralement à bord d’un véhicule.

En anglais simple : To arrive at a place and stop, usually in a vehicle.

• A car pulled up outside.
• The bus pulled up beside the school.
• Where should I pull up to let you out?

Comment l'utiliser : pull up at/outside/beside something (A taxi pulled up outside our house.); pull up to something (We pulled up to the gate.)

Synonymes : stop, draw up

Expressions courantes : pull up outside, pull up alongside

afficher, ouvrir

Trouver une information sur un ordinateur ou un téléphone et la faire apparaître à l’écran.

En anglais simple : To find information on a computer or phone and show it on the screen.

• Can you pull up the map?
• She pulled up our booking details on her phone.
• I will pull it up on the screen.

Comment l'utiliser : pull up something / pull something up (I pulled the file up on my laptop.)

Synonymes : bring up, display, open

Expressions courantes : pull up a file, pull up a map

rapprocher

Déplacer quelque chose, généralement une chaise, plus près pour pouvoir s’en servir.

En anglais simple : To move something, usually a chair, closer so that someone can use it.

• Pull up a chair.
• He pulled a stool up to the counter.
• We pulled up two chairs and joined the conversation.

Comment l'utiliser : pull up something / pull something up (She pulled a chair up beside me.)

Synonymes : draw up, bring over

Expressions courantes : pull up a chair, pull up a stool

remonter, soulever

Faire monter quelque chose ou son propre corps en tirant.

En anglais simple : To raise something or yourself by pulling.

• Pull up your socks.
• She pulled herself up onto the branch.
• He pulled the lever up with both hands.

Comment l'utiliser : pull up something / pull something up (She pulled her socks up.); pull yourself up (He pulled himself up onto the wall.)

Synonymes : raise, lift

Contraires : lower

Expressions courantes : pull up your socks, pull up a lever

venir, passer

Venir quelque part, souvent pour retrouver des gens ; s’emploie dans un registre familier.

En anglais simple : To go to a place, often to meet people there.

• Pull up tonight if you are free.
• My friends pulled up to the party after dinner.
• Are you going to pull up to the club?

Comment l'utiliser : pull up to something (They plan to pull up to the party later.)

Synonymes : come over, show up, turn up

Expressions courantes : pull up tonight, pull up here

se sentir

Se sentir d’une certaine manière après une fête, une maladie ou un effort physique intense.

En anglais simple : To be in a particular condition after a party, illness, or hard physical activity.

• How did you pull up this morning?
• She pulled up well after the long race.
• I pulled up tired after dancing all night.

Comment l'utiliser : pull up + adjective (He pulled up sore after the race.)

Synonymes : fare

Expressions courantes : pull up sore, pull up well, pull up tired