draw up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de préparer ou de rédiger un document, un plan ou une liste, ainsi que pour s'arrêter ou s'approcher (en parlant d'un véhicule).

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preparing or composing a document, plan, or list, or to bring something to a stop.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Prepare a documentformal

   To write or create a formal document, plan, or list.

   Rédiger un document

   • The lawyer drew up a contract for the sale.
   • We need to draw up a schedule for the project.
   • She drew up a list of all the necessary supplies.

   Synonymescomposedraftformulateframeprepareproducewrite

2. Come to a stopinformal

   To stop a vehicle, especially by pulling to the side of the road.

   S'arrêter (en parlant d'un véhicule)

   • The taxi drew up in front of the hotel.
   • A police car drew up behind us.
   • He drew up at the traffic lights.

   Synonymeshaltpull inpull overpull upstop

   Antonymesacceleratehurryracespeed

3. Pull something closerinformal

   To pull something, such as a chair, closer to something or someone.

   Rapprocher en tirant

   • She drew up a chair and sat next to me.
   • He drew up the blanket to keep warm.
   • They drew up the table to the window.

   Synonymesdrag uphaul uppull up

Verbe de basedraw