pull in

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'arrivée à destination (surtout pour un véhicule), le fait d'attirer ou de gagner quelque chose, ou de tirer quelque chose vers l'intérieur.

A phrasal verb used to indicate arriving at a destination (especially of a vehicle), attracting or earning something, or pulling something inward.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Arrive at a destinationinformal

   To arrive at a place, especially a station or stop, in a vehicle.

   entrer en gare

   • The train pulled in at exactly 9 o'clock.
   • The bus pulled in to the station and we got off.
   • He pulled in to the driveway and turned off the engine.

   Synonymesarrivecome indraw inget inpull upreachroll instop

2. Earn or attractinformal

   To earn a certain amount of money or attract a large number of people.

   rapporter (de l'argent), attirer (du public)

   • The movie pulled in over a million dollars on its opening weekend.
   • She pulls in a good salary as a software engineer.
   • The new exhibition is pulling in crowds from all over the city.

   Synonymesattractbring indrawearngrossmakenetrake in

   Antonymesdeterdiscourageloserepel

3. Restrain or controlinformal

   To make someone or something stop or become less active.

   retenir, freiner

   • The police pulled in the suspect for questioning.
   • He had to pull in his horse to avoid a collision.
   • The government is trying to pull in spending on unnecessary projects.

   Synonymesbridlecheckcontaincontrolcurbhold backrein inrestrainsuppress

Verbe de basepull