Terms containing to pull

Subject	English	French
fig.	be told to pull one's socks up	se faire remonter les bretelles
gen.	he didn't think to pull the alarm	n'a pas eu le réflexe de tirer le signal d'alarme
gen.	he tried to pull the old running-out-of-petrol trick on me	il a essayé de me faire le coup de la panne
gen.	he's trying to pull the wool over our eyes	il voudrait nous faire prendre des vessies pour des lanternes
gen.	I had to pull my dress up around my knees to stop it getting wet	j'ai dû me retrousser jusqu'aux genoux pour ne pas mouiller ma robe
inf.	it worked out well for me, I managed to pull it off	j'ai bien réussi mon coup
gen.	she got somebody to pull a few strings for her to get the job	elle a fait marcher le piston pour se faire embaucher
gen.	they really had to pull out the stops	il a fallu qu'ils en mettent un sacré coup
construct.	to pull down	raser
construct.	to pull down	démolir
met.	to pull out	sortir
met.	to pull out	relever
construct.	to pull to one side	bomber
construct.	to pull to one side	faire ventre (glissement de murs)
construct.	to pull up the joint in gib and cotter fastenings	cheviller les tenons et mortaises