pull up

Katso myös: pull-up

Englanti[muokkaa]

(ajoneuvosta) pysähtyä, seisahtua; hidastaa ja pysähtyä
We pulled up to the motel.

I asked the driver to pull up.

The police car pulled up in front of our house.
pysäyttää
The professor pulled me up when I was leaving the classroom.

She pulled herself up short and looked at me beside herself with fury. – Hän pysähtyi äkisti ja katsoi minua suunniltaan raivosta.
hellittää, levähtää
If you don't pull up a bit you'll risk suffering from burnout.
siirtää lähemmäksi
He pulled up his chair and tried to strike up a conversation with her.
moittia, arvostella (työtä tms.)
They'll pull you up on it if they're not happy with your work.

The manageress pulled me up sharply in front of the customers.

The teacher pulled him up on his spelling.
vetää ylös, nostaa (ylös)
Pull up your trousers.

We must pull up the floorboards.

I just pull the weeds up instead of using herbicides.
edistyä, ottaa muita kiinni
You seem to have pulled up quite a bit in many subjects this year.

pull someone up short, saada joku tekemään äkkipysähdyksen t. pysähtymään / hätkähtämään (yllättyneenä)

The question pulled him up short, and he started to think.