draw

draw
[[t]dro:[/t]] 1. past tense - drew; verb
1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) dessiner
2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) tirer
3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) s'éloigner; s'approcher
4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) faire match nul
5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) retirer
6) (to open or close (curtains).) tirer
7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) attirer
2. noun
1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) match nul
2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraction
3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) tirage
4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.)
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- drawn - drawback - drawbridge - drawing-pin - drawstring - draw a blank - draw a conclusion from - draw in - draw the line - draw/cast lots - draw off - draw on1 - draw on2 - draw out - draw up - long drawn out

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