draw [drɔː] drew (past)drawn (participle:past)
noun
1 (lottery) lotería (f); (picking of ticket) sorteo (m)
the draw takes place on Saturday el sorteo es el sábado; it's the luck of the draw es la suerte
2 (equal score) empate (m); (Chess) tablas (f)
the match ended in a draw el partido terminó en empate
transitive verb
1 (pull) [+bolt, curtains] (to close) correr; (to open) descorrer; [+caravan, trailer] tirar; jalar; (LAm)
she drew him to one side lo llevó a un lado; she drew him towards her lo atrajo hacia sí; we drew him into the plan le persuadimos para que participara en el proyecto
to draw a bow tensar un arco
he drew his finger along the table pasó el dedo por la superficie de la mesa
to draw one's hand over one's eyes pasarse la mano por los ojos
he drew his hat over his eyes se caló el sombrero hasta los ojos
2 (extract) [+gun, sword, confession, tooth] sacar; [+cheque] girar; [+salary] cobrar; [+number, prize] sacarse; [+trumps] arrastrar; (Cookery) [+fowl] destripar; (Med) [+boil] hacer reventar
to draw a bath preparar el baño
to draw blood sacar sangre
to draw (a) breath respirar
to draw a card robar una carta
to draw comfort from sth hallar consuelo en algo
to draw inspiration from sth encontrar inspiración en algo
to draw lots echar suertes
to draw a smile from sb arrancar una sonrisa a algn
3 (attract) [+attention, crowd, customer] atraer
their shouts drew him to the place llegó al lugar atraído por sus gritos
to feel drawn to sb simpatizar con algn
he refuses to be drawn se niega a hablar de ello; se guarda de hacer comentario alguno
4 (cause) [+laughter] causar; provocar; [+applause] despertar; motivar; [+criticism] provocar
it drew no reply no hubo contestación a esto
5 (sketch) [+scene, person] dibujar; [+plan, line, circle, map] trazar; [+situation] explicar; [+character] trazar
to draw a picture hacer un dibujo
to draw a picture of sb hacer un retrato de algn
to draw the line at sth
I draw the line at (doing) that a (hacer) eso no llego
intransitive verb
1 (move)
he drew ahead of the other runners se adelantó a los demás corredores
to draw to an end llegar a su fin
the train drew into the station el tren entró en la estación
the two horses drew level los dos caballos se igualaron
to draw near acercarse
the car drew over to the kerb el coche se acercó a la acera
he drew to one side se apartó
to draw towards acercarse a