English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “drew”

drew (druː )

Definitions

past tense of verb

of draw (sense 4)

draw (drɔː )

Word forms: past tense drew Pronunciation for draw

, past participle drawn Pronunciation for draw

Translations

noun

1. (= lottery) lotería feminine
2. (= picking of ticket) sorteo masculine
⇒ the draw takes place on Saturday el sorteo es el sábado ⇒ it's the luck of the draw es la suerte
(= equal score) empate masculine
1. (chess) tablas feminine plural
⇒ the match ended in a draw el partido terminó en empate
(= attraction) atracción feminine
to beat sb to the draw (literal) desenfundar más rápido que algn (figurative) adelantarse a algn

to be quick on the draw (literal) ser rápido en sacar la pistola (figurative) ser muy avispado
[of chimney] tiro masculine

transitive verb

(= pull)
1. [+ bolt, curtains]
  1. (to close) correr
  2. (to open) descorrer
2. [+ caravan, trailer] tirar, jalar (Latin American)
⇒ 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
(= extract)
1. [+ gun, sword, confession, tooth] sacar
2. [+ cheque] girar
3. [+ salary] cobrar
4. [+ number, prize] sacarse
5. [+ trumps] arrastrar
6. (cookery) [+ fowl] destripar
7. (medicine) [+ 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
see also breath (sense 1)
(= attract)
1. [+ 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
(= cause)
1. [+ laughter] causar, provocar
2. [+ applause] despertar, motivar
3. [+ criticism] provocar
⇒ it drew no reply no hubo contestación a esto
(= sketch)
1. [+ scene, person] dibujar
2. [+ plan, line, circle, map] trazar
3. (figurative) [+ situation] explicar
4. [+ character] trazar
to draw a picture hacer un dibujo ⇒ to draw a picture of sb hacer un retrato de algn

idiom: to draw the line at sth ⇒ I draw the line at (doing) that a (hacer) eso no llego
(= formulate)
1. [+ conclusion] sacar (from de)
to draw a comparison between A and B comparar A con B

to draw a distinction distinguir (between entre)
(sport, games) ⇒ to draw a match/game (gen) empatar un partido (chess), entablar
(nautical) ⇒ the boat draws two metres el barco tiene un calado de dos metros
(technical)
1. [+ wire] estirar

intransitive verb

(= 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
(cards) ⇒ to draw for trumps echar triunfos
[chimney etc] tirar
(= infuse)
1. [tea] reposar
(= be equal)
1. [two teams, players] empatar
  1. (chess) entablar
⇒ we drew two all empatamos a dos ⇒ the teams drew for second place los equipos empataron en segundo lugar
(= sketch) dibujar