draw on in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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Translations for draw on in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.draw [Brit drɔː, Am drɔ] N

II.draw <pt drew, pp drawn> [Brit drɔː, Am drɔ] VB trans

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3. draw (pull):

draw animal, car, engine: object, cart, plough
tirare, trainare
draw animal, car, engine: rope
tirare
draw machine, suction: liquid, gas
aspirare
to draw a plough along
tirare un aratro
the water is drawn along the pipe
l'acqua viene aspirata nel tubo
I drew the book towards me
ho tirato il libro verso di me
he drew the child towards him
tirò a sé il bambino
to draw a bolt, the curtains
tirare un catenaccio, le tende
I drew the string as tight as I could
ho tirato il laccio più forte che potevo
she drew a ten pound note from her purse
tirò fuori dalla borsa una banconota da dieci sterline
he drew his finger along the shelf
passò un dito lungo lo scaffale
to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead, a comb through one's hair
passarsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte, un pettine nei capelli
she drew his arm through hers
fece passare il braccio di lui sotto il suo
she drew her shawl round her shoulders
si avvolse le spalle nello scialle
to draw water from a well
attingere acqua da un pozzo
to draw a pint of beer
spillare una pinta di birra
to draw blood
cavare sangue
to draw a bow
tendere un arco

6. draw (attract) person, event, film:

draw crowd, person
attirare (to verso)
draw reaction, criticism, praise, interest
suscitare
the idea drew much criticism from both sides, from the experts
l'idea ha suscitato molte critiche in entrambi gli schieramenti, da parte degli esperti
the course draws students from all over the world
il corso richiama studenti da tutto il mondo
his speech drew great applause
il suo discorso ricevette molti applausi
to draw sb's attention to sth
attirare, richiamare l'attenzione di qn su qc
to draw attention to oneself
attirare l'attenzione su di sé
to feel drawn to sb
sentirsi attratto da qn
to draw sb to profession, person, religion
attrarre qn a, spingere qn verso
the sound of the explosion drew her to the window
il rumore dell'esplosione la fece correre alla finestra
to draw sb into conversation
coinvolgere qn in
to draw sb into argument, battle
attirare qn in
I'm not going to be drawn into an argument with you
non ho intenzione di farmi trascinare, coinvolgere in una discussione con te
they were drawn together by their love of animals
li avvicinò il comune amore per gli animali
to draw the enemy fire
offrire un bersaglio al fuoco nemico
to draw sb's fire fig
attirarsi le critiche di qn

III.draw <pt drew, pp drawn> [Brit drɔː, Am drɔ] VB intr

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2. draw (move):

to draw ahead (of sth, sb) vehicle, person:
superare (qc, qn)
to draw ahead (of sth, sb) fig person, company:
superare, sopravanzare (qn, qc)
to draw alongside boat:
accostare
the car drew alongside the lorry
l'automobile si accostò al camion
to draw close or near time, date, ordeal:
avvicinarsi
the time, day is drawing close when…
si avvicina l'ora, il giorno in cui…
they drew nearer to listen
si avvicinarono per ascoltare
to draw into bus: station
arrivare in
the train drew into the station
il treno entrò in stazione
to draw level
pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri)
to draw level with the other athletes (in score)
avere ottenuto lo stesso punteggio degli altri atleti, raggiungere gli altri atleti
to draw level with the other athletes (in race)
raggiungere gli altri atleti
to draw over vehicle:
accostare
the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road
il camion accostò a destra
to draw to one side person:
scostarsi
to draw round or around people:
avvicinarsi
they drew round the teacher
si avvicinarono all'insegnante or si raccolsero attorno all'insegnante
to draw to a halt
fermarsi
to draw to a close or an end day, event, life:
avvicinarsi alla fine or volgere al termine

IV.draw [Brit drɔː, Am drɔ]

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to be quick, slow on the draw inf (in understanding)
essere pronto, lento a capire
to be quick, slow on the draw (in replying)
avere, non avere la battuta pronta
to be quick, slow on the draw cowboy:
essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)
to beat sb to the draw rival, competitor:
giocare d'anticipo su qn or battere qn sul tempo
to beat sb to the draw cowboy:
anticipare qn nell'estrarre l'arma or battere qn sul tempo
to draw the line
porre un limite
you've got to draw the line somewhere
devi porre un limite a un certo punto
to draw the line at doing
rifiutarsi di fare
she drew the line at blackmail
si rifiutò di fare ricatti
I draw the line at violence
tutto ma non la violenza
the union agreed to longer working hours but drew the line at wage cuts
il sindacato ha accettato un prolungamento dell'orario di lavoro, ma ha rifiutato i tagli salariali
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I.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] PREP

1. on (position):

on
su
on the table, the pavement
sul tavolo, sul marciapiede
on the coast, the lake
sulla costa, sul lago
on top of the piano
sul pianoforte
on the wall, ceiling, blackboard
sul muro, sul soffitto, sulla lavagna
on the floor
sul pavimento or per terra
there's a stain on it
c'è una macchia sopra or è macchiato
to live on Park Avenue
abitare in Park Avenue
it's on Carson Road
è in Carson Road
on the M4 motorway
sull'autostrada M4
a studio on Sweetbrier Lane
un monolocale in Sweetbrier Lane
the paintings on the wall
i quadri appesi al muro
accidents on and off the piste
incidenti in pista e fuori pista
to climb, leap on to sth
salire, saltare su qc

II.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] ADV

III.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] ADJ

IV.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn]

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Translations for draw on in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.draw <drew, drawn> [drɔ:] VB trans

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II.draw <drew, drawn> [drɔ:] VB intr

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Its members draw on their varied backgrounds during performances, which include storytelling using regional dialects.
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As collaborators, they are asked to draw on their personal histories and cultural backgrounds in the creation of choreography.
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However, the battle results a draw on both side.
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The attributions here draw on the opinions of various scholars.
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He began to draw on the side of railroad cars on his lunch hour to fill in the colors.
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Black was defending well in the difficult defense and could have claimed a draw on the 119th move.
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The metropolitans proved to be no pushover as the game ended in a draw on a score line of 27 to 34.
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It belongs to him primarily in the sense that its magical properties draw on powers within his realm.
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The emotional scenes were hard for me, she says, until an acting coach suggested she draw on her father's death.
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Her calligraphic compositions draw on the movement of living things and visual forms echoed throughout nature.
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