arrastra in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for arrastra in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.arrastrar VB trans

1.1. arrastrar (por el suelo):

arrastrar

to drag

caminaba arrastrando los pies

she dragged her feet as she walked

vas a ir aunque te tenga que arrastrar

you are going even if I have to drag you there

1.2. arrastrar remolque/caravana:

arrastrar

to tow

1.3. arrastrar (llevar consigo):

el río arrastraba piedras y ramas

stones and branches were being swept along by the river

la corriente lo arrastraba mar adentro

the current was carrying him out to sea

1.4. arrastrar sector/mercado:

arrastrar

to drag down

al desplomarse en la Bolsa arrastró a todo el sector

when its stock price collapsed, it dragged down the whole sector

no hay que dejarse arrastrar por el pesimismo

there's no need to give way to pessimism

2.1. arrastrar problema/enfermedad:

viene arrastrando esa tos desde el invierno

that cough of hers has been dragging on since the winter

viene arrastrando esa tos desde el invierno

she's had that cough since the winter and she just can't shake it off

arrastraron esa deuda muchos años

they had that debt hanging over them for many years

2.2. arrastrar (atraer):

arrastrar

to draw

está arrastrando mucho público

it is drawing big crowds

se dejan arrastrar por la moda

they are slaves to fashion

(arrastrar a alg. a algo) las malas compañías lo arrastraron a la delincuencia

he was led o drawn into crime by the bad company he kept

la miseria lo arrastró a robar

poverty drove him to steal

2.3. arrastrar inf ELEC:

arrastrar

to use

arrastra mucha corriente

it uses a lot of power

2.4. arrastrar COMPUT:

arrastrar

to drag

arrastrar y soltar

to drag and drop

3. arrastrar (en naipes):

arrastrar

to draw

II.arrastrar VB intr

1. arrastrar mantel/cortina:

arrastrar

to trail along the ground

la gabardina le arrastraba

the raincoat was so long on him that it trailed along the ground

2. arrastrar (en naipes):

arrastrar

to draw trumps

III.arrastrarse VB vpr

1. arrastrarse (por el suelo):

arrastrarse persona:

to crawl

arrastrarse culebra:

to slither

llegué arrastrándome de cansancio

I could hardly put one foot in front of the other by the time I got there

se arrastró hasta el teléfono

she dragged herself o crawled to the telephone

2. arrastrarse (humillarse):

arrastrarse

to grovel

arrastrarse

to crawl

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tiene algo impalpable que arrastra la multitud

he has an intangible o impalpable quality which draws the crowds

Translations for arrastra in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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entrain

arrastrar

sweep away flood/storm:

arrastrar

driftwood

madera, tablas etc que flotan en el mar a la deriva o que arrastra el mar hasta la playa

drag down

arrastrar

he tries to drag everyone down to his own level

quiere arrastrar a los demás a su mismo nivel

hale

arrastrar

schlep

arrastrar

lug

arrastrar

he tends to slur his words (together)

tiende a arrastrar las palabras

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Translations for arrastra in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.arrastrar [a·rras·ˈtrar] VB trans

1. arrastrar:

arrastrar (tirar de)

to pull

arrastrar (algo pesado)

to drag

arrastraron la caja montaña arriba

they dragged the box up the mountain

el agua arrastra las piedras

the water sweeps the stones along

el viento arrastra las hojas

the wind sweeps away the leaves

arrastrar los pies (al caminar)

to drag one's feet

2. arrastrar (impulsar):

arrastrar a alguien a hacer algo

to lead sb to do sth

lo pude arrastrar al cine

I was able to drag him to the cinema

no te dejes arrastrar por ese problema

don't get carried away by that problem

3. arrastrar (producir):

arrastrar

to cause

eso le arrastró dolores de cabeza

that caused him/her to have headaches

II.arrastrar [a·rras·ˈtrar] VB intr

arrastrar

to drag

III.arrastrar [a·rras·ˈtrar] VB refl arrastrarse

1. arrastrar (reptar):

arrastrar

to crawl

arrastrarse por el suelo

to crawl along

se arrastró hasta la habitación

he/she dragged himself/herself to the room

2. arrastrar (humillarse):

arrastrar

to grovel

Translations for arrastra in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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trail along

arrastrar

lug

arrastrar

carry along water

arrastrar

scuff

arrastrar

drag along

arrastrar con dificultad

wash away

arrastrar

drag down

arrastrar hacia abajo

to pull sb down

arrastrar a alguien

wash down

arrastrar