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The French word for to pull is
tirer





to pull

French Definition


pull
     1. v. Tirer.
     2. v. Retirer, arracher.
           It was hard to pull off his soaked shoes.
           Il a eu du mal à retirer ses chaussures détrempées.
     3. v. (Argot) Tirer un coup.
     4. v. (Intransitif) Tirer.
     5. n. Traction.
     6. n. Attraction.
           Gravitational pull.
           Attraction gravitationnelle.
     7. n. Influence.
           He has a great pull on the common run of people.
           Il a une grande influence sur le commun des mortels.
     8. n. Gorgée.
           A pull of wine.
           Une gorgée de vin.
     9. n. Bouffée, taffe.
           Take a pull of weed.
           Tirer une taffe de shit.
     10. interj. (Tir sportif) Pull.



Translations for pull and their definitions

tirer
     1. v. to draw, drag, pull
     2. v. to shoot
     3. v. to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences)
     4. v. to leave a place
     5. v. to set free, to deliver


influence
     1. n-f. influence
     2. v. first-person singular present of influencer
     3. v. third-person singular present of influencer
     4. v. second-person singular imperative of influencer


retirer
     1. v. to take off; to remove (e.g. clothes)
           Elle retira sa chemise. - She took off her shirt.
     2. v. to withdraw; to get out; to take out (money)
           J'ai retiré 50 euros pour ce soir, j'espère que ça suffira. - I took out 50 euros for tonight, I hope that'll be enough.
     3. v. to retire
     4. v. to remove, to pull out


tirer un coup
     1. v. (slang) to get one's leg over; to shoot one's load; to get laid
           T'as pas envie de tirer un coup ?


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