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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPuxar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: poo-shar
"Puxar a corda exigiu esforço."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To exert force on something so as to cause movement towards oneself.
"She is pulling the door open."
- 1
The action of exerting force to draw something towards oneself.
"The pulling of the rope required teamwork."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'pulling' originates from the Old English 'pullian', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*pullōną'. Historically, it has evolved to encompass various meanings related to exerting force to draw something towards oneself.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pulling" is said worldwide
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Tirage
Transliteration: tee-rahj
"Le tirage de la porte était difficile."
Ziehen
Transliteration: tsii-en
"Das Ziehen des Seils erfordert Kraft."
Tirare
Transliteration: tee-rah-reh
"Tirare la corda richiede collaborazione."
Tirar
Transliteration: tee-rar
"Tirar de la puerta fue complicado."
Puxar
Transliteration: poo-shar
"Puxar a corda exigiu esforço."
खींचना
Transliteration: kheenchna
"दरवाज़ा खींचना मुश्किल था।"
拉
Transliteration: lā
"拉门很困难。"
당기다
Transliteration: dangida
"문을 당기는 것이 어려웠다."
引く
Transliteration: hiku
"ドアを引くのは難しかった。"
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