draw

S1 W1

BrE /drɔː/ AmE /drɔːr/

verb en → es

past drew pp drawn ing drawing

1 CREATE IMAGE [transitive] A1

to make a picture or design using a pencil, pen, etc.

dibujar

  • draw something

Collocations draw a picture · draw a map

  • She likes to draw pictures of animals.

    Le gusta dibujar imágenes de animales.

2 CONCLUDE [transitive] B1

to reach a conclusion after thinking about something carefully

concluir, deducir

  • draw a conclusion

Collocations draw conclusions · draw an inference

  • From the evidence, we can draw some conclusions.

    A partir de las pruebas, podemos sacar algunas conclusiones.

3 ATTRACT [transitive] B1

to attract or cause someone to come to a place

atraer, convocar

  • draw people

Collocations draw crowds · draw attention

  • The concert drew a large crowd.

    El concierto atrajo una gran multitud.

4 PULL [transitive] A2

to pull something towards you or in a particular direction

tirar, arrastrar

  • draw something

Collocations draw a sword · draw a gun

  • He drew his knife and threatened the man.

    Sacó su cuchillo y amenazó al hombre.

5 MATCH [intransitive] B1

to be equal to someone or something in a competition, etc.

empatar con

  • draw with somebody

Collocations draw the game · draw the match

  • The two teams drew in the final.

    Los dos equipos empataron en la final.

6 EXTRACT [transitive] A2

to take something out of a container or from somewhere

sacar, extraer

  • draw something

Collocations draw water · draw blood

  • She drew some water from the well.

    Sacó agua del pozo.

7 ILLUSTRATE [transitive] B1

to provide illustrations for a book, magazine, etc.

ilustrar

  • draw something

Collocations draw a comic strip · draw illustrations for a book

  • He draws the cartoons in this magazine.

    Él dibuja los cómics en esta revista.

8 DEPICT [transitive] B1

to show something or someone in a picture, painting, etc.

representar, retratar

  • draw somebody/something

Collocations draw a portrait · draw a landscape

  • The painting draws the scene of a stormy sea.

    El cuadro representa la escena de un mar tormentoso.

Phrasal verbs

draw back RETREAT B1

retroceder, alejarse

  • He drew back in surprise.

    Se alejó sorprendido.

draw out EXTEND TIME B1

alargar, prolongar

  • The meeting was drawn out for hours.

    La reunión se alargó por horas.

draw up PREPARE DOCUMENT B1

redactar, preparar

  • They drew up a list of demands.

    Redactaron una lista de demandas.

draw in ARRIVE B1

llegar, entrar

  • The train drew into the station.

    El tren entró a la estación.

draw on USE RESOURCE B1

utilizar, aprovechar

  • She drew on her experience to write the book.

    Ella utilizó su experiencia para escribir el libro.

Idioms

draw a blank B2

no obtener resultados, no encontrar nada

  • I drew a blank when I tried to remember her name.

    No encontré nada cuando intenté recordar su nombre.

draw the line at something B2

no permitir algo, poner un límite

  • I draw the line at lying to my friends.

    No permito mentirle a mis amigos.

draw attention to something B2

llamar la atención sobre algo

  • The article draws attention to the problem of homelessness.

    El artículo llama la atención sobre el problema de la indigencia.