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drag [dræg] vb drags, dragging, dragged 1. to pull or be pulled with force, esp along the ground or other surface 2. (tr; often foll by away or from) to persuade to come away (from something attractive or interesting) he couldn't drag himself away from the shop 3. to trail or cause to trail on the ground 4. (tr) to move (oneself, one's feet, etc.) with effort or difficulty he drags himself out of bed at dawn 5. to linger behind 6. (often foll by on or out) to prolong or be prolonged tediously or unnecessarily his talk dragged on for hours 7. (tr; foll by out) to pass (time) in discomfort, poverty, unhappiness, etc. he dragged out his few remaining years 8. (Engineering / General Engineering) (when intr, usually foll by for) to search (the bed of a river, canal, etc.) with a dragnet or hook they dragged the river for the body 9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr foll by out or from) to crush (clods) or level (a soil surface) by use of a drag 10. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) (of hounds) to follow (a fox or its trail) to the place where it has been lying 11. (intr) Slang to draw (on a cigarette, pipe, etc.) 12. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing to move (data) from one place to another on the screen by manipulating a mouse with its button held down (Transport / Nautical Terms) drag anchor (of a vessel) to move away from its mooring because the anchor has failed to hold drag one's feet or heels Informal to act with deliberate slowness drag (someone's) name in the mud to disgrace or defame (someone) n 1. the act of dragging or the state of being dragged 2. (Engineering / General Engineering) an implement, such as a dragnet, dredge, etc., used for dragging 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Also called drag harrow a type of harrow consisting of heavy beams, often with spikes inserted, used to crush clods, level soil, or prepare seedbeds 4. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a sporting coach with seats inside and out, usually drawn by four horses 5. (Engineering / General Engineering) a braking or retarding device, such as a metal piece fitted to the underside of the wheel of a horse-drawn vehicle 6. a person or thing that slows up progress 7. slow progress or movement 8. (Engineering / Aeronautics) Aeronautics the resistance to the motion of a body passing through a fluid, esp through air: applied to an aircraft in flight, it is the component of the resultant aerodynamic force measured parallel to the direction of air flow 9. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) the trail of scent left by a fox or other animal hunted with hounds 10. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) an artificial trail of a strong-smelling substance, sometimes including aniseed, drawn over the ground for hounds to follow 11. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) See drag hunt 12. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling unnatural movement imparted to a fly, esp a dry fly, by tension on the angler's line 13. Informal a person or thing that is very tedious; bore exams are a drag 14. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Slang a car 15. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Motor Racing) short for drag race 16. (Clothing & Fashion) Slang a. women's clothes worn by a man, usually by a transvestite (esp in the phrase in drag) b. (as modifier) a drag club drag show c. clothes collectively 17. Informal a draw on a cigarette, pipe, etc. 18. US slang influence or persuasive power 19. Chiefly US slang a street or road See also drag down, drag in, drag out of, drag up [Old English dragan to draw; related to Swedish dragga]
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drag verb noun (Slang) nuisance, pain (informal), bore, bother, pest, hassle (informal), inconvenience, annoyance, pain in the neck, pain in the arse (taboo informal), pain in the backside, pain in the butt (informal) Shopping for clothes is a drag. drag on last, continue, carry on, remain, endure, persist, linger, abide The conflict has dragged on for two years. drag something in mention, refer to, bring up, point out, allude to, call attention to, touch upon, broach the subject of, speak about or of They disapproved of my dragging in his wealth. drag something out prolong, extend, keep going, stretch out, lengthen, draw out, spin out, protract a company that was willing to drag out the proceedings for years Translations drag [dræ>g] A. N 1. (= restraint) the satellite acts like a drag on the shuttle → el satélite hace más lento el avance del transbordador espacial the region is a drag on the country's financial resources (fig) → la región supone una sangría or un desaguadero para los recursos económicos del país these conservative institutions were seen as a drag on progress (fig) → estas instituciones conservadoras eran consideradas un obstáculo or estorbo para el progreso 2. (Aer) (= resistance) → resistencia f aerodinámica 3. (= boring thing) → lata f, rollo m (Sp) what a drag! → ¡qué lata!, ¡qué rollo!(Sp) she's a real drag! → ¡qué tía más pesada! 4. (on cigarette) → chupada f, calada f (Sp) he took a long drag on his cigarette → le dio una chupada or (Sp) calada larga al cigarro 5. (= women's clothes) he was wearing drag → iba vestido de mujer, iba travestido a man in drag → un hombre vestido de mujer, un hombre travestido 8. (US) (= influence) → enchufe m B. VT 1. (= pull) → arrastrar he dragged his chair towards the table → arrastró su silla hacia la mesa they dragged the man out of the car → sacaron al hombre del coche a rastras she managed to drag herself clear of the wreckage → consiguió salir a duras penas del coche siniestrado to drag sb's (good) name through the mud or dirt → arrastrar el buen nombre de algn por el lodo 2. (= trail) [+ injured limb, coat] → arrastrar I don't want to drag the children round the supermarket → no quiero ir tirando de los niños por el supermercado to drag one's feet (lit) → arrastrar los pies to drag one's feet or heels (fig) → dar largas(al asunto) the government has been dragging its feet or heels on this issue → el gobierno ha estado dando largas a este asunto 3. (= force) the government didn't want to drag the nation into a war → el gobierno no quería arrastrar al país a una guerra I have to drag myself into the office in the mornings → por las mañanas me cuesta muchísimo(trabajo)ir a la oficina I don't want to get dragged into your argument → no quiero que me mezcléis en vuestra discusión we had to drag the truth out of him → tuvimos que sacarle la verdad a la fuerza 4. (= dredge, search) [+ sea bed, river] → dragar C. VI 1. (= go very slowly) [time] → pasar muy lentamente; [film, play] → hacerse pesado the minutes dragged by → los minutos pasaban muy lentamente or se alargaban sin fin 2. (= trail) [skirt, coat] → arrastrar her skirt was dragging on the floor → la falda le iba arrastrando por el suelo, iba arrastrando la falda por el suelo 3. (= not keep pace) → rezagarse 4. (= dredge, search) to drag for sth → dragar en busca de algo D. CPD drag artist N → transformista m, travesti m drag car N → coche m trucado drag hunt N deporte en el que los perros salen a la caza de un objeto perfumado en lugar de un animal drag (para)chute N → paracaídas m inv de frenado drag queen N → drag-queen f, reinona f, travesti m drag race N (US) (Aut) carrera de coches trucados de salida parada drag show N → espectáculo m de drag-queens, espectáculo m de reinonas, espectáculo m de travestismo drag about VT + ADV → arrastrar de un lado a otro drag along VT + ADV [+ person] → arrastrar drag away VT + ADV 1. (lit) [+ person] → llevar a la fuerza 2. (fig) I'm sorry to drag you away from your meal → siento interrumpirte la comida, siento hacerte levantar de la mesa you can never drag him away from the television → no hay forma de apartarlo del televisor, no hay forma de despegarlo del televisor if you can drag yourself away from the luxury of the hotel → si puedes desprenderte del lujo del hotel drag down VT + ADV you may have made a terrible mistake but you're not going to drag me down with you → habrás cometido un grave error pero no voy a cargar con las consecuencias yo también he could drag down the entire party in this election → podría hacer fracasar a todo el partido en estas elecciones I'm not going to be dragged down to your level → no me vas a arrastrar a tu mismo nivel drag on VI + ADV [meeting, conversation] → alargarse; [film, play] → hacerse pesadísimo; [speech] → hacerse interminable the case could drag on for months → el caso podría alargarse durante meses drag out VT + ADV [+ process] → alargar drag up VT + ADV drag [ˈdræg] vt (pull along the ground) → traîner to drag one's feet, to drag one's heels (fig) (= act slowly) → traîner les pieds (= force) to drag sb out of bed → tirer qn du lit to drag sb out of the house → forcer qn à sortir de la maison [+ river] → draguer vi [time] → s'étirer n (= friction, resistance) → résistance f (= women's clothing) to be in drag → être travesti He was in drag → Il était travesti. drag away vt sep → arracher de force, emmener de forceto drag sb away from sth → arracher qn à qch to drag o.s. away → s'arracher to drag o.s. away from sth → s'arracher à qch drag on vi → s'éterniserdrag out vt sep to drag sth out of sb [+ information] → soutirer qch à qn drag and drop n (COMPUTING) → glisser-poser m drag artist n → travesti m drag lift n (SKIING) → tire-fesses m inv drag n (= object pulled along, for dredging etc) → Suchanker m; (Naut: = cluster of hooks) → Dregganker m, → Draggen m; (Naut: = dragnet) → Schleppnetz nt; (= heavy sledge) → Lastschlitten m; (Agr, = harrow) → schwere Egge (brake) → Hemmklotz m, → Hemmschuh m (= slow laborious progress) it was a long drag up to the top of the hill → es war ein langer, mühseliger Aufstieg zum Gipfel, der Aufstieg auf den Gipfel war ein furchtbarer Schlauch (inf) (inf) what a drag! (boring) → Mann, ist der/die/das langweilig! (inf); (nuisance) → so’n Mist (inf); what a drag having to go back! → so’n Mist, dass wir zurückmüssen (inf); the film was a real drag → der Film war stinklangweilig (inf); she thought his girlfriend was a real drag → sie fand, dass seine Freundin echt langweilig war (inf) (inf: = pull on cigarette) → Zug m (→ on, at an +dat); give me a drag → lass mich mal ziehen, gib mir mal ’n Zug (inf); he took a long drag on his cigarette → er zog lange an seiner Zigarette vt person, object → schleppen, schleifen, ziehen; (Comput: with mouse button pressed) → ziehen; he dragged her out of/into the car → er zerrte sie aus dem/in das Auto; she dragged me to the library every Friday → sie schleppte mich jeden Freitag in die Bücherei; the dog was dragging its broken leg (behind it) → der Hund schleifte sein gebrochenes Bein hinter sich her; to drag one’s feet or heels (fig) → die Sache schleifen lassen; she accused the government of dragging its feet on reforms → sie beschuldigte die Regierung, die Reformen zu verzögern; to drag anchor (Naut) → vor Anker treiben river → absuchen vi (= lag behind: person) → hinterherhinken drag: drag and drop n (Comput) → Drag-and-Drop nt, → Drag & Drop nt drag artist n (inf) → Travestiekünstler(in) m(f) drag coefficient n → Luftwiderstandsbeiwert m drag: drag lift n (Ski) → Schlepplift m dragline n → Schleppleine f, → Schleppseil nt drag: drag queen n (inf) → Tunte f (inf) drag race n → Beschleunigungsrennen nt dragrope n → Schlepptau nt drag show n → Transvestitenshow f drag [dræg] 1. n a. (Aer, Naut) (resistance) → resistenza (aerodinamica) c. (on cigarette) → tirata d. (women's clothing worn by men) in drag → travestito (da donna) 2. vt a. (object) → trascinare, tirare; (person) → trascinare to drag one's feet over sth (fig) → farla lunga con qc, trascinare qc b. (sea bed, river) → dragare 3. vi a. (anchor) → arare b. (go very slowly, evening, conversation etc) → trascinarsi, non finire mai drag along vt + adv (person) → trascinare (controvoglia); (object) → tirare drag away vt + adv to drag away (from) → tirare via (da) drag down vt + adv → trascinare giù, trascinare in basso to drag sb down to one's own level (fig) → far abbassare qn al proprio livello drag in vt + adv (subject, topic) → tirare in ballo drag into vt + prep to drag sb/sth into (introduce unnecessarily) → trascinare qn/qc in drag on vi + adv (meeting, conversation) → trascinarsi, passare lentamente drag up vt + adv (mention unnecessarily) → ritirare in ballo, tirar fuori di nuovo drag [dræg] 1. n a. (Aer, Naut) (resistance) → resistenza (aerodinamica) c. (on cigarette) → tirata d. (women's clothing worn by men) in drag → travestito (da donna) 2. vt a. (object) → trascinare, tirare; (person) → trascinare to drag one's feet over sth (fig) → farla lunga con qc, trascinare qc b. (sea bed, river) → dragare 3. vi a. (anchor) → arare b. (go very slowly, evening, conversation etc) → trascinarsi, non finire mai drag along vt + adv (person) → trascinare (controvoglia); (object) → tirare drag away vt + adv to drag away (from) → tirare via (da) drag down vt + adv → trascinare giù, trascinare in basso to drag sb down to one's own level (fig) → far abbassare qn al proprio livello drag in vt + adv (subject, topic) → tirare in ballo drag into vt + prep to drag sb/sth into (introduce unnecessarily) → trascinare qn/qc in drag on vi + adv (meeting, conversation) → trascinarsi, passare lentamente drag up vt + adv (mention unnecessarily) → ritirare in ballo, tirar fuori di nuovo v drag [drӕg] 1 to pull, especially by force or roughly She was dragged screaming from her car. gesleep يَسْحَب، يُجَرْجِر тегля (vy)táhnout trække; slæbe schleppen τραβώ llevar a rastras tirima کشاندن vetää tirer, entraîner לִגרוֹר बलपूर्वक घसीटना, खींचना odvući húz, vonszol menyeret draga, toga trascinare, tirare 引っぱる 끌어 내다 tempti, traukti vilkt tarik sleuren dra, trekke, hale wlec, ciągnąć arrastar a trage, a târî выволакивать vytiahnuť povleči odvući släpa, dra ดึง sürüklemek, çekip almak 拉 тягти, волочити زبردستی باہر کھینچنا lôi kéo 拉 2 to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy) He dragged the heavy table across the floor. sleep يَجُرُّ، يَسْحَب بِبُطءٍ дърпам táhnout slæbe schleppen σέρνω arrastrar vedama با سختی حرکت دادن raahata traîner לִסחוֹב धीरे-धीरे घसीटना, खींचना polako vući nešto vonszol menyeret draga, mjaka trascinare 引きずる (무거운 것을) 끌다 tempti, vilkti vilkt heret slepen dra, trekke, slepe, hale ciągnąć arrastar a târî (с усилием) тащить ťahať vleči vući släpa, dra ลาก çekmek, çekerek götürmek 吃力地拉 буксирувати, тягти وزندار چیز کو دھیرے دھیرے گھسیٹنا kéo lê 吃力地拉 3 to (cause to) move along the ground His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back. sleep يَنْجَرُّ влача vléci se slæbe schleifen σέρνομαι arrastrar lohistama, lohisema کشیده شدن raahautua traîner לִגרוֹר लटकते हुए जमीन से घिसटना vući se vonszol menyeret-nyeret dragast eftir jörðu strascicarsi, strascinarsi 引きずる 끄리다 vilkti(s), driektis vilkties seret slepen slepe wlec się arrastar a târî волочиться vliecť sa vleči (se) vući se släpa ลากพื้น sürükle(n)mek 拖 волочити(ся) زمین جھاڑتے ہوۓ جانا lê 拖 4 to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body. fynkam يَبْحَثُ بواسِطَة شَبَكَه търся с драга pročesávat, prohledávat trække vod (mit einem Schleppnetz) absuchen ερευνώ το βυθό rastrear, dragar traalima دنبال چیزی گشتن haravoida draguer לְחַפֶּש בַּתָחתִית जाल इत्यादि से नदी इत्यादि की तलहटी में कोई चीज खोजना pretraživati putem nekog vučnog uređaja kikotor memeriksa, mengeruk slæða dragare 底を探る (강 바닥 등을) 끓다 graibyti pārmeklēt (ūdens baseina dibenu) cangkuk dreggen sokne gruntować, bagrować dragar a draga искать драгой prečesávať preiskovati dno pretražiti dno mrežom dragga ค้นหาโดยใช้แหหรือตะขอ taramak 用拖網等探尋 чистити дно کسی جال یا کانٹے کی مدد سے جھیل وغیرہ کی سطح پر تلاش کرنا mò bằng lưới 用拖网等探寻 5 to be slow-moving and boring The evening dragged a bit. sloer يَسيرُ بِبُطءٍ وَمَلل . протакам се táhnout se slæbe sig afsted sich hinziehen τραβώ σε μάκρος hacerse largo, hacerse pesado venima خسته کننده شدن edetä hitaasti traîner en longueur להסחב धीरे-धीरे सरकना povlačiti se vontatottan folyik berjalan lambat silast áfram; líða hægt trascinarsi だらだらする (지루하게 천천히) 드리워지다 lėtai slinkti (par laiku) lēni vilkties perlahan-lahan aanslepen gå tungt, være langtrukken, dra ut ciągnąć się arrastar-se a se scurge încet тянуться ťahať sa vleči se razvlačiti se vara långdragen เคลื่อนอย่างอืดอาด geçmek bilmemek, uzayıp gitmek 時光很慢地過去 тягтися دھیما یا بے مزہ ہونا kéo dài quá 时光很慢地过去 n 1 something which slows something down He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress. stremming عائِق، شَيءٌ مُعَرْقِل бреме překážka, zátěž hæmsko die Hemmung κώλυμα estorbo, carga pidur مانع hidaste entrave גוֹרֶם מְעַכֵּב कोई चीज जो दूसरी चीज की गति धीमी कर दे zatezni element akadály penghambat hindrun, dragbítur ostacolo, impedimento じゃまもの 방해물 kliūtis, stabdys bremze; kavēklis; šķērslis melambatkan rem bremsekloss, hemsko, hindring hamulec travão piedică, frână помеха prekážka, záťaž ovira prepreka motstånd, hinder สิ่งที่ทำให้เฉื่อยชา engel, mâni 障礙物 гальмо رکاوٹ sự ngáng trở 障碍物 2 an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc He took a long drag at his cigarette. teug سَحْبَة دُخان، مَجَّه дърпане šluk, tah hiv; sug der Zug ρουφηξιά calada mahv پک imaisu bouffée מְצִיצָה, “שָׁכְטָה” सिगरेट इत्यादि का कश लगाना povući dim iz cigarete szippantás mengisap rokok draga að sér boccata 1吸い (담배) 한 모금 už(si)traukimas dūmu ievilkšana (smēķējot) sedut haal drag, blås; slurk zaciągnięcie się tragada fum (de ţigară) затяжка šluk, vtiahnutie požirek (dima) dim bloss การอัดควันบุหรี่เข้าปอด nefes, fırt 深吸一口煙 затяжка سگریٹ کا کش sự rít một hơi thuốc lá 深吸一口烟 3 something or someone that is dull and boring Washing-up is a drag. sleurwerk شَيءٌ مُمِل وبارِد скука otrava kedsommelig oplevelse etwas Langweiliges αγγαρεία lata, plomo, rollo, coñazo, pelmazo nuhtlus شخص یا چیز ملالت آور riesa corvée, casse-pieds “כָּבֶד” कोई चीज या आदमी जिससे ऊब हो davež, gnjavaža nyűg sesuatu yang membosankan leiðindapúki, leiðinlegur starfi/staður noia, scocciatura 退屈なこと 따분하기 짝이 없는 사람 nuobodybė garlaicīgs pasākums bosan karwei, sta-in-de-weg kjedelig oppgave/person nuda, coś nudnego chatice corvoadă обуза otrava tlaka dosada pina, plåga เฉื่อยชา; น่าเบื่อ sıkıcı şey, karın ağrısı 極為討厭的人(或事) нудота کوئی بے مزہ چیز người hoặc vật gây buồn chán 极为讨厌的人(或事) 4 a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men. vrouedrag لِباس المَرأَه عندما يلْبِسُها الرَّجُل женски дрехи, носени от мъж převlek za ženu drag die Transvestitenkleidung ντύσιμο τραβεστί (λαϊκ.) vestido de travesti naiseriided لباس زنانه naisten vaatteet miehen päällä vêtements de travesti גֶבֶר הַלוֹבֵש בִּגְדֵי נָשִׁים अपभाषा में महिलाओं के कपड़े जब उन्हें किसी पुरूष ने पहन रखा हो ženska odjeća koju nosi homoseksualac női jelmez pakaian perempuan klæðnaður klæðskiptinga abbigliamento di travestiti 女装 여장 moteriški drabužiai sieviešu drēbes; pretējā dzimuma apģērbs pakaian wanita yang dipakai oleh lelaki travestie transvestitt, drag- przebranie kobiece roupa de travesti travesti женское платье (трансвестита) preoblečenie za ženu travestitska obleka ženska odeća koju nose muškarci transvestitkläder, dragshowkläder เสื้อผ้าของผู้หญิงที่ผู้ชายเอามาใส่ erkeğin giydiği kadın elbisesi (俚語)指男人穿女人的衣服 жіноче плаття, одягнуте на чоловікові زنانہ کپڑے جو مرد پہنے quần áo phụ nữ do người đàn ông mặc (俚语)指男人穿女人的衣服 drag → يَنسحِب táhnout trække schleppen σέρνω arrastrar raahata traîner vući trascinare 引っ張る (...을) 끌다 slepen trekke pociągnąć arrastar тащить dra ลาก sürüklemek kéo lê 拖 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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A WOLF, meeting a big well-fed Mastiff with a wooden collar about his neck asked him who it was that fed him so well and yet compelled him to drag that heavy log about wherever he went. A KIND-HEARTED Physician sitting at the bedside of a patient afflicted with an incurable and painful disease, heard a noise behind him, and turning saw a cat laughing at the feeble efforts of a wounded mouse to drag itself out of the room. They dig, they hoe, they reap, they sow, they bear monstrous burdens on their backs, they shove similar ones long distances on wheelbarrows, they drag the cart when there is no dog or lean cow to drag it--and when there is, they assist the dog or cow. |
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