pull wires

pʊl waɪərz

Definition

Definition of pull wires - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

manipulation

manipulate something behind the scenes

She pulled wires to ensure the event's success.

manipulate

orchestrate

electrical work

TECH.

move electrical wires by pulling

TECH.

The electrician had to pull wires through the conduit.

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Expressions with pull

pull down

make clothes lower on the body

She pulled down her sleeves to cover her arms.

pull off

remove something by pulling

He quickly pulled off his shoes..

pull out

remove something from a place where it is attached or enclosed

She carefully pulled out the splinter with tweezers..

pull up

cause a vehicle to stop

She pulled up the car at the curb.

pull ahead

move into a leading position in a race

She managed to pull ahead in the final lap.

pull at

tug or pluck gently with fingers

She would pull at the loose thread on her sweater.

Examples of pull wires in a sentence

They pulled wires to influence the decision.
They needed to pull wires to install the new lighting.
He carefully pulled wires to connect the new circuit.

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French:tirer les ficelles, tirer des câbles, ...
German:Strippen ziehen, Kabel ziehen, ...
Italian:tirare i fili, tirare i cavi, ...
Spanish:tirar de los hilos, tirar de cables, ...
Portuguese:manipular nos bastidores, puxar fios, ...
Chinese:幕后操纵, 拉线, ...
Japanese:裏で操る, 引っ張る, ...
Arabic:تلاعبَ, سَحَبَ الْأَسْلَاكَ, ...
Hebrew:לְתַמְרֵן, לִמְשׁוֹךְ חוּטִים, ...
Russian:манипулировать за кулисами, тянуть провода, ...
Ukrainian:маніпулювати, протягувати, ...
Hindi:पीछे से कुछ करना, तार खींचना, ...
Bengali:গোপনে কাজ করা, তার টানা, ...
Catalan:moure fils, passar cables, ...
Czech:tahat za nitky, protahovat vodiče, ...
Danish:trække i trådene, trække ledninger, ...
Dutch:achter de schermen werken, trekken, ...
Greek:τραβήξτε τα νήματα, τραβώ καλώδια, ...
Hungarian:a szálakat mozgatni, vezetéket behúzni, ...
Khmer:រៀបចំការនៅពីក្រោយឆាក, អូសខ្សែភ្លើង, ...
Korean:뒤에서 조종하다, 당기다, ...
Persian:پشت پرده کار کردن, کشید, ...
Polish:manipulować, przeciągnąć przewody, ...
Portuguese (BR):manipular nos bastidores, puxar fios, ...
Romanian:a manipula, a trage fire, ...
Swedish:manipulera, dra ledningar, ...
Thai:จัดการเบื้องหลัง, ดึงสายไฟ, ...
Turkish:perde arkasından yönetmek, çekmek, ...
Vietnamese:giật dây, kéo dây, ...

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