pull at

ˈpʊl æt
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Translation of pull at from English into Spanish

Verbal expression

1.

gentle tug

tug or pluck gently with fingers
  • She would pull at the loose thread on her sweater.Ella solía tirar del hilo suelto de su suéter.
2.

emotional impact

cause a strong emotional reaction
  • The poignant scene in the movie really pulled at his heartstrings.La escena conmovedora de la película realmente tiró de sus fibras del corazón.
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Expressions with pull at: examples in English and translations in Spanish

conmover
tocar el corazón
The movie really pulled at my heartstrings.

Synonyms and analogies of pull at in English

v.plucktugtweaktouchMore synonyms

Examples of pull at in a sentence

  • He began to pull at the tangled fishing line.
  • The charity's story pulled at the community's emotions.
  • Her tragic tale pulled at everyone's heartstrings.

Translations of "pull at" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
tirar dev.

And it's breaking my heart to pull at the reign.

Y se me rompe el corazón a tirar de su reinado.

I will ride very slowly and you must pull at me.

Iré muy despacio y tú habrás de tirar de mí.

jalarv.

They tried to pull at the door, but it was locked.

Intentaron jalar la puerta, pero estaba cerrada con llave.

He saw her pull at the edge of the canvas, deep in thought.

La vio jalar del borde del lienzo, sumida en sus pensamientos.

tirarv.

I watched him pull at the loose thread on his sweater.

Lo observé tirar del hilo suelto de su suéter.

And it's breaking my heart to pull at the reign.

Y se me rompe el corazón a tirar de su reinado.

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Other translations for pull at:

  • tocarv.
  • jalar dev.

pull at: Examples and translations in context

Children giggled as they watched a carrion crow pull at a piece of meat.

Los niños se reían mientras veían a un cuervo carroñero tirar de un trozo de carne.

He would often pull at the blanket when he was cold.

A menudo tiraba de la manta cuando tenía frío.

They pull at my nose and call me a tramp.

Me tiran de la nariz y me llaman vagabundo.

And it looks like that, when you pull at the entire fabric.

Y así cuando se tira de la tela.

The child loves to pull at the strings of her new toy.

Al niño le encanta tirar de los cordones de su nuevo juguete.

She started to pull at the rope to get the boat closer.

Empezó a tirar de la cuerda para acercar el bote.

She began to pull at the bars and cry.

Empezó a tirar de los barrotes y a llorar.

But this feeling would start to pull at me.

Pero este sentimiento empezaba a tirar de mí.

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