pull at

ˈpʊl æt
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Translation of pull at from English into Swedish

Verbal expression

1.

gentle tug

tug or pluck gently with fingers
  • She would pull at the loose thread on her sweater.Hon brukade dra i den lösa tråden på sin tröja.
2.

emotional impact

cause a strong emotional reaction
  • The poignant scene in the movie really pulled at his heartstrings.Den gripande scenen i filmen verkligen berörde hans hjärta.
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Expressions with pull at: examples in English and translations in Swedish

beröra djupt
röra vid hjärtat
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
dra iv.

Thus, it was pointless to pull at the other end.

Sålunda skulle det vara lönlöst att dra i den andra änden.

And they'll, well pull at this thread until it all unravels!

Och de kommer att dra i tråden tills allt fransar upp sig.

We need to find an argument to pull at his heartstrings.

Vi måste komma på ett argument som drar i hans hjärtsträngar.

You know, we all have those songs that pull at the heartstrings.

Du vet, vi har alla de låtar som drar i hjärtat.

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Other translations for pull at:

  • rycka iv.
  • kontakter på

pull at: Examples and translations in context

Of course it tears if you pull at it!

Om man drar i det, så lossnar det förstås.

Because as we go through the world, there's so many things that pull at us and want to knock us off of our tracks.

För som vi håller på är det så många saker som drar i oss och vill putta oss ur spår.

For example, they might fidget, pull at their clothes or stand up and down.

Det kan röra sig om att de skruvar på sig, drar i kläderna eller står upp och sätter sig igen.

The length of the bracelets is one and the same but as the silk straps stretch, you can pull at the ends if you want it to be bigger/ longer.

Längden på armbanden är en och samma men eftersom sidenbanden töjer sig kan man dra i ändarna om man önskar att det ska bli större/längre.

Of course it tears if you pull at it!

Om man drar i det, så lossnar det förstås.

Every time I pull at Neil's ankles, flakes of crusty skin come off beneath my fingernails.

När jag drar i Neils anklar fastnar flagor av hud under naglarna.

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