draw in

draw in
1. intransitive verb
1) (move in and stop) einfahren

the car drew in to the side of the road — das Auto fuhr an den Straßenrand heran

2) [Tage:] kürzer werden; [Abende:] länger werden
2. transitive verb
(fig.) hineinziehen [Person]; zum Mitmachen überreden
* * *
((of a car etc) to come to a halt at the side of the road.) anhalten
* * *
draw in
I. vi
1. (arrive and stop) train einfahren; car anhalten
2. (shorten) days kürzer werden; (begin earlier) nights länger werden
the day was slowly \draw ining in langsam ging der Tag zu Ende
II. vt
1. (involve)
to \draw in sb in[to sth] jdn [in etw akk] hineinziehen
I really don't want to be drawn in ich möchte da wirklich nicht [mit] hineingezogen werden
I tried to \draw in her into the conversation ich versuchte, sie am Gespräch zu beteiligen
2. (inhale)
to \draw in in a [deep] breath [tief] Luft [o Atem] holen, [tief] einatmen
3. (attract)
to \draw in sb in jdn anziehen
the eye is \draw inn into the picture by the figure in the foreground man wird durch die Figur im Vordergrund in das Bild hineingezogen
4.
to \draw in in one's claws die Krallen einziehen
to \draw in in one's horns einen Rückzieher machen, SCHWEIZ a. zurückkrebsen; (scale back) seine Ziele etwas zurückschrauben, SCHWEIZ a. zurückbuchstabieren
to \draw in in the reins die Zügel anziehen
* * *
draw in
A v/t
1. Luft einziehen, auch Atem holen
2. fig jemanden (mit) hineinziehen
3. Ausgaben einschränken
B v/i
1. einfahren (Zug)
2. vorfahren (Wagen etc)
3. a) zu Ende gehen (Tag)
b) abnehmen, kürzer werden (Tage);
4. sich einschränken
5. fig einen Rückzieher machen umg
* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) (move in and stop) einfahren

the car drew in to the side of the road — das Auto fuhr an den Straßenrand heran

2) [Tage:] kürzer werden; [Abende:] länger werden
2. transitive verb
(fig.) hineinziehen [Person]; zum Mitmachen überreden
* * *
v.
einzeichnen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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