Sentence examples of "pulling" in English

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Tom is pulling Mary's hair. Tom le está tirando el pelo a Mary.

Pull the plant up by the roots. Tira las plantas de la raíz.

I have to pull a ripcord to start my lawn mower. Tengo que jalar una cuerda para encender mi podadora.

Grass doesn't grow faster if you pull it. La hierba no crece más rapido si se tira de ella.

The two children pulled at the rope until it broke. Los dos niños tiraron de la cuerda hasta que se rompió

I cannot pull Taninna's hair. She's much taller than me. No le puedo tirar el pelo a Taninna. Ella es mucho más alta que yo.

She grabbed him by the hand and pulled him onto the boat. Ella lo agarró de la mano y lo tiró dentro del bote.

On Saturday I went to the zoo, and a monkey, who wouldn't stop screeching, pulled my hair. El sábado fui al zoo y un mono que no paraba de chillar me tiró del pelo.

You’re pulling my leg. Me estás tomando el pelo.

I need a tool for pulling weeds in my garden. Necesito una herramienta para sacar hierba de mi jardín.

Getting shy Kyoko to talk at a party is like pulling teeth. Hacer hablar a la tímida Kyoko en una fiesta es como pedirle peras al olmo.

I saw her pulling the petals off a flower one by one. Yo la vi quitando uno a uno los pétalos a una flor.

With his crew stranded at sea, Christopher Columbus was able to save them from starvation by pulling 100 rabbits out of his hat. Con su tripulación varada en el mar, Cristóbal Colón fue capaz de salvarles de morir de inanición al sacar 100 conejos de su sombrero.

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