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1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) llevar a rastras2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastrar3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastrar4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) rastrear, dragar5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) hacerse largo, hacerse pesado
2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) estorbo, carga2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) calada3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) lata, plomo, rollo, coñazo, pelmazo4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) vestido de travestidrag vb arrastrartr[dræg]1 (hindrance) estorbo (on, para), carga (on, para)3 familiar (on cigarette) calada, chupada4 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (resistance) resistencia (aerodinámica)5 (dragnet) rastra, red nombre femenino barredera1 (pull, cause to trail) arrastrar, llevar a rastras2 (persuade to go unwillingly) sacar, llevar a rastras3 (trawl, dredge) rastrear, dragar1 (trail - coat, dress, etc) arrastrar■ today's really dragged! ¡hoy se ha hecho eterno!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to be able to drag oneself away no tener ninguna gana de irse, serle imposible a uno marcharseto be in drag estar vestido de mujerto drag one's feet/heels figurative use dar largas al asuntoto drag something out of somebody sacarle algo a alguien con sacacorchosdrag artist transformista nombre masulino o femeninodrag lift telearrastre nombre masculinodrag queen reinonadrag race carrera de coches trucadosdrag show espectáculo de transformistas1) haul: arrastrar, jalar2) dredge: dragardrag vi1) trail: arrastrarse2) lag: rezagarse3) : hacerse pesado, hacerse largothe day dragged on: el día se hizo largodrag n1) resistance: resistencia f (aerodinámica)2) hindrance: traba f, estorbo m3) bore: pesadez f, plomo m famn.• chupada s.f.• rastra s.f. (Computing)v.• arrastrar (Informática) v.v.• rastrear v.
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1. dræg- gg- transitive verb1)a) ( haul) arrastrar, llevar a rastrasto drag somebody's name o reputation through the mud o dirt — cubrir* de fango or manchar el buen nombre de alguien
b) ( force) (colloq)how did I get dragged into this ridiculous plan? — ¿cómo me dejé meter en un plan tan absurdo?
2) ( allow to trail) \<\<tail/garment/anchor\>\> arrastrarI don't want to drag the kids around with me all day — no quiero andar con los niños a cuestas todo el día
to drag one's feet o heels — dar(le)* largas al asunto
3) ( dredge) \<\<river/lake\>\> dragar*
2.
vi1)a) ( trail) \<\<anchor\>\> garrar; \<\<coat\>\> arrastrarb) ( lag) rezagarse*2) ( go on slowly) \<\<work/conversation\>\> hacerse* pesado; \<\<film/play\>\> hacerse* largo3) ( race cars) (AmE colloq) echarse un pique (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- drag in- drag on- drag out- drag up
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noun (no pl)1) ( tiresome thing)what a drag! — qué lata! (fam)
2) u ( resistant force) resistencia f al avance3) c ( on cigarette) (colloq) pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp)4) u ( women's clothes)in drag — vestido de mujer; (before n) <act, show> de travestis or transformistas
drag queen — reinona f (arg)
5) ( street) (AmE sl)[dræɡ]1. N1) (=restraint)the satellite acts like a drag on the shuttle — el satélite hace más lento el avance del transbordador espacial
the region is a drag on the country's financial resources — (fig) la región supone una sangría or un desaguadero para los recursos económicos del país
these conservative institutions were seen as a drag on progress — (fig) estas instituciones conservadoras eran consideradas un obstáculo or estorbo para el progreso
2) (Aer) (=resistance) resistencia f aerodinámica3) * (=boring thing) lata * f, rollo m (Sp) *what a drag! — ¡qué lata! *, ¡qué rollo! (Sp) *
she's a real drag! — ¡qué tía más pesada! *
he took a long drag on his cigarette — le dio una chupada or (Sp) calada larga al cigarro
5) (=women's clothes)he was wearing drag — iba vestido de mujer, iba travestido
a man in drag — un hombre vestido de mujer, un hombre travestido
6)the main drag — (US) * la avenida principal
7) (=dragnet) red f barredera; (=dredge) draga f8) (US) * (=influence) enchufe * m2. VT1) (=pull) arrastrarshe managed to drag herself clear of the wreckage — consiguió salir a duras penas del coche siniestrado
- drag sb's2) (=trail) [+ injured limb, coat] arrastrarI don't want to drag the children round the supermarket — no quiero ir tirando de los niños por el supermercado
to drag one's feet — (lit) arrastrar los pies
to drag one's feet or heels — (fig) dar largas (al asunto)
the government has been dragging its feet or heels on this issue — el gobierno ha estado dando largas a este asunto
3) (=force)the government didn't want to drag the nation into a war — el gobierno no quería arrastrar al país a una guerra
I have to drag myself into the office in the mornings — por las mañanas me cuesta muchísimo (trabajo) ir a la oficina
4) (=dredge, search) [+ sea bed, river] dragar3. VI1) (=go very slowly) [time] pasar muy lentamente; [film, play] hacerse pesadothe minutes dragged by — los minutos pasaban muy lentamente or se alargaban sin fin
2) (=trail) [skirt, coat] arrastrarher skirt was dragging on the floor — la falda le iba arrastrando por el suelo, iba arrastrando la falda por el suelo
3) (=not keep pace) rezagarse4) (=dredge, search)4.CPDdrag and drop N — (Comput) arrastrar y soltar m
drag artist N — transformista m, travesti m
drag hunt N — deporte en el que los perros salen a la caza de un objeto perfumado en lugar de un animal
drag (para)chute N — paracaídas m inv de frenado
drag queen * N — drag-queen * f, reinona * f, travesti m
drag race N — (US) (Aut) carrera de coches trucados de salida parada
drag show N — espectáculo m de drag-queens *, espectáculo m de reinonas *, espectáculo m de travestismo
- drag in- drag on- drag out- drag up* * *
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1. [dræg]- gg- transitive verb1)a) ( haul) arrastrar, llevar a rastrasto drag somebody's name o reputation through the mud o dirt — cubrir* de fango or manchar el buen nombre de alguien
b) ( force) (colloq)how did I get dragged into this ridiculous plan? — ¿cómo me dejé meter en un plan tan absurdo?
2) ( allow to trail) \<\<tail/garment/anchor\>\> arrastrarI don't want to drag the kids around with me all day — no quiero andar con los niños a cuestas todo el día
to drag one's feet o heels — dar(le)* largas al asunto
3) ( dredge) \<\<river/lake\>\> dragar*
2.
vi1)a) ( trail) \<\<anchor\>\> garrar; \<\<coat\>\> arrastrarb) ( lag) rezagarse*2) ( go on slowly) \<\<work/conversation\>\> hacerse* pesado; \<\<film/play\>\> hacerse* largo3) ( race cars) (AmE colloq) echarse un pique (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- drag in- drag on- drag out- drag up
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noun (no pl)1) ( tiresome thing)what a drag! — qué lata! (fam)
2) u ( resistant force) resistencia f al avance3) c ( on cigarette) (colloq) pitada f (AmL), calada f (Esp)4) u ( women's clothes)in drag — vestido de mujer; (before n) <act, show> de travestis or transformistas
drag queen — reinona f (arg)
5) ( street) (AmE sl)
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