draw on
Apparence
Étymologie
[modifier le wikicode]Locution verbale
[modifier le wikicode]Temps | Forme |
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Infinitif | to draw on \Prononciation ?\ |
Présent simple, 3e pers. sing. |
draws on |
Prétérit | drew on |
Participe passé | drawn on |
Participe présent | drawing on |
voir conjugaison anglaise |
- (Sens propre) Esquisser au crayon.
- Faire appel à.
Without the proper resources, the young manager drew on his imagination to solve the crisis.
The reporter drew heavily on interviews with former members of the secretive group.
- Manchester United needed to draw on all their resources as they came from behind to beat Southampton and progress to the last 16 of the FA Cup. — (Ian Hughes, Southampton 1 - 2 Man Utd, BBC, 29 janvier 2011)
- Avancer et continuer, comme sous une force de traction.
- Approcher.
- (Transitif) Vêtir.
He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on.
— (Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus, Soho Press, 2014 (première édition : 1994))