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dragging out

/ˈdræɡɪŋ aʊt/

drag outverb

dragging out

ing-form

dragged out

Past Simple

dragged out

Past Participle

dragging out

ing-form

/dræɡ aʊt/

Translations

faire traînerEmploi courant : prolonger inutilement dans le temps.

The meeting was supposed to end at 3 PM, but it dragged out until 5 PM.

La réunion devait se terminer à 15 heures, mais elle a fait traîner jusqu’à 17 heures.

sortir en traînantSens concret : retirer ou déplacer quelque chose avec difficulté.

They had to drag out the old sofa from the basement.

Ils ont dû sortir en traînant le vieux canapé de la cave.

Definitions

To prolong or extend something unnecessarily.

The meeting was supposed to end at 3 PM, but it dragged out until 5 PM.

To pull or extract something or someone from a place, often with difficulty.

They had to drag out the old sofa from the basement.

Synonyms