Usage examples of "pull off" in English with translation to French

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Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.
She tried to pull a fast one on me. Elle a essayé de m'arnaquer.
Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.
Pull one's rank on one's inferiors. Faire valoir son grade plus élevé sur ses inférieurs.
He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.
I have to pull a ripcord to start my lawn mower. Je dois tirer sur une cordelette de démarrage pour lancer ma tondeuse.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
Look, if push comes to shove I have no doubt she'll pull rank on you to get her way. Tu vois, je n'ai aucun doute qu'au pire, elle jouera du galon sur toi pour parvenir à ses fins.
The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.
He tried to pull a fast one on me. Il a essayé de m'arnaquer.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.
Pull the plant up by the roots. Arrache la plante par les racines.
Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.
Three hours of driving has worn me out. Let's pull over at the next rest stop we see. Trois heures de conduite m'ont épuisé. Arrêtons-nous à la prochaine aire de repos que nous voyons.
She stormed off in a huff. Elle prit la mouche.
Pull into shape after washing. Remettre en forme après lavage.
Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.
We'll have to pull an all-nighter. Nous devrons faire une nuit blanche.
It has been raining on and off since the day before yesterday. Il a plu par intermittences depuis avant-hier.
He tried in vain to pull the wool over my eyes. Il a essayé en vain de m'ouvrir les yeux.
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