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we just pulled up

English translation: arrived by car and stopped there


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English term or phrase:we just pulled up
English translation:arrived by car and stopped there
Entered by: Adele Oliveri
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13:39 Oct 22, 2008
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Art/Literary - Slang / street art
English term or phrase: we just pulled up
Hello everyone, I need some help understanding the following:

"With that SKEW thing, **we just pulled up**, we looked like construction workers, and walked out with it".

Context: The Author is interviewing two street artists asking them how they manage to put up their work without anybody noticing. I just can't figure out what "we just pulled up" means in this context.
Any suggestions will be most appreciated.
Thanks
Adele Oliveri
Italy
Local time: 03:23
arrived by car and stopped there
Explanation:
Just means that they arrived by the car and stopped in the place where they were going.
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David Russi
United States
Local time: 19:23
Grading comment
Seems pretty obvious once you know what it means :-) Thank you ever so much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6arrived by car and stopped there
David Russi
4We just arrived
Sara Senft
3We just pulled over---stopped at the curb or "stopped near the place" here
orientalhorizon


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
arrived by car and stopped there


Explanation:
Just means that they arrived by the car and stopped in the place where they were going.

David Russi
United States
Local time: 19:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Seems pretty obvious once you know what it means :-) Thank you ever so much!

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agree  Kornelia Longoria
1 min
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agree  Jack Doughty
1 min
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agree  orientalhorizon
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agree  Mina Yekta
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agree  Ken Cox
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agree  jccantrell
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
We just pulled over---stopped at the curb or "stopped near the place" here


Explanation:
They are talking about how they proceeded and got stuff done.

orientalhorizon
Local time: 09:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
We just arrived


Explanation:
That's the most common mearning--it should still work in this context.

Sara Senft
United States
Local time: 21:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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