tirage
Meanings
Noun
1. pulling (action of pulling)
2. drawing (drawing of lots)
3. printing (putting symbols on a newspaper) (printing)
4. circulation (number of copies sold of e.g. a newspaper) (printing)
5. draw (selection by chance, e.g. for deciding opponents in a sport competition)
6. draught/draft (hiring soldiers) (military)
7. drawing (of cheques)
8. drawing (metallurgy)
9. tirage (taking wine from a barrel)
10. draught, draft (chimney)
Examples6
Il travaille pour un journal à grand tirage.
He works for a newspaper with a large circulation.
Il travaille pour un grand journal avec un tirage très important.
He works for a big newspaper with a very large circulation.
Ce tirage permettait plusieurs quadruples.
This draw allowed several quadruples
Quel est le tirage de tous les magazines au Japon ?
What is the total circulation of all the magazines in Japan?
La partie commence par un tirage à pile ou face.
The game begins with a coin toss.
Cette estampe a fait l'objet de cinq tirages avant la lettre
Five proofs of this engraving were taken before the identifying text was added to the plate.