What does tirage in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word tirage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tirage in French.

The word tirage in French means draw, printing, print run, draught, drawing, racking, drawing, large print run, special drawing rights, by drawing lots, random draw, lucky draw, tombola, sweepstake, hard copy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tirage

draw

nom masculin (sélection à l'aveugle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tirage au sort a eu lieu sous l'étroite vigilance d'un huissier.
The draw took place under the watchful eye of a bailiff.

printing

nom masculin (action d'imprimer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il nous faut un tirage de 500 exemplaires.
We need a print run of 500 copies.

print run

nom masculin (diffusion : d'un ouvrage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tirage du livre a été réalisé à plus de mille exemplaires.
This book has a print run of more than a thousand copies.

draught

nom masculin (aspiration d'air)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette cheminée manque de tirage.
This fireplace doesn't draw very well.

drawing

nom masculin (émission d'un titre bancaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tirage de ce chèque n'est pas passé.
The drawing of this check didn't clear.

racking, drawing

nom masculin (vin : sortie de cuve pour mise en bouteille) (wine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tirage de cette cuvée est imminent.
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large print run

locution adjectivale (très diffusé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les prix littéraires à gros tirage envahissent les vitrines des librairies.
Large print runs of literary prizewinners fill the bookstore window displays.

special drawing rights

nom masculin pluriel (instrument monétaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

by drawing lots

locution adverbiale (en choisissant au hasard)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Trois gagnants seront désignés par tirage au sort.

random draw, lucky draw, tombola, sweepstake

nom masculin (méthode de choix par le hasard)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'huissier désignera le gagnant par tirage au sort.

hard copy

nom masculin (édition sur papier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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