Tirage (en. Draw)

/tiʁaʒ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Set of prints produced by a printer.

The print run of this book is limited to 1000 copies.

Le tirage de ce livre est limité à 1000 exemplaires.

Result of a draw (lotto, raffle, etc.).

The draw took place this morning.

Le tirage au sort a eu lieu ce matin.

Action of drawing a document or an image from a source.

I made a print of the photo on paper.

J'ai fait un tirage de la photo sur papier.

The word 'drawing' comes from the verb 'to draw', which means to extract or to take something out.

random draw

Method used to randomly select a group or an individual.

tirage au sort

in-person draw

Situation where a document is given directly to a person.

tirage en main propre

limited draw

Indication that the number of copies of a product is restricted.

tirage limité

to draw

To act to obtain something by taking it out.

tirer

printing

Act of printing or reproducing a document.

impression

lotto

Game of chance that involves drawing numbers.

lotto

Draw in the context of betting games.

I'm waiting for the draw to see if I won!

J'attends le tirage pour savoir si j'ai gagné!

Expresses the idea of receiving good things randomly.

Tonight is the draw, who knows what we will win?

Ce soir, c'est le tirage, qui sait ce qu'on va gagner?