tirer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. to pull
Quatre chevaux blancs tiraient le carrosse de la mariée jusqu'à l'église.Four white horses pulled the bride's carriage up to the church.
b. to tug
Sacha tirait son petit chariot derrière lui.Sacha tugged his toy wagon behind him.
a. to pull
La femme a sauté de l'avion et a tiré le cordon du parachute.The woman jumped out of the plane and pulled the parachute cord.
b. to tug
Si vous tirez cette ficelle, cela fait sonner une sonnette d'alarme dans la salle des infirmières.If you tug this string, it rings an alarm bell at the nurses' station.
a. to pull
L'homme a tiré une chaise et s'est assis à côté de ses amis.The man pulled a chair and sat down next to his friends.
a. to draw
Le joueur qui passe son tour doit tirer une carte.The player who passes must draw a card.
a. to draw
Sur une feuille, tirez un trait de 10 centimètres.On a sheet of paper, draw a 10-centimeter-long line.
a. to print
Il y a un petit magasin dans cette rue qui tire des photos argentiques.There's a small shop on this street that prints film photographs.
a. to shoot
L'armée a tiré un missile sans avertissement préalable.The army shot a missile without prior warning.
b. to fire
Les hommes armés ont tiré des coups de feu en l'air pour faire reculer la foule.The gunmen fired shots into the air to force the crowd back.
a. to pull
Les sauveteurs ont tiré plusieurs personnes des décombres.Rescuers pulled several people from the rubble.
a. to get
Le suspect a refusé de parler. Les policiers n'ont rien pu tirer de lui.The suspect refused to talk. The police were unable to get anything out of him.
b. to draw
La femme d'affaires tire sa fortune de nombreux investissements immobiliers.The businesswoman draws her fortune from numerous real estate investments.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. to pull
Tire fort sur la poignée pour fermer la porte.Pull hard on the handle to close the door.
a. to shoot
La footballeuse a tiré dans le ballon et a marqué un but.The soccer player shot the ball and scored a goal.
a. to shoot
Le chasseur a tiré et les oiseaux se sont envolés.The hunter shot, and the birds flew away.
b. to fire
Les voleurs ont tiré sur la porte de la bijouterie avant de s'enfuir.The robbers fired at the door of the jewelry store before escaping.
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
J'ai mal dormi et je sens que ça me tire dans le cou ce matin.I slept badly, and I feel a pull in my neck this morning.
Quand il fait froid et sec, j'ai la peau qui tire.When the weather's cold and dry, my skin feels tight.
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Floriane était blonde quand elle était petite, mais maintenant ses cheveux tirent sur le châtain.Floriane was blonde when she was little, but now her hair is almost brown.
J'ai commandé des rideaux d'un ton bleu qui tire sur le vert.I ordered curtains in a shade of blue that's verging on green.
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