tirer

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French

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Etymology

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From Middle French tirer, from Old French tirer, from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ti.ʁe/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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tirer

  1. to draw, drag, pull
  2. to shoot
  3. to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences)
  4. to leave a place
  5. to set free, to deliver
    • 1954, Georges Simenon, Maigret et la jeune morte [Maigret and the Dead Girl]:
      Ils s’imaginent qu’en ne répondant pas, ou qu’en répondant n’importe quoi, quitte à se contredire toutes les cinq minutes, ils parviendront à s’en tirer.
      They imagine they can save themselves by refusing to answer questions—or by answering at random and even contradicting themselves every five minutes.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: tire
  • Louisiana Creole: tiré

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Etymology

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From Old French tirer (to draw; pull), from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre. Compare the semantic development of French traire (to milk) < Old French traire (to draw; pull), according to the physical action that accompanies milking.

Verb

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tirer

  1. (transitive, agriculture) to milk (cows)

Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French tirer.

Verb

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tirer

  1. to pull

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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Old French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.

Verb

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tirer

  1. to pull
    • c. 1210, Henri de Valenciennes, Histoire de l'empereur Henri de Constantinople:
      Ne onkes li Ascres ne tira ses regnes duskes a tant k'il vint a Niké le Grant
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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