No. 8,070 in French
tirage
"Tirage" in English means "printing" (number of copies), "drawing" (selection by lot), or "pulling" (act of pulling).
In a sentence
Je vais acheter des billets pour le tirage au sort demain.
I will buy tickets for the draw tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'tirage au sort' refers to a random selection or lottery, indicating its idiomatic usage.
Le tirage de cette édition est limité à mille exemplaires.
The print run of this edition is limited to a thousand copies.
Here, 'tirage' means the circulation or the number of units printed, showing its applicability in publishing contexts.
Le tirage de la corde était trop fort.
The pulling of the rope was too strong.
Here, 'tirage' refers to the act of pulling, demonstrating a physical and action-based usage of the term.
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