No. 11,998 in French
tiraient
"Tiraient" means "were pulling" or "were shooting," depending on context.
In a sentence
Ils tiraient la porte pour l'ouvrir.
They were pulling the door to open it.
Here, 'tiraient' is the imperfect tense form of the verb 'tirer', used to indicate a past continuous action of pulling.
Elles tiraient souvent des éclats de rire en écoutant des histoires drôles.
They often burst into laughter listening to funny stories.
'Tiraient' in this context conveys a figurative sense associated with eliciting or producing laughter.
Les archers tiraient leurs flèches sur la cible.
The archers were shooting their arrows at the target.
Here, 'tiraient' is used to describe the action of shooting, a specific use of 'tirer' in the context of projecting something.
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