No. 5,026 in French

tirent

"Pull" or "shoot," depending on context.

In a sentence

Ils tirent sur la corde pour déplacer l'objet.
They pull on the rope to move the object.
In this sentence, 'tirent' is used to mean 'pull', describing a physical action performed by the subject.
Les archers tirent leurs flèches vers la cible.
The archers shoot their arrows towards the target.
Here, 'tirent' signifies 'shoot', referring to the action of launching arrows performed by the archers.
Ils tirent profit de la situation pour améliorer leurs conditions.
They take advantage of the situation to improve their conditions.
In this context, 'tirent' is used figuratively, meaning 'take advantage' or 'derive profit', illustrating an abstract action of benefiting from circumstances.

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