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tirer parti: to take advantage of, to make the most of, to cash in on, to turn to good account
tirer profit: to take advantage of, to make the most of, to turn to good account
tirer raison: to get reparation
tirer sa crampe: to get one's leg over; to shoot one's load; to get laid
tirer sa révérence: to bow out, to take one's leave
tirer satisfaction: to get satisfaction; to get reparation
tirer son chapeau: to tip one's hat, to take one's hat off
tirer son plan: to figure it out oneself, to manage, to handle things by oneself
tirer son épingle du jeu: to play one's cards right; to make it out of a potentially bad situation relatively unscathed; to pull out skilfully while the going is still good
tirer sur l'ambulance: to kick someone when they are down
tirer sur la corde: to abuse of a situation, to take advantage of someone, of a service that someone offers; to overdo it, to burn the candle at both ends, to push one's luck
tirer sur le messager: to shoot the messenger (to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it)
tirer sur le pianiste: to criticise someone who is doing his best; to lash out at someone who means well; to be unappreciative of a service provided for free
tirer un coup: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tirer, un, coup.; to get one's leg over; to shoot one's load; to get laid
tirer un trait: to draw a line; to cross out; to forsake, to kiss goodbye (to) (to give up reluctantly)
tirer une carotte: to pull a fast one on, to swindle
tirer une épine du pied: to get out of a tight spot, to help out of a jam; to take a weight off someone's shoulders; to be a relief
tirer vers le bas: to drag down
tirer vers le haut: to uplift someone, to give someone a boost
tirer à balles réelles: to shoot with live bullets, to fire live ammunition; to launch stinging attacks, to deliver sharp criticism
tirer à boulets rouges: to cast aspersions, to level constant criticism, to let fly
tirer à conséquence: to matter
tirer à la courte paille: to draw straws
tirer à sa fin: to draw to a close, to come to an end, to near the end, to near completion
tiret: dash (punctuation); a string used to tie papers together
tiret bas: underscore
tiret cadratin: em dash
tiret demi-cadratin: en dash
tiret du 6: hyphen
tiret du 8: underscore
tiretaine: tartan; coarse cloth made of wool mixed with another fabric
tirette: cord (for opening/closing curtains, etc.); zipper, zip fastener
tireur: one who pulls; shooter; combattant; drawee; stall handler
tiroir: drawer (for storage)
tiroir-caisse: till, cash drawer
tirs au but: penalty shootout; penalties
tirzepatide: tirzepatide: alternative form of tirzépatide
tirzépatide: tirzepatide: A glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide analogue; A drug formulation with the active component being tirzepatide
tiré: drawee
tiré: down bow
tiré d'affaire: out of the woods, in the clear, safe and sound
tiré par les cheveux: far-fetched
tiré à quatre épingles: very elegant, dressed to the nines, dressed to kill, dudded up
tisane: herbal tea; tisane; beating, pounding, thrashing
tisaneur: A healer using mainly herbal teas
tise: booze, bevvy
tiser: to stoke (a furnace, etc.); to booze, hit the bottle
tismé: Verlan form of métis
tismé: Verlan form of métis
tison: firebrand, ember (partially burnt piece of wood)
tisonner: to poke
tisonnier: poker (instrument for poking)
tissage: weaving
tisser: to weave, plait, wreathe
tisser sa toile: to scheme
tisserand: weaver (someone who weaves for a profession)
tisseranderie: business of a weaver
tisserin: weaver (bird)
tisseur: weaver (someone who weaves)
tissu: fabric; tissue