il tirait

was pulling, used to pull

→ tirer
tir to pull + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #37,368
was pulling, used to pull
FR: Il tirait la porte pour l’ouvrir.
EN: He was pulling the door to open it.
Conjugation of tirer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tirais
Second tirais
Third tirait

Mais elle a promis que c'était la dernière fois qu'on le tirait d'affaire.

But she promised it was the last time we bailed him out.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Tout le monde tirait, j'ai fait une percée.

Everyone was shooting, and I broke through.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Tu m'as dit qu'il tirait trente ans.

You told me he was looking thirty.

On tirait aussi dans le tas.

They were also firing into the crowd.

— The Captain : L'usurpateur (2018)

Ça tirait sur tout le monde.

They were shooting at everyone.

— War Machine (2026)

Elle en tirait avantage et à sa façon.

She took advantage of it in her own way.