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il tirait

was shooting, was firing, was taking advantage, was getting (someone) out of trouble

→ tirer
tir to shoot + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #38,123
was shooting, was firing
FR: Il tirait sur les pigeons dans le jardin.
EN: He was shooting at the pigeons in the garden.
was taking advantage
FR: Elle tirait avantage de chaque occasion.
EN: She was taking advantage of every opportunity.
was getting (someone) out of trouble
FR: Il tirait son ami d'affaire à chaque fois.
EN: He was getting his friend out of trouble every time.
Conjugation of tirer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tirais —
Second tirais —
Third tirait —

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

You told me he was looking thirty.

Ça tirait de partout.

It was pulling from all sides.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Ça tirait sur tout le monde.

They were shooting at everyone.

— War Machine (2026)

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

Everyone was shooting, and I broke through.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

On tirait aussi dans le tas.

They were also firing into the crowd.

— The Captain : L'usurpateur (2018)

Elle en tirait avantage et à sa façon.

She took advantage of it in her own way.

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)

Elle s’en tirait mieux que moi.

She was doing better than me.