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tirage

French → English

noun//ti.ʁaʒ//

(publishing) print run: the total number of copies of a book or newspaper printed

Le tirage quotidien de ce journal populaire s'élève à plus de cent mille exemplaires.

(English) The daily circulation of this popular newspaper amounts to more than 100,000 copies.

Cet ouvrage rare a fait l'objet d'un tirage limité à seulement vingt exemplaires.

(English) This rare work was subject to a limited print run of only twenty copies.

noun//ti.ʁaʒ//

(physics) draft: the movement of air through a chimney that sustains combustion

Un bon tirage s’établit instantanément dans la cheminée dès que l'on brûle de la paille.

(English) A good draft is instantly established in the chimney as soon as straw is burned.

L’ouverture de la fenêtre a créé un fort tirage qui a aspiré la fumée du couloir.

(English) Opening the window created a strong draft that sucked in the smoke from the hallway.

Entry ID: fr:en:tirage · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary