how to pronounce tirage

/ti.ʁaʒ/

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tirage is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of tirage in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… des revues à grand tirage et donc c'est …”

meanings of tirage

noun:

Tirage (taking wine from a barrel).
Circulation (number of copies sold of e.g. a newspaper).
Printing (putting symbols on a newspaper).
Pulling (action of pulling).
Draw (selection by chance, e.g. for deciding opponents in a sport competition).
Draught/draft (hiring soldiers).
Drawing.
Drawing (of cheques).
Draught, draft (chimney).
Drawing (drawing of lots).

tirage frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word tirage occurs in french on average 14.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.