Polyglot Dictionary

tirer au sort

/ti.ʁe o sɔʁ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
tire au sort
past
a tiré au sort
perfect
tiré au sort

Meaning

  1. to draw lots

    • On tire au sort l'ordre de passage.

      We draw lots for the order of appearance.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does tirer au sort mean?

2 Fill the gap: On tire au ___ l'ordre de passage.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tirer au sort?

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