tir
/tiʁ/masculine
In French, the English phrase shooting can be translated as tir. If unsure, use tir. Wiktionary also lists fusillade.
Meaning: instance of shooting (noun)
Ways to say it
| French | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| tir | /tiʁ/ | masculine |
| fusillade | /fy.zi.jad/ | feminine |
The term tir is used to describe an instance of shooting, including in the context of sports like target shooting. For formal contexts involving photography or cinematography, you may use Prise de vues to mean taking shots or scene shooting or Séance de tournage to mean a shooting session or filming session.
Which one should you use?
tir refers to a single shot or a single instance of shooting, whereas fusillade refers to a volley of shots or a prolonged shooting event involving multiple shots.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb form used for the action of shooting is tirer.
How do you pronounce it?
/tiʁ/
Did you know?
- While tir refers to shooting a weapon, it is also used in the phrase tirage au sort to describe drawing lots or a random lottery drawing.
- A tir à la mitraille is a specific type of 'shooting' that historically referred to firing grapeshot from a cannon.
- The word fusillade is derived from fusil, the word for a musket or rifle, combined with the suffix -ade used to denote a collective action.
Examples in context
- Tom commença à tirer.Tom started shooting.This sentence uses tir to describe the start of the action.Tatoeba #6892201 by Rockaround, translation #2238711 by CK
- David a continué à tirer.David continued shooting.This sentence uses tir to describe the continuation of the action.Tatoeba #11504268 by Amastan, translation #11503171 by Amastan
- La fusillade s'est arrêtée.The shooting has stopped.This sentence uses fusillade to describe a shooting event that has stopped.Tatoeba #5955819 by Aiji, translation #5502576 by CK
- La séance de tournage du film est prévue pour demainThe shooting session for the movie is scheduled for tomorrow
- Ils ont commencé le tournage du nouveau clip hierThey started shooting the new music video yesterday
- Marie a un tournage de film aujourd'hui.Marie has a film shooting today.
- Je vais participer à un photoshoot demain pour un magazineI'm participating in a photoshoot tomorrow for a magazine
- Le photographe est très occupé avec un photoshoot pour une célèbre marque de mode.The photographer is busy with a photoshoot for a famous fashion brand.
- 17 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gabriel and Manon are at a target practice range.
- GabrielC'est ton tour pour le prochain tir.It's your turn for the next shot.
- ManonJe suis prête pour ce tir.I am ready for this shot.
- GabrielTon dernier tir était parfait, Manon.Your last shot was perfect, Manon.
- ManonMerci, Gabriel !Thank you, Gabriel!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “shooting” translations and entries tir, fusillade, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fusillade, tir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
