tiraillé in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tiraillé in the French»English Dictionary

I.tirailler [tiʀaje] VB trans

1. tirailler (tirer):

tirailler

to tug (at)

tirailler corde, manche, barbe

to pull (at)

tirailler qn par le bras

to tug at sb's arm

2. tirailler fig:

être tiraillé entre son travail et sa famille/deux personnes

to be torn between one's work and one's family/two people

II.tirailler [tiʀaje] VB intr

tirailler (au hasard)

to fire ou shoot at random

tirailler (de temps en temps)

to fire intermittently

ça tiraille de tous les côtés

there's firing on all sides

III.se tirailler VB refl

se tirailler refl Can:

se tirailler

to play tug-of-war

Translations for tiraillé in the English»French Dictionary

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I'm walking the tightrope between my family and my job

je suis tiraillé entre ma famille et mon travail

to be torn between options, persons

être tiraillé entre

tiraillé in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tiraillé in the French»English Dictionary

I.tirailler [tiʀɑje] VB trans

1. tirailler (tirer à petits coups):

tirailler

to tug

tirailler pli

to pull at

2. tirailler (harceler):

être tiraillé entre deux choses

to be torn between two things

II.tirailler [tiʀɑje] VB intr

tirailler

to shoot at random

Translations for tiraillé in the English»French Dictionary

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to be racked with doubts

être tiraillé par les doutes

tiraillé Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

être tiraillé entre deux choses

to be torn between two things