re -- a, have sent to.
tentation, _f._ temptation.
tentative, _f._ attempt.
tenter, _v._ to tempt, attempt.
tenue, _f._ bearing, carriage, dress, full dress, form, formality;
en grande --, in full dress; -- de soiree, evening clothes.
terme, _m._ term, expression.
terminer, _v._ to termina to, end, finish; se --, end, etc.
terne, _adj._ dull, lusterless, gloomy.
ternir, _v._ to tarnish.
terrain, _m._ soil, piece of land, ground.
terrasse, _f._ terrace, flat roof of an Oriental house.
terre, _f._ earth, land, cultivated land, ground, earthenware; par
--, on the ground or floor; a --, to the ground or floor.
terrestre, _adj._ terrestrial.
terreur, _f._ terror.
terrible, _adj. and m._ terrible, terrible side of thing.
terriblement, _adv._ terribly.
terrier, _m._ terrier, hole, burrow.
territoire, _m._ territory.
terroir, _m._ soil.
terroriser, _v._ to terrorize.
tertre, _m._ hillock, mound.
tes, _see_ ton.
tete, _f._ head, top, expression;
en --, at the head, in front; -- de lettre, letter-head;
tenir -- a, to resist, oppose.
teter, _v._ to suck; donner a --, nurse.
Thann, town in Alsace.
theatre, _m._ theater.
Thebes, Thebes (reference in the text is to the celebrated ancient
Egyptian city, not to the Greek village).
theologien, _m._ theologian.
thermometre, _m._ thermometer.
ti, dialectic particle used in questions: je sais- --?, do I
know?
tic-tac, _m._ tick-tack, ticking.
tiers, _m._ third.
tige, _f._ stem, shaft, stick, club.
tigre, _m._ tiger.
timbre, _m._ bell, hand-bell, tone, sound, stamp.
timbre, -e, _adj._ stamped; papier --, officially stamped paper
(with the revenue stamp).
timide, _adj._ timid.
timidite, _f._ timidity.
tintement, _m._ tinkling.
tinter, _v._ to tinkle, ring, toll.
tir, _m._ shooting, shooting-gallery, shooting-grounds.
tirade, _f._ tirade (long speech in a drama).
tirailler, _v._ to pull about, plague.
tirailleur, _m._ sharp-shooter, skirmisher.
tirer, _v._ to draw, pull, draw lots, attract, pull off, extricate,
get out, shoot, tire, arouse; s'en --, get oneself out, manage, get
along; -- au sort a qui ..., draw lots to see who....
tireur, _m._ puller, shot (person).
tiroir, _m._ drawer.
tisserand, _m._ weaver.
titre, _m._ title, claim, right; a -- de, by virtue of being.
toast, _m._ toast (pronounced: _tost_).
toi, _disj. and conj. pr._ (familiar), you, to you (occasionally:
thou, thee, to thee); a --, your turn.
toile, _f._ cloth, canvas, linen, web.
toilette, _f._ t
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