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tentatrice: temptress; female equivalent of tentateur
tente: tent
tente-abri: pup tent
tenter: to attempt; to tempt; to be desirable or interesting to; to be something one feels like doing
tenter le diable: to tempt fate, to court disaster
tenter le tout pour le tout: to go for broke
tenter sa chance: to try one's luck, to try
tenture: curtain; drape, drapery, (wall) hanging; fabric wall-covering; funeral hangings
tenue: maintenance, upkeep; running (of a shop); holding, sustaining (of a note); manners, (good) behaviour (UK) / behavior (US); quality, standard
tenue d'Adam: birthday suit
tenue d'Ève: birthday suit
tenue de route: roadholding
tenure: tenure (right to hold land under the feudal system)
tenuto: tenuto
tenuto: tenuto
tenuto: tenuto
tepidarium: tepidarium
tepu: synonym of pute (“whore”)
tequila: tequila (beverage)
ter: b; designating a third house with the same number
terafim: teraphim (idol; household god)
terbate: terbate
terbique: terbic
terbium: terbium
tercer: to plough a third time
tercet: tercet
terebellum: alternative spelling of térébellum
tergal: tergal
tergite: tergite
tergiversation: delays in providing a clear answer caused by hesitations or an outright unwillingness to be forthright
tergiverser: to delay answering or deciding with excuses; to hesitate at length
terme: terms (conditions); conclusion, end (of a period of time, distance, or journey); term (word, expression); deadline, due date (rent, pregnancy, contract); rent
terme technique: technical term
termen: termen
terminaison: end; ending
terminal: terminal
terminal: terminal
terminale: final year in high school, twelfth grade
terminateur: terminator (all meanings)
terminatif: the terminative case
terminer: to end; to finish; to terminate; to end, to bring to an end, to finish; to end, to finish, to complete, to conclude
terminisme: terminism
terministe: terminist
terminologie: terminology (the set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms); terminology (the scientific study of such terms)
terminologique: terminological
terminologue: terminologist
terminus: terminus
termite: termite (white-bodied, wood-consuming insect)
termitiforme: termitiform
termitière: termite nest; anthill
termitophile: termitophilous
termitophile: termitophile
termoléculaire: termolecular
ternaire: ternary
terne: dull; colourless; drab
terne: trinity, gathering of three people; double-three; three in a row
ternir: to tarnish (metal), fade (material); to tarnish (reputation etc.)
ternissement: tarnishing; fading
ternisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of ternir
terpinol: alternative spelling of terpinéol