French–English dictionary

telline

(zoology) A marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand, from where it siphons detritus.

téloche

(informal, dated, derogatory) A television.

Télougou

A member of the Telugu ethnic group.

Télougoue

A member of the Telugu ethnic group.

téméraire

Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.

témérité

The quality of state of being rash; inconsiderate or presumptuous haste

témoignage

The act of bearing witness.

témoigner

To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.

témoin

(Internet) A packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server, used to maintain state between otherwise stateless HTTP transactions, for example, to identify the user.

témoin oculaire

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

tempe

(anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.

tempérament

Temperament, temperamental makeup or habitual mood.

tempérance

Moderation of passion; calmness.

température

An elevated body temperature, as present in many illnesses; fever.

tempéré

Moderate; not excessive.

tempête

(meteorology) A disturbed state of the atmosphere between a severe or strong gale and a hurricane on the modern Beaufort scale, with a wind speed of between 89 and 102 kilometres per hour (55–63 miles per hour; 10 on the scale, known as a "storm" or whole gale), or of between 103 and 117 kilometres per hour (64–72 miles per hour; 11 on the scale, known as a "violent storm").

tempête de neige

Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.

tempête de sable

A phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow soil particles up into a planet's atmosphere.

tempétueux

(of weather) Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous

template

(object-oriented) A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.

temple

A house of worship, especially:

templier

A Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar.

templière

A Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar.

Tempo

(Quebec, automotive) A type of car shelter, a temporary kit-built prefabricated steel-framed high tunnel peaked hoop house with an impermeable translucent plastic fabric cover, and flap doors.

temporaire

Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.

temporairement

For a limited period of time; not permanently.

temporel

(relational) Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.

temps

For a particular duration (specified by additional qualifying words accompanying it).

temps d'antenne

The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.

temps de guerre

(often, attributive) A period during which a war is in progress in a particular place.

temps de paix

The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.

temps fort

(music) The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).

temps laiteux

Any weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand causing the horizon and physical features of the terrain to disappear.

temps libre

Time when one is not working.

temps verbal

(linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.

tempura

A Japanese dish made by deep-frying vegetables, seafood, or other foods in a light batter.

tenace

stubbornly persevering, steadfast

tenacement

In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion.

ténacité

The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.

tenaille

A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.

tenancière

A person who runs a brothel, whether legally or illegally.

tenancière d’une maison close

(slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.

tenant

(sports) The defending champion.

tenant du titre

(sports) The defending champion.

tendance

A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship. [from 19th c.]

tendeur

An elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end, used for securing luggage.

tendon

(anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.

tendre

(UK, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, transitive) To extend the hand to; hand or pass something.

tendre l'oreille

(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.

tendre vers

(ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.

tendrement

In a tender manner; gently; sweetly.

tendresse

A tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings.

tendu

(specifically) Carrying or loaded with anxiety, fear, or stress, for example, due to complexity or difficulty; distressed; also, causing distress; distressing.

ténèbres

(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.

ténébreux

(literary, also, figurative) Dark and gloomy; obscure. [from 15th c.]

tengu

(Japanese mythology, Shinto, mythological creature) A mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose.

ténia

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

tenir

(transitive) To remain faithful to (something or someone); to adhere to (an idea or plan).

tenir à

(obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

tenir compte

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

tenir la jambe

(transitive, colloquial) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.

tenir le rôle principal

(transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.

tenir parole

To bring or transport something to its destination.

tenir pour acquis

(transitive, idiomatic, especially of a person) To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to; not to value or care for appropriately, out of the assumption that the person or thing not valued cannot be lost.

tenir ses promesses

To bring or transport something to its destination.

Tennessee

A state of the United States.

tennis

(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.

tenon

A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.

tension

The act of straining, or the state of being strained.

tension superficielle

(physics) the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces

tentacule

(figurative) An insidious reach or influence.

tentant

Attractive, appealing, enticing.

tentative

The action of trying at something. [1530]

tentatrice

An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men.

tente

A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.

tenter

(archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.

tenture

(countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).

ténu

Thin in substance or consistency.

tenue

A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.

tenue civile

(uncountable, AU, British, New Zealand) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform.

tenure

A right to hold land under the feudal system.

tépale

(botany) Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.

tequila

An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.

térébenthine

A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.

térébinthe

A Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus and, possibly, Pistacia palaestina)

Térence

A en given name.

TERF

(see usage notes) A trans-exclusionary radical feminist; a radical feminist who does not consider trans women to be women, or thinks they should not be included in female spaces or organisations, and who considers trans men to be women; a person whose transphobia is expressed in feminist terms.

terme

(mathematics) Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.

terminaison

(grammar) The last part of a word.

terminal

Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object.

terminé

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all over.

terminer

(intransitive, idiomatic) To pass naturally; to go away; to calm down or subside.

terminologique

Of, or relating to terminology.

terminus

The termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.

termite

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

termitière

A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.

ternaire

Made up of three things.

terne

Without color; pale; pallid.

ternir

(intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.

Terpsichore

(Greek god) The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne.

terrain

A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.

terrain de camping

An area where tents are pitched.

terrain de football

(countable, UK) A soccer stadium.

terrain de jeu

(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]

terrain glissant

(figuratively, by extension) A matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties.

terrain miné

(figuratively, by extension) A matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties.

terrain vague

An unused area of land in an urban area (not built, not a farm, not a park).

terrasse

(heraldry) A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.

terrassier

(chiefly, _, UK, historical) A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.

Terre

The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.

terre à terre

(idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic.

terre battue

(tennis) A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.

terre cuite

A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.

terre en friche

A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.

terre grasse

(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

terre natale

One's country of birth.

terre-à-terre

(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.

terre-neuve

A very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.

terre-plein

A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.

terres agricoles

Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production.

terrestre

Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.

terreurs nocturnes

A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.

terreux

Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).

terrible

(figurative) Extremely bad; terrible.

terriblement

In a dreadful manner; terribly.

terrien

(chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet; specifically, a sentient member of any species native to Earth. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

terrienne

(chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet; specifically, a sentient member of any species native to Earth. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

terrier

A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.

terrier de blaireau

The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.

terrifiant

Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. [from 1590–1600.]

terrifié

Extremely frightened.

terrifier

(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

territoire

Country or territory.

territorial

Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.

terrorisé

Extremely frightened.

terroriser

(transitive) To act aggressively towards.

terrorisme

(uncountable) Terrorism.

terroriste

A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.

Tertiaire

(geology) The first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared.

tertio

In the third place; third in a row.

tertre

A small hill.

Tervagan

(archaic, historical) A fictitious deity with a violent temperament who featured in medieval mystery plays, represented as being worshipped by Muslims or (less commonly) other non-Christians.

Tervagant

(archaic, historical) A fictitious deity with a violent temperament who featured in medieval mystery plays, represented as being worshipped by Muslims or (less commonly) other non-Christians.

tes

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

tesla

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.

tesson

(by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.

test

Trial, attempt.

testament

The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.

tester

To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.

testiculaire

(physiology) Pertaining to one or more testicles; of the testicle(s).