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t', _see_ te. ta, _see_ ton. tabac, _m._ tobacco (_c_ not pronounced). tabatière, _f._ snuff-box. table, _f._ table. tableau, _m._ picture, diagram. tableau, scene, board. tablette, _f._ tablet, shelf. tablier, _m._ apron. tache, _f._ stain, spot, taint. tâche, _f._ task. tacher, _v._ to stain. tâcher, _v._ to try. taciturnité, _f._ taciturnity. taffetas, _m._ taffeta (formerly a heavy silk, now a thin, glossy silk; _s_ not pronounced). taille, _f._ cut, figure, size, waist. tailler, _v._ to cut, cut out, carve; at faro: to hold the cards and play alone against all, deal. taire, _v._ to suppress, keep quiet; se --, be or become silent, keep quiet. talent, _m._ talent. talonner, _v._ to be close on the heels of. talus, _m._ embankment, bank, slope (_s_ not pronounced). tambour, _m._ drum, drummer. tan, _m._ tan (bark). tandis, _adv._ meanwhile; -- que, _conj._ whereas, white. tanière, _f._ den, lair. tanner, _v._ to tan. tanneur, _m._ tanner. tant, _adv._ so much, so many; -- que, conj. so long as, as much as, so much, as many; -- bien que mal, as well as possible, fairly well. tante, _f._ aunt. tantôt, _adv._ soon, a little ago, before long, just now; -- ... --, now ... now. tapage, _m._ uproar, noise, disturbance. tapageur, -euse, _adj. and s._ roistering, noisy, uproarious, riotous, brawler, roisterer, noisy fellow. tape, _f._ rap, slap. taper, _v._ to slap, strike, stamp; -- de l'oeil, drop off (asleep). tapir (se), _v._ to crouch; tapi, -e, crouching. tapis, _m._ carpet, rug, table-cover, cloth; -- vert, green baize (of the table). tarabuca, _f._ used by Gautier as the name of an Arab air, probably erroneously derived from darabukke (Arahic), a kind of tambourine or hand-drum. Tarascon, town on the Rhone, north of Arles. Tarbes, town in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. tard, _adv._ late. tarder, _v._ to be late, be slow in, be long in; il lui tardait de, he was anxious to. tardif, -ive, _adj._ tardy. tarir, _v._ to dry up, exhaust; ne point -- en, never get tired making. tas, _m._ pile, heap. tasse, _f._ cup. tâter, _v._ to feel, feel of. tâtons (à), _adv._ groping, feeling one's way. taudis, _m._ hovel, dirty hale. te, _conj. pr._ (familiar), you, to you (occasionally: thee, to thee). Te Deum, _m._ Te Deum (a hymn sung as a service of thanksgiving; pronounced as in Latin). teigneux, -euse, _adj._ scurvy. teindre, _v._ to dye. teint, _m._ dye, tint, complexion. teinte, _f._ tint, tinge, hue, coloring. tel, -le, _adj._ such; un --, such a, such and such a one, so and so; connu pour --, known as such, known to be so. téléphoner, _v._ to telephone. tellement, _adv._ so, to such a degree. téméraire, _adj._ rash. témoigner, _v._ to witness, show. témoin, _m._ witness. tempe, _f._ temple (of the head). tempête, _f._ tempest. temps, _m._ time, weather; dans le --, in former times; dans les premiers --, at first (pronounced as the adverb tant). tendon, _m._ tendon, sinew. tendre, _adj._ tender. tendre, _v._ to stretch, stretch out, extend, band, bang, drape; -- l'oreille, listen intently. tendrement, _adv._ tenderly. tendresse, _f._ tenderness, fondness, affection. ténèbres, _f. pl._ darkness. tenir, _v._ to hold, keep, get, keep to, stick to, be contained in; tiens!, tenez!, wait!, see!, there!, here!, ah!; -- à, insist on, be attached to, cling to, cherish, be anxious about, deliver (a speech) to; -- dans, hold in, be contained in; il n'y tint plus, he could not stand it any longer; se --, remain, keep, stand, be; je ne (me) tiens plus sur mes jambes, I cannot stand up any longer; faire -- à, 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 soirée, 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; à --, 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. tête, _f._ head, top, expression; en --, at the head, in front; -- de lettre, letter-head; tenir -- à, to resist, oppose. téter, _v._ to suck; donner à --, nurse. Thann, town in Alsace. théâtre, _m._ theater. Thèbes, Thebes (reference in the text is to the celebrated ancient Egyptian city, not to the Greek village). théologien, _m._ theologian. thermomètre, _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. timbré, -e, _adj._ stamped; papier --, officially stamped paper (with the revenue stamp). timide, _adj._ timid. timidité, _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 à qui ..., draw lots to see who.... tireur, _m._ puller, shot (person). tiroir, _m._ drawer. tisserand, _m._ weaver. titre, _m._ title, claim, right; à -- de, by virtue of being. toast, _m._ toast (pronounced: _tost_). toi, _disj. and conj. pr._ (familiar), you, to you (occasionally: thou, thee, to thee); à --, your turn. toile, _f._ cloth, canvas, linen, web. toilette, _f._ toilet, dress, dressing. Toine (abbreviation of Antoine), Tony. toise, _f._ fathom (6 feet). toiser, _v._ to size up, measure, eye from head to toot. toison, _f._ fleece. toit, _m._ roof. tôle, _f._ sheet-iron. tolérer, _v._ to tolerate; -- que, bear to have. tomate, _f._ tomato. tombe, _f._ tomb, grave. tombeau, _m._ tomb, tombstone. tombeki, _m._ kind of tobacco raised chiefly in Persia (usually written tombéki). tomber, _v._ to fall, fall down, drop; faire --, make fall, empty (ashes, etc.); le jour tombe, it grows dark; à la nuit tombante, au jour tombant, at nightfall. Tombouctou, Timbuktu (African town on the upper Niger). ton, _m._ tone. ton, ta (tes, _pl.), poss. adj. pr._ (familiar), your (occasionally: thy). Toni, Tony. Tonkin, _m._ Tonkin (French protectorate in Indo-China, definitively conquered in 1885). tonne, _f._ tun, hogshead. tonneau, _m._ cask, barrel, ton. tonner, _v._ to thunder. toque, _f._ Hat cap, toque (the French judge's toque suggests a cylinder flaring at the top). torche, _f._ torch. tordre, _v._ to twist, wring; se --, writhe, laugh convulsively. torrent, _m._ torrent, flood. tors, -e, _adj._ twisted, crooked. torse, _m._ trunk (of a person), body. tort, _m._ wrong, harm, stigma; avoir --, to be wrong; à --, wrongly. Tortillard, proper name suggesting tortiller. tortiller, _v._ to twist. tortu, -e, _adj._ crooked, gnarled. tortue, _f._ tortoise, turtle. torture, _f._ torture, torment; mettre l'esprit à la --, to rack one's brains. torturer, _v._ to torture, torment. tôt, _adv._ soon, early. toucher, _v._ to touch, touch on; -- à, touch, meddle with, border on, draw near; touchant,-e, touching, pathetic. touffe, _f._ tuft, clump, cluster. toujours, _adv._ always, all the time, continuously, ever, still, nevertheless, at any rate. tour, _f._ tower. tour, _m._ turn, circuit, trip around, trick, feat; faire le -- (de), to make the circuit, fun around; -- à --, in turn. tourbillon, _m._ whirlwind, whirlpool, swarm. tourbillonner, _v._ to whirl. tourelle, _f._ turret; escalier en --, winding turret stairway. tourmenter, _v._ to torment. tournant, _m._ turn, corner. tournée, _f._ turn, tour, trip, round. tourner, _v._ to turn, flank, turn around or over or the corner of, turn out, wind, twist, bend, circle; se --, turn oneself, turn, turn around; mal --, take a turn for the worse, turn out badly; mal tourné, badly formed or built, homely; -- au plafond, encircle the ceiling. Tournevent, imaginary town. tournoiement, _m._ turning, winding. tournoyer, _v._ to turn, whirl. tournure, _f._ shape, figure, form, appearance. Tours, city on the Loire. tourterelle, _f._ turtle-dove. tous, _see_ tout. tousser, _v._ to cough. tout, -e (tous, toutes, _pl.), adj., adv. and s._ all, every, everything, everyone, wholly, quite, very, wide (open), any; --le jour, all day; tous les jours, every day; en -- cas, in any case; -- à fait, wholly, entirely, altogether, wholeheartedly; -- de même, all the same; pas du --, not at all; rien du --, nothing at all; -- au plus, at the very most; c'est -- au plus si je pourrais, at the very most I could only; avoir de --, to have something of everything; -- un jour, an entire day; comme --, as everything, as anything; toute fée que je sois, fairy though I be; -- en, while, all the time (with participle); le --, all (when tous stands alone, without a noun, _s_ is pronounced). toutefois, _adv._ however, still, yet, nevertheless. tout-puissant, -e, _adj._ all-powerful, omnipotent. Tramasset (Édouard), Coppée's cousin, to whom he dedicated _Le Louis d'Or_. tracasser, _v._ to vex, plague, annoy. trace, _f._ trace, mark, track. tracer, _v._ to trace. tradition, _f._ tradition. traduction, _f._ translation. traduire, _v._ to translate. tragediante, _m._ tragedian (Italian). tragédie, _f._ tragedy. tragique, _adj._ tragic. trahir, _v._ to betray. train, _m._ pace, rate, bustle, course, train, raft, train of boats; en -- de, in the act of, about to; -- de bateaux, line of boats, tow. traînée, _f._ trail. trainer, _v._ to drag, draw, drawl; se --, drag oneself along. trait, _m._ trace, shaft, trait, feature, draught. traité, _m._ treaty, agreement. traiter, _v._ to treat, treat of; -- de, treat as, call. traîtreusement, _adv._ treacherously. trajet, _m._ journey, trip, distance, way. tramway, _m._ tramway, street-car. tranche, _f._ slice. trancher, _v._ to cut, cut off or out, stand out, form a contrast; tranchant, -e, adj. cutting, sharp. tranquille, _adj._ tranquil, quiet; laisser --, to let alone, let be; vivre --, live quietly (_ll_ in this and the next three words is not liquid). tranquillement, _adv._ tranquilly, quietly. tranquilliser, _v._ to tranquilize, quiet, make easy. tranquillité, _f._ tranquillity, quiet, ease (of mind). transcrire, _v._ to transcribe. transe, _f._ fright, pang. transformer, _v._ to transform. transi, -e, _adj._ chilled, benumbed. transparent, -e, _adj._ transparent. transpiration, _f._ perspiration, transpiration. transport, _m._ transportation, transport, rapture. transporter, _v._ to transport, convey, carry. trappe, _f._ trap-door. trapu, -e, _adj._ thick-set, dumpy. traquer, _v._ to track, hunt, pursue (closely). travail, _m._ work, labor, laboring; instrument de --, tool. travailler, _v._ to work, till, plow through, torment; travaillé, -e, worked, wrought. travers, _m._ breadth, width; à --, through, across; au -- de, through; en --, crosswise; en -- de, across, through; de --, awry, not on straight, crooked, crosswise, sidewise, askance, wrong. traversée, _f._ crossing, passage. traverser, _v._ to cross, pass through, traverse. trébucher, _v._ to stumble, trip. treillis, _m._ trellis, lattice. treize, _card._ thirteen. tremblement, _m._ trembling. trembler, _v._ to tremble; tremblant, -e, trembling, quaking, shaking. tremper, _v._ to soak. trentaine, _f._ about thirty. trente, _card._ thirty. trente-cinq, _card._ thirty-five. trente-deux, _card._ thirty-two. trente-quatre, _card._ thirty-four. trente-sept, _card._ thirty-seven. trente-six, _card._ thirty-six. trépignement, _m._ stamping. trépigner, _v._ to stamp. très, _adv._ very, very much. trésor, _m._ treasure. tressaillir, _v._ to start, jump, thrill. tretous (dialectic, = très tous), _m. pl._ all indeed, quite all. triangle, _m._ triangle. tribu, _f._ tribe. tribunal, _m._ tribunal, court. tricorne, _m._ three-cornered hat. tricot, _m._ knitting, knitted vest. tricoter, _v._ to knit. trinquer, _v._ to touch glasses before drinkingo triolet, _m._ triolet, triplet. triomphal, -e, _adj._ triumphal. triomphalement, _adv._ triumphantly. triomphe, _m._ triumph. triompher, _v._ to triumph; triomphant, -e, triumphant. tripe, _f._ tripe, bowels, stomach. triple, _adj._ triple. tripler, _v._ to triple. tripot, _m._ gambling-house. trique, _f._ cudgel. triste, _adj._ sad, gloomy, dismal, wretched. tristement, _adv._ sadly. tristesse, _f._ sadness. trois, _card._ three. troisième, _ord._ third; chambre du --, fourth-story room. tromper, _v._ to deceive, disappoint; se --, be mistaken, make a mistake. tronc, _m._ trunk, tree-trunk. tronçon, _m._ fragment, stump. trône, _m._ throne. tronquette, _f._ girl, lass (popular). trop, _adv._ too, too much; pas --, not too much, not very much. trot, _m._ trot; petit --, slow trot. trottoir, _m._ sidewalk. trou, _m._ hole. trouble, _m._ trouble, embarrassment, confusion, disturbance, distress. troubler, _v._ to trouble, disturb, confuse, excite; se --, be disturbed, become troubled. trouer, _v._ to make a hole in, pierce; troué, -e, pierced, full of holes. troupe, _f._ troop, crowd, brood (of chickens), litter (of pigs); de la --, soldiers. troupeau, _m._ flock, herd. troupier, _m._ trooper. trousse, _f._ case; aux trousses (de), at one's heels. trousseau, _m._ trousseau, outfit. trouver, _v._ to find, consider, discover, hit on; se --, find oneself, be found, chance to be, be, find that one has, offer an opportunity; s'en -- bien, find it good for one. truffe, _f._ truffle. truie, _f._ sow. truisse, _f._ clump of trees (used especially in La Vendée). trumeau, _m._ pier (of a wall), pier-glass. tu, _conj. pr._ (familiar), you (occasionally: thou). Tubingue, Tübingen (town in Württemberg). tuer, _v._ to kill. tumulte, _m._ tumult, uproar. tumultueusement, _adv._ tumultuously, riotously. tumultueux, -euse, _adj._ tumultuous, riotous. tunique, _f._ tunic, coat (of a uniform). turban, _m._ turban; valeurs à --, Turkish stocks (financial vernacular). turc, turque, _adj. and s._ Turkish, Turk (written Turc when _s._). turco, _m._ turco (Algerian soldier in the French service). turne, _f._ wretched room, shanty (familiar). tuyau, _m._ tube, pipe, flue. typographe, _m._ printer; adjectively: printer's.

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uhlan, _m._ uhlan (German lancer; no elision before this word). un, -e, _card. and indef. art._ one, a, an; l'--, one; les uns ... les autres, some ... others; les uns les autres, one another; les uns aux autres, to one another; l'-- et l'autre, both; se regarder l'-- l'autre, to look at each other. uni, -e, _adj._ united, smooth, uniform. uniforme, _m._ uniform. union, _f._ union. unique, _adj._ unique, only. uniquement, _adv._ only. usage, _m._ usage, use, custom. user, _v._ to use up, wear out, use, -- de, make use of. usine, _f._ factory. utile, _adj._ useful.

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