tentative, n.f., attempt, trial, endeavor.
tente, n.f., tent, pavilion, (nav.) awning. Dresser une —; to pitch a tent.
tenté, adj., tempted, disposed, inclined.
tenter, v.a., to attempt, to try, to tempt.
se tenter, v.r., to be attempted or tried.
tenture, n.f., tapestry, hangings.
tenu, -e, part., held, kept; bound, obliged; reputed, considered. Je ne suis pas — à cela; I am not bound to that. À l’impossible nul n’est —; there’s no flying without wings.
ténu, -e, adj., tenuous, thin, spare.
tenue, n.f., holding (of assemblies); session; attitude (of a person); dress; deportment, carriage, bearing, address; appearance; steadiness (of troops); keeping (of books); (mus.) holding-note; (nav.) anchor-hold; holding (of the pen); steadiness (of a thing). Tout d’une —; contiguous (of lands). Grande —; (milit.) full dress. Petite —; (milit.) undress. — des livres; book-keeping.
ténuirostres, n.m.pl., (orni.) tenuirostres.