térébinthe, n.m., (bot.) turpentine-tree.
térébrant, adj., (med.) keen, lancinating pain; (mol.) terebrating.
térébrants, n.m.pl., (ent.) terebrantia.
térébration, n.f., terebration, boring.
tergiversation, n.f., tergiversation, shift, evasion, shuffling.
tergiverser, v.n., to tergiversate, to shift, to practise evasion, to shuffle.
terme (tèrm), n.m., term; termination; bound, end, limit, post; time; quarter’s-rent, quarter-day; boundary; word, expression. pl., state, condition, terms. Toucher au —; to draw near the term, the close. Payer son —; to pay one’s rent. Qui a — ne doit rien; no one is obliged to pay before a debt is due. Le — vaut l’argent; time is money. Ménager ses —s; to modify one’s expressions. À long —; (com.) of bills long-dated. À court —; short-dated. Avant —; prematurely, before one’s time.
termès, n.m. V. termite.
terminaison, n.f., termination, end, ending.