ternir, v.a., to tarnish, to dull; to deaden; to sully; to stain. — des couleurs; to deaden the colors. — sa gloire; to tarnish one’s glory.
se ternir, v.r., to tarnish, to grow dull, to be sullied; to fade (of colors).
ternissure, n.f., tarnishing, dullness, fading, blemish, stain.
terrage, n.m., claying (of sugar).
terrain, n.m., ground; soil, earth, land; ground-plot; piece of ground, field, course. Gagner du —; to gain ground. Tâter le —; (fig.) to feel one’s way. Être sur son —; to be in one’s element. Sur le —; on the field. Aller sur le —; to fight a duel. Céder le —; to yield, to give way. Disputer le —; to stand one’s ground, to dispute every inch of the ground. Le — des courses; the race course, the course. Ménager le —; (fig.) to act cautiously.
terral, n.m., (nav.) wind coming from land.
terraqué, -e (-ké), adj., terraqueous.
terrasse, n.f., terrace; flat roof, balcony, earthwork; (paint.) foreground.
terrassement (-ras-mān), n.m., earthwork, embankment, ballasting, banking.
terrasser, v.a., to fill in with earth-work; to embank; to throw on the ground; to fell, to throw down; to knock down; to confound, to dismay, to throw into consternation, to nonplus, to beat.