Heath's French and English dictionary

by Jean Louis de Lolme

tiédeur, n.f., lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness; (fig.) coldness, indifference.

tiédir, v.n., to cool, to grow lukewarm, to become lukewarm; to grow cool, to become cool.

tien, -ne (ti-in, -è-n), pron., thine, yours.

tien, n.m., thine, thy own, yours, your own. Les —s; thy people, thy relations and friends.

tiens, n.m., only used in the expression Un — vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras; (prov.) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

tiens! or tenez! int., expressing astonishment, or to call the attention of the hearer; look! look here! look there! hold! now then! there!

tierce (tièrs), n.f., third (of time); (mus.) third, tierce; tierce (at cards); (fenc.) tiers; (print.) press-revise. — majeure; (mus.) major third; tierce major (at cards). — mineure; (mus.) minor third.

tiercelet (tièr-slè), n.m., (hawking) tercel, tiercel, tiercelet, tarsel.

tiercement (tièrs-mān), n.m., (thea.) increase of a third (in prices); ☉(jur.) outbidding by one third a price offered.

tiercer (tièrsé), v.a. and n., (thea.) to raise prices one third; ☉(jur.) to outbid by one third a price offered; (agri.) to plow a third time. V. tercer.