tramontane, n.f., tramontane, North wind; North; North star (in the Mediterranean). Perdre la —; to be at a loss what to do, to be at one’s wits’ end.
tramway, n.m., (—s) tramway, tramroad.
tranchant, -e, adj., sharp, cutting; trenchant, salient, prominent; peremptory, decisive. Epée —e; sharp sword. Ecuyer —; gentleman-carver. Couleurs —es; strong, glaring colors.
tranchant, n.m., edge (of cutting instruments); web (of colters). Epée à deux —s; two-edged, or double-edged, sword.
tranche, n.f., slice, chop, collop, steak; (of beef) aitchbone; (of a book) edge; (arith.) period, set. Doré sur —s; with gilt edges, gilt-edged. — de lard; rasher of bacon.
tranchée, n.f., trench, drain. pl., throes, pains (of a woman in labor); cut, cutting, excavation, pl., gripes, griping, colic. Avoir des —s; to be griped. —s rouges; (vet.) gripes (of horses).
tranchefile (transh-fil), n.f., (book-bind.) headband; bar (in a shoe); cross-chain (of a bridle).
tranche-gazon, n.m., turfing-iron.
tranchelard (transh-lâr), n.m., larding-knife.
*tranche-montagne, n.m., (—-—s) hector, bully, swaggerer, blusterer, braggart.