trotter, v.a., (man.) to cause to trot. — un cheval; to trot out a horse. Faire —; to put into a trot.
trotterie (tro-trî), n.f., excursion, jaunt, trip.
trotteur, n.m., trotter, adj., trotting.
☉trotti-er, -ère, adj., fond of walking.
trottin, n.m., errand-boy; ☉page. Aller chercher les pardons de Saint —; to take a walk instead of going to church.
trottiner, v.n., to go a jog trot; (pers.) to toddle along.
trottoir, n.m., foot-path, footway, sidewalk, foot-pavement (of streets). Faire le —; to walk the streets.
trou, n.m., hole, gap, orifice, mouth; (anat.) foramen, orifice; hazard (at tennis). — de la serrure; key-hole. — du chat; (nav.) lubber’s hole. — d’homme; man-hole. Boucher un —; to stop a hole, to fill a gap; to pay a debt or portion of a debt. Boire comme un —; to drink like a fish. N’avoir rien vu que par le — d’une bouteille; to have seen nothing of the world. Faire un — à la lune; to shoot the moon; to fly from one’s creditors.
troubadour, n.m., troubadour, bard.