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301 tjenare
tiens! [Fr], same as TENEZ! also, hello! indeed! to be sure! —tiens!
tiens!, really! you don't say so! —un tiens vaut deux tu l'auras, one
here-it-is is worth two you-will-have-its.
tiens à la vérité [Fr], stick to {or maintain) the truth.
tiens à ta foy [OF], hold to {or keep) thy faith.
Tiergarten [Ger], game preserve; zoological garden.
tierras [Sp], lands; particles of earth or rock containing ore: mining.
tiers état [Fr], the third estate; the common people or bourgeoisie, as
distinguished from the nobility and clergy in France before the
Revolution.
tige [Fr], trunk; shank; shaft, as of a column; bot., stalk; stem.
τίκτ€ΐ το κόρος ΰβριν [Gr; tíktei tò kóros húbrin], satiety begets {or
breeds) insolence: Theognis.
tilak [Hind], Hindu caste mark: India.
timbale [Fr], kettledrum; cookery, a mold shaped like a kettledrum;
hence, a seasoned dish prepared in such a mold.
timbre [Fr], quality of tone; tone color: music.
timbre-poste [Fr; pi timbres-poste], postage stamp: abbr. t.p.
time Deum, cole regem [L], fear God, honor the king.
timeo Dañaos et dona ferentes [L], I fear the Greeks even (when they
are) bringing gifts: Virgil.
timet pudorem [L], he fears shame.
timor addidit alas [L], fear gave him wings: Virgil.
timor mortis morte peior [L], the fear of death is worse than death.
timoroso [It], timorous; with hesitation: music.
timpani [It], kettledrums. —timpani coperti, muffled drums.
tinaja [Sp], large earthen water jar; specif., a water hole or cavity where
water collects during the rainy season: southwestern U.S.
tintouin [Fr], tingling of the ears; uneasiness; anxiety; trouble.
tirage au sort [Fr], drawing lots.
tirailleur [Fr], sharpshooter; skirmisher: mil.
tirasse [Fr], pedal coupler on an organ: music.
tiré à quatre épingles [Fr], lit., drawn to four pins; neat as a pin; wellgroomed.
tirer d'affaire [Fr], to help out of trouble; extricate.
tirer le diable par la queue [Fr], lit., to pull the devil by the tail; lead
a struggling existence.
tirez le rideau, la farce est jouée [Fr], ring down the curtain, the farce
is over: Rabelais (said to have been his last words). Cf. LA COMMEDIA
È FINITA.
tisane [Fr], infusion; decoction, esp. a medicinal one. —tisane de
champagne, light champagne,
τίς συν αρξ€ΐ τού άρχοντος [Gr; tís oûn árxei toû árkhontos], who will
rule the ruler?: Plutarch.
tjenare [Sw; fern, tjenarinna], servant.