A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

tablier 574 territoriale
tablier, m., dashboard (of a motor car, of vehicles
in general).
tacne, f., spot;
faire la d'huile, (of an army) to spread like
an oil spot.
tachymfetre, m., revolution counter, tachometer.
tacot, m., (mil. slang) any old motor car.
taille, f., cut; (mach.) cutting;
en , (unif.) without overcoats;
par fuseaux, (aero.) cutting out by spindles
(the envelope);
par panneaux, (aero.) cutting out by panels
(the envelope).
tailleur, m., tailor; (mil. aero.) fabric expert (bal~
loons).
talon, m., flange, edge, or bead of a tire cover
(pneumatic tire).
tambour, m., drum; (mach. gun) drum, feed
drum, tray;
des directions, (art.) direction drum (scale);
deflection drum;
defrein, (mach.) brake drum;
de friction, (mach.) friction drum;
dcs hausses, (art.) elevation drum (scale);
jugement de , (mil.) drumhead court-martial.
motcur, (mach., etc.) driving drum;
de site, (inst.) angle of site micrometer.
tampon, m., plug; (mil. slang) orderly; (med.)
compress;
d'allumage, (elec.) sparking plug;
de pressc-etoupes, (mach.) stuffing-box plug;
de rupture, (etcc.) sparking plug;
de visile, (mach.) inspection-hole plug.
tangage, m., (aero.) pitching.
tangent, a., tangent; (aero.) sluggish, logy (in
school slang, tangent is applied to a student
who has almost made the passing mark; more
generally, to a person who just misses getting a
favor, a decoration, etc.); m., (aero.) stalling.
tape-cul, m. (in the foliowing expression):
faire du , (slang) at Saumur, to trot without
stirrups.
tapiar, m., (mil. slang) drummer.
tapir, f., (mil. slang.) topography.
taquet, m., cleat;
de butee, stop;
h glissieres, slip cleat, guide cleat, adjustable
cleat.
tasseau, m., cleat;
de retenuc, stop cleat.
taube, m., (aero.) Taube, German airplane.
taupe, f., mole; (mil. slang) German soldier;
guerre de , (mil. slang) trench warfare.
taupinierc, f., mole hill; (mil.) sniper's post;
blindee, (mil.) armored sniper's post.
tauriau, m., (provincial for taureau, bull); hence*
Us terribles x, (mil. slang) the territorials
(connotation of sarcasm).
taxamfctre, m., (auto.) a variant ol taximetre.
taxauto, m., (auto.) taximeter automobile.
taxe,f.,tax;
militaire, (adm.) exemption tax (tax on
men exempt or excused from the military
service, composed of a head tax which is the
same for all, and of two other elements varying
with the circumstances of the person and of
his family).
taxer, v. t., to fix prices.
taxi, m., (/am.) abbreviation of taximetre, taxi;
(aero, suing) bus (i. e., airplane);
taxi-auto, m., (auto.) taxicab.
taximetre, m., (auto.) taximeter.
taxometrc, m., a variant of taximltre.
telgggophonc, in., (siege) long distance geophone.
tglegramme, m., telegram;
d'arrivce, telegram received;
de depart, telegram sent;
officicl, (mii!.) official telegram (sent by officers
or officials on government or army account);
de service, (mil.) department telegram (sent
by personnel of a service, relates to the service);
de transit, telegram in transit (through a
transmitting station).
tgiegramme-mandat, m., telegraphic money
order.
telegraphic, f., telegraphy;
sans fil. wireless telegraphy;
sans fildirigee, controlled wireless, directive
wire.ess.
par le sol, ground telegraphy.
tleii:e( unique, f., (phys.) (science of long-distance
power transmission) telemechanics.
teleme'treur, m., (mil.) range taker (man).
tclephaiie, m., automobile lamp.
telephone, m., telephone; telephone call;
appel de , telephone call;
de campagnc, (mil.) field telephone;
coup de , v. s. v. coup;
haut parleur, speaking telephone;
tribune de , telephone bootb .
telfiphoner, v. t., to telephone; (mil. slang) surreptitiously
to draw off wine from a cask with
a rubber tube.
telephonic, f., telephony;
&ans fil, wireless telephony.
tclC'pliotographie, f., telephotography.
telcscopique, a., telescopic; telescoping.
temps, m., weather, time; (mach.) cycle;
& quatre , four cycle (engine).
tendelet, m., small leather strap.
tendeur, m., turnbuckle; jockey pulley; tightener;
(mach.) stretcher; wire stay;
de chainc, (mach.) chain adjuster, chain
tightener;
de pont, (mach.) reaction rod or lever (to relieve
the springs, auto).
tendon, m., tendon;
chauffi, (hipp.) heated tendon.
tendre, v. t., to reach;
la main, (mil.) to join hands with.
tenir, v. n.. (mil.) to hold put (as, a fort, a liuo
attacked, an army, a nation).
tenon, m., tenon;
d'accroctiage, catch;
d'armemcnt, (art.) cocking lug;
d'assemblage, (mach. gun) feed piece assembly
stud;
defermeture, (mach. gun) locking lug;
de manoeuvre, (mach. gun) operating lug.
tensiometre, m., dynamometer, (for determining
wind-velocities).
tension, f., traction.
tente, f., tent;
de discipline, (mil.) prisoners' tent;
h cnvcloppe double (simple,), (mil.) double
(single) fly tent.
tenue, f., (mil.) dress;
d'hiver, (unif.) winter dress;
de route, (mil.) marching uniform, i. c., field.
terme, m., term, limit;
& , time (in commercial transactions, etc.).
terrain, m., ground, soil; (mil.) terrain;
coulant, shifting soil;
denude, (top.) bare ground;
dc pingouin, (aero.) ground school;
de routcur, v. de pengouin.
terre, f., earth;
me.ttred, , (eke.) to ground;
miseh , (elec.) grounding;
vcgctale, loam.
terre-plein, m., platform or surface of a wharf,
railway quay.
territoriale, f., short for armee .