tableau vivant- a silent and motionless group of people arranged to represent a scene

taedium vitae – weariness of life, especially as leading to suicide

tant mieux – so much the better

tant pis - so much the worse

 

terminus ad auem - the finishing-point of an argument, policy, etc.

 

terminus ante quern - the finishing-point of a period

 

terminus a quo - the starting-point of a period

 

terra incognita - unknown territory

 

terra sigillata - clay, or pottery, from Lemnos or Samos

 

terz rima - Prosody an arrangement of especially iambic pentameter triplets rhyming

 

aba bob cdc, etc.

 

tete-a-tete - an intimate conversation

 

tete-beche – (of a postage stamp) printed upside down or sideways

 

the dansant – an afternoon tea with dancing

 

ton - a prevailing fashion; fashionable society

 

tour de force - a feat of strength or skill

 

tous-les-mois - food starch from tubers of a canna, Canna Indica

 

tout court- without addition, simply

 

tout de suite - at once, immediately

 

trahison des clerce – the betrayal of standards by intellectuals

 

trente-et-quarante - rouge-et-noir

 

tristesse - sadness, grief, melancholy

 

trouvaille – a lucky find; a windfall