Vocabulary Cards C2
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C2 noun/adjective
tricolor
drapeau tricolore
Meaning
A flag with three colors; consisting of three colors.
Example
The French tricolor is one of the most famous national flags in the world.
C2 noun
trident
trident
Meaning
A three-pronged spear, often associated with Neptune or Poseidon.
Example
The statue of Poseidon holds a mighty trident.
C2 adjective
triennial
triennal
Meaning
Occurring once every three years.
Example
The art festival is a triennial event in the city.
C2 noun
trimness
ordre
Meaning
the quality of being neat, orderly, or slender and well-proportioned
Example
Her room’s trimness reflected a habit of putting everything back in its place.
C2 noun
triplicate
trois copies
Meaning
A set of three identical copies of something.
Example
The documents were prepared in triplicate for official use.
C2 noun
triplicity
triplécité
Meaning
The state of being triple or consisting of three parts.
Example
The design shows a triplicity of forms combined harmoniously.
C2 verb
trisect
diviser en trois parties
Meaning
To divide into three parts.
Example
The teacher asked the students to trisect the line segment.
C2 noun
triumvir
triumvir
Meaning
One of a group of three men holding power in ancient Rome.
Example
Caesar was a triumvir in the first Roman triumvirate.
C2 noun
triumvirate
triumvirat
Meaning
A political regime ruled or dominated by three powerful individuals.
Example
The Roman Republic was once governed by a triumvirate.
C2 noun
troglodyte
troglodyte
Meaning
A person who lives in a cave or is considered old-fashioned and out of touch.
Example
Some called him a troglodyte for refusing to use modern technology.
C2 noun
trope
trop littéraire
Meaning
A common or overused theme, idea, or device in literature, film, or speech.
Example
The film avoided the usual superhero tropes.
C2 noun
troposphere
trophosphère
Meaning
The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather phenomena occur.
Example
The troposphere is where weather phenomena occur.
C2 noun
troth
engagement, fidélité
Meaning
Faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement or vow, especially in marriage.
Example
He pledged his troth to her before the gathering.
C2 verb
truckle
se soumettre
Meaning
To submit or yield obsequiously to someone in power.
Example
He refused to truckle to the demands of the corrupt officials.
C2 noun
truculence
agressivité
Meaning
Aggressiveness or eagerness to fight.
Example
His speech was full of truculence and threats.
C2 adjective
truculent
agressif
Meaning
Eager or quick to argue, fight, or show aggression.
Example
She became truculent when her ideas were challenged.
C2 noun
truism
vérité banale
Meaning
a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
Example
It is a truism that hard work leads to success.
C2 noun
trumpery
nonsense sans valeur ou des choses ostentatoires mais sans valeur
Meaning
worthless nonsense or showy but worthless things
Example
The speech was full of political trumpery.
C2 verb
truncate
tronquer
Meaning
to shorten something by cutting off the top or the end
Example
The article was truncated to fit the limited space.
C2 adjective
truncated
raccourci
Meaning
shortened by cutting off a part; cut short
Example
The meeting was truncated due to time constraints.
C2 noun
truss
treillis
Meaning
a framework, typically consisting of rafters, posts, and struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure
Example
The engineer designed a strong truss for the new bridge.
C2 noun
tryst
rendez-vous secret
Meaning
a private romantic meeting between lovers
Example
They arranged a secret tryst in the park.
C2 noun
Tube-rose
tubéreuse
Meaning
a night-blooming flower with an intensely sweet fragrance, native to Mexico
Example
The tuberose flowers filled the evening air with their heavenly scent.
C2 noun
tumbrel
tombereau
Meaning
A two-wheeled cart, especially one used during the French Revolution to carry prisoners to the guillotine.
Example
The prisoners were carried to the square in a wooden tumbrel.