A
à
,
prep.
ta, at, in, on, by, of, from, for, with, until;
solide
--, strong enough to;--
ce que
, as.
abaisser
,
v.
to lower, cast down;
s'
--, be lowered, sink, fall.
abandon
,
m.
abandon, abandonment, freedom.
abandonner
,
v.
to abandon, give up.
abasourdir
,
v.
to deafen, stun, daze.
abat-jour
,
m.
shade (of a lamp, etc.).
abattre
,
v.
to fell, throw down, bring or knock or strike down;
s'
--, fall, fail prostrate;
abattu
, --
e
, cast down, prostrated.
abbé
,
m.
abbot, abbé (general title for Catholic priests).
abdomen
,
m.
abdomen (en pronounced as in
ennemi
).
abdomin
, represents the incorrect pronunciation of abdomen.
Abdul-Malek
, perhaps Gautier was thinking of Abdalmalek, the name
of several noted Mohammedans (Gautier also uses the form Abdul-Maleck).
abime
,
m.
abyss.
ablution
,
f.
ablution.
aboiement
,
m.
barking.
abominable
,
adj.
abominable.
abominablement
,
adv.
abominably.
abondamment
,
adv.
abundantly.
abondance
,
f.
abundance.
abonder
,
v.
to abound.
abord
,
m.
access, arrival, approach, landing;
d'
--, at first, first.
aborder
,
v.
to board, accost, land, arrive, reach, make (a port).
Aboul-Casem
, Abul Kasim Mansur, called also Ferdoussi,
q. v.
aboutir
,
v.
to result, end.
aboyer
,
v.
to bark.
abréger
,
v.
to abridge.
abreuver
,
v.
to givedrink to, quench the thirst of, drench.
abri
,
m.
shelter; à
l'
-- de, sheltered from, safe from.
abriter
,
v.
to shelter.
abrupt,--e
,
adj.
abrupt, rugged (
pt
pronounced).
abrutir
,
v.
to stupefy; besot.
absence
,
f.
absence (in this and in the next six words
b
is pronounced as
p
).
absent,--e
,
adj.
absent.
absolu,--e
,
adj.
absolute.
absolument
,
adv.
absolutely.
absolution
,
f.
absolution.
absorber
,
v.
to absorb.
absorption
,
f.
absorption.
Abu-Becker
, this name suggests Abu-Bekr, father-in-law of Mohammed.
abus
,
m.
abuse.
abuser
,
v.
to abuse, take advantage;
s'
--, be mistaken, be deceived.
accablement
,
m.
prostration, dejection;
accabler
,
v.
to overwhelm, crush.
accent
,
m.
accent, note.
accentuer
,
v.
to accentuate, accent.
accepter
,
v.
to accept.
accès
,
m.
access, attack, burst, rush.
accident
,
m.
accident.
accoler
,
v.
to embrace.
accompagner
,
v.
to accompany.
accomplir
,
v.
to accomplish, perform.
accorder
,
v.
to accord, grant;
s'
--, accord, agree.
accoster
,
v.
to accost.
accouder (s')
,
v.
to lean on one's elbow.
accourcir
,
v.
to shorten.
accourir
,
v.
to run up.
accoutumer
,
v.
to accustom;
s'
--, become accustomed;
accoutumé,--e
, accustomed, used.
accrocher
,
v.
to hang ur, hook;
s'
--, hang (on), lay hold, hook oneself (to);
accroché,--e
,
hung, caught.
accroupir (s')
,
v.
to squat, crouch;
accroupi,--e
, adj. crouching, squatting.
accueillir
,
v.
to receive, greet, welcome.
accumuler
,
v.
to accumulate.
accusation
,
f.
accusation.
accuser
,
v.
to accuse, acknowledge, show, reveal, initiate, bring out.
acharnement
,
m.
animosity, blind fury, tenacity.
acharner
,
v.
to enrage, madden;
acharné,--e
, adj. infuriated, implacable, furiously
intent upon.
acheter
,
v.
to buy.
acheteur
,
m.
buyer.
achever
,
v.
to complete, finish, put the finishing touches to, kill.
acier
,
m.
steel.
acolyte
,
m.
acolyte, attendant.
acquérir
,
v.
to acquire, gain.
acquit
,
m.
receipt, discharge;
par--de conscience
, to ease one's conscience.
acquitter
,
v.
to acquit, pay.
âcrement
,
adv.
sourly, sharply, bitterly.
acte
,
m.
act.
action
,
f.
action, stock, share.
adessias
,
adv.
adieu, good-by (Provençal).
adieu
,
adv.
and
m.
good-by, farewell, adieu.
adjoint
,
m.
adjunct, associate,
assistant
, deputy (used especially of the magistrate
who takes the place of the mayor when absent).
admettre
,
v.
to admit.
administrateur
,
m.
administrator, manager, director.
administrer
,
v.
to administer;
administré
,
m.
person under one's administration, fellow-citizen.
admirable
,
adj.
admirable.
admiration
,
f.
admiration.
admirer
,
v.
to admire.
adopter
,
v.
to adopt.
adoptif,--ive
,
adj.
adoptive, adopted.
adorable
,
adj.
adorable.
adorer
,
v.
to adore.
adosser
,
v.
to lean against, back (by);
s'
--, lean one's back against.
adoucir
,
v.
to sweeten, soften.
adresse
,
f.
address, skill.
adresser
,
v.
to address.
adversaire
,
m.
adversary.
aérer
,
v.
to ventilate.
affabilité
,
f.
affability.
affaiblir
,
v.
to enfeeble, weaken;
s'
--, grow weaker or fainter.
affaire
,
f.
affair, matter, case, business transaction, engagement (military);
pl.
affairs,
business;
avoir -~ à
, to have dealings with, have to reckon with;
homme d'affaires
,
agent;
faire nos affaires
, to do well, succeed.
affaissemen
t,
m.
weakening, diminution of strength, collapse, weakness.
affaisser
,
v.
to sink;
s'--,
settle down, sink, collapse.
affaler
,
v.
to lower;
affalé, -e
, fallen, collapsed.
affamer
,
v.
to starve;
affamé, -e
, starved, famished.
affecter
,
v.
to affect, assume.
affection
,
f.
affection.
afférer
,
v.
to tell (dialectic;
cf. averer
in Old French).
affiche
,
f.
hand-bill, poster.
afficher
,
v.
to post (up).
affiner
,
v.
to refine.
affirmer
,
v.
to affirm, state.
affliction
,
f.
affliction.
affliger
,
v.
to afflict.
affoler
,
v.
to madden, drive mad;
affolé, -e
, adj. distracted, crazed, beside oneself.
affreusement
,
adv
. frightfully.
affreux, -euse
,
adj.
frightful, dreadful.
affronter
,
v.
to face, brave.
affût
,
m.
gun-carriage, watch;
à l'--
, lying in wait.
afin
(
de
or
que
),
conj.
in order to, in order that.
africain
, -e,
adj.
and
s.
African (written Africain when
s.
).
Afrique
,
f.
Africa.
agacer
,
v.
to provoke, irritate.
agate
,
f.
agate.
âge
,
m.
age;
jeune --
, youth.
âgé, --e
,
adj.
aged, old.
agenda
,
m.
memorandum-book, note-book (
en
pronounced as in
bien
).
agenouiller (s')
,
v.
to kneel;
se tenir agenouillé
, remain on one's knees.
agent
,
m.
agent, police agent, policeman, deputy;
-- de
police
, police agent, policeman.
agilité
,
f.
agility.
agir
,
v.
to act;
s'- de
, be a question of;
il ne s'agit pas
de perdre la tête
, it is no time to lose your head.
agitation
,
f.
agitation, commotion.
agiter
,
v.
to agitate, stir, shake, wave, move, disturb, raise (a question);
s'--
, be agitated,
stir, toss about, play.
agneau
,
m.
lamb.
agonie
,
f.
death agony.
agrandir
,
v.
to enlarge;
s'--
, be enlarged, become larger.
agréable
,
adj.
agreeable.
agrément
,
m.
charm.
agrès
,
m. pl.
rigging, tackle.
agricole
,
adj.
agricultural.
agriculture
,
f.
agriculture.
agripper
,
v.
to snatch up or away.
aguets
,
m. pl.
watch.
ah
,
interj.
ah!, ha!
ahurissement
,
m.
bewilderment, amazement.
aï
,
interj.
ouch!, oh!, oh my!
aide
,
f.
aid;
-- de camp
, m. aide-de-camp;
à l'--!.
help!
aider
,
v.
to aid, help, assist.
aïeul, -e
,
m., f.
grandfather, grandmother, ancestor.
aigle
,
m.
eagle.
aigrement
,
adv.
sharply, roughly, keenly.
aigrette
,
f.
egret, aigrette, tuft, plume.
aigu, -ë
,
adj.
acute, sharp, shrill.
aiguille
,
f.
needle, hand of a clock (
ui
pronounced as in
lui
).
aile
,
f.
wing.
aileron
,
m.
pinion, tip of a wing, small wing, fin, stump of an arm (familiar in last sense).
ailleurs
,
adv.
elsewhere;
d'--
, besides.
aimable
,
adj.
kind, agreeable, amiable.
aimer
,
v.
to love, like;
-- mieux
, prefer.
ainé, -e
,
adj. and s.
elder, eldest, senior.
ainsi
,
adv. and conj.
thus, so, in this manner, as follows,
-- que
, just as.
air
,
m.
air, look, appearance, manner;
en l'--
, in the air, up;
-- de famille avec
, family
resemblance to;
passer sous son --
, to pass to leeward of him;
il n'y avait pas d'--
,
there was no air stirring.
aise
,
f.
case, pleasure;
à son --
,
à l'--
, at one's ease, comfortable, well off.
aisé, -e
,
adj.
easy.
aisément
,
adv.
easily.
aisselle
,
f.
armpit.
Ajaccio
, chief city of Corsica and birthplace of Napoleon I (pronounced in French:
Ajaksio
).
ajonc
,
m.
furze, thorn-broom.
ajouter
,
v.
to add.
ajuster
,
v.
to adjust, aim at.
ajusteur
,
m.
mechanic, fitter, weigher (of coins at the mint).
alanguir
,
v.
to make languid;
s'--
, languish, grow dim.
alarmer
,
v.
to alarm.
albanais, -e
,
adj.
and
s.
Albanian (written
Albanais
when
s.
).
albâtre
,
m.
alabaster.
albinos
,
adj. and s.
albino (
s
pronounced).
Al Borack
, Al Borak, name of the legendary winged mule on which Mohammed is said
to have made a journey to heaven (= lightning, in Arabic).
alcôve
,
f.
alcove.
Alep
, Turkish city (Syria).
Alexandre
, Alexander.
alezan, -e
,
adj. and s.
chestnut color, chestnut horse;
-- brûlé
, dark chestnut.
Alger
, Algiers (capital of Algeria).
Algérie
,
f.
Algeria (conquered by France 1830-1871).
alibi
,
m.
alibi.
alimenter
,
v.
to feed.
aligner
,
v.
to line up, lay out in line;
s'--
, line up, be or fall in line, form a line.
Allah
, Mohammedan name for God.
allée
,
f.
going, passage, walk, path;
-- et venue
, going and coming.
alléger
,
v.
to buoy up, lighten.
allégresse
,
f.
glee, joy.
Allemagne
,
f.
Germany.
allemand, -e
,
adj.
and
s.
German (written
Allemand
when
s.
).
aller
,
v.
to go, go on or along, get on, suit;
s'en --
, go away oralong;
allons!
, come!,
there now!;
allez!, va!
, go along, come, get out, that's sure, etc.;
ça va-t-il?
, are you
getting on all right?;
-- et venir
, come and go, rise and fall, walk to and fro, etc.
allitéré, -e
,
adj.
alliterative.
allonger
,
v.
to lengthen, stretch out;
-- le pas
, lengthen one's stride, hasten on;
allongé -e,
lengthened, long.
allumer
,
v.
to light; kindle, brighten;
s'--
, light up, be brightened up, be kindled
or lighted;
l'oeil allumé
, with bright eyes, allure, f. bearing, manner, style, gait, behavior.
allusion
,
f.
allusion.
almée
,
f.
Oriental dancer.
aloès
,
m.
aloe, century-plant (
s
pronounced).
alors
,
adv.
then;
-- que
,
conj.
when, while.
alouette
,
f.
lark.
alourdir
,
v.
to make drowsy or heavy.
Alpes
,
f. pl.
Alps.
Alsace
,
f.
Alsace (
s
pronounced as
z
).
Alsirat
, Al Sirat, the bridge, narrower than a razor, leading to the Mohammedan Heaven
(=the way, in Arahic).
altier, -ère
,
adj.
proud, lofty.
amande
,
f.
almond.
amant
,
m.
lover.
amarre
,
f.
cable, hawser.
amasser
,
v.
to amass, pile up, accumulate.
ambition
,
f.
ambition.
ambre
,
m.
amber;
-- gris
, ambergris (secretion of a whale used in certain perfumes).
âme
,
f.
soul, heart, spirit, mind.
amen
,
interj.
amen (pronounced as in Latin).
amender
,
v.
to improve;
s'--
, reform, mend one's ways.
amener
,
v.
to lead, bring, bring forward.
amèrement
,
adv.
bitterly.
Amérique
,
f.
America;
-- du Sud
, South America.
ami, -e
,
m., f.
friend, sweetheart;
mon --
, my dear, my dear fellow, my friend; bonne amie,
good friend, sweetheart.
amitié
,
f.
friendship.
amollir
,
v.
to soften;
s'--
, become soft or slack.
amonceler
,
v.
to pile ip;
s'--
, be piled up.
amour
,
m.
love.
amoureux, -euse
,
adj.
and
s.
in love, sweetheart, lover;
devenir --
, to fall in love
(to be distinguished from the lower word amant).
amour-propre
,
m.
self-respect, self-esteem.
amputer
,
v.
to amputate;
amputé, -e
, with a limb amputated.
amuser
,
v.
to amuse;
s'--
, amuse oneself, be amused, have a good time.
an
,
m.
year.
anachorète
,
m.
anchorite, hermit (
ch
pronounced as
k
).
analytique
,
adj.
analytical.
ancêtre
,
m.
ancestor (more frequent in
pl.
).
ancien, -ne
,
adj.
ancient, former, of former times, of long standing, old.
ancre
,
f.
anchor.
Andelys (les)
, town in the department of Eure (Normandy).
andiamo mio ben
, let us go, my beloved (Italian, aria from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni).
âne
,
m.
ass, donkey;
il ne se trouve pas dans le pas d'un --
, it's not found every day.
anéantir
,
v.
to annihilate, dumbfound.
anfractuosité
,
f.
anfractuosity, inequality, unevenness.
ange
,
m.
angel.
anglais -e
,
adj.
and
s.
English, Englishman (written Anglais when
s.
).
angle
,
m.
angle, corner.
Angleterre
,
f.
England.
angoisse
,
f.
anguish, great anxiety.
animal
,
m.
animal, creature, beast.
animer
,
v.
to animate.
ankyloser
,
v.
to ankylose (cause stiffening of the joints);
ankylosé,-e
, ankylosed, stiff.
annales
,
f. pl.
annals.
anneau
,
m.
ring.
année
,
f.
year.
Annette
, Annie.
annonce
,
f.
announcement, advertisement.
annoncer
,
v.
to announce.
anse
,
f.
handle, inlet, cove.
antichambre
,
f.
antechamber, anteroom.
anticlérical, -e
,
adj.
anti-clerical.
antilope
,
f.
antelope.
antique
,
adj.
antique, ancient, old-fashioned.
Antoine
, Anthony.
anxieux, -euse
,
adj.
anxious.
aoh
, represents the English pronunciation of oh.
août
,
m.
August (pronounced:
ou
).
apaisement
,
m.
appeasement, relief.
apaiser
,
v.
to appease, soothe;
s'--
, be calmed, subside.
apanage
,
m.
appanage, lot, characteristic.
apercevoir
,
v.
to perceive, notice, see;
s'-- (de)
, perceive, etc.
aplatir
,
v.
to flatten.
aplomb
,
m.
plumb, perpendicular position;
d'--
, straight, perpendicularly (
b
not pronounced).
Apollon
, Apollo (Greek and Roman god of oratory, medicine, poetry, the arts, the sun, etc.).
apoplexie
,
f.
apoplexy.
apothéose
,
f.
apotheosis.
apparaitre
,
v.
to appear.
appareil
,
m.
apparatus.
apparence
,
f.
appearance, bearing, look.
apparent, -e
,
adj.
apparent.
apparition
,
f.
apparition, appearance.
appartement
,
m.
apartment.
appartenir
,
v.
to belong.
appel
,
m.
call, roll-call, appeal;
faire l'--
, to call the roll.
appeler
,
v.
to call, call out;
s'--
, be named;
il se
faisait --
, he gave as his name.
appétit
,
m.
appetite.
application
,
f.
application.
appliquer
,
v.
to apply, put one thing on another.
apporter
,
v.
to bring, bring forward.
appréciable
,
adj.
appreciable.
apprécier
,
v.
to estimate, judge the value of, value, appreciate.
appréhension
,
f.
apprehension.
apprendre
,
v.
to learn, teach, tell, hear of, show.
apprenti
,
m.
apprentice.
apprêt
,
m.
preparation.
apprêter
,
v.
to prepare, get ready;
s'--
, prepare, get ready.
approche
,
f.
approach, coming;
approches du jour
, approach of day.
approcher
,
v.
to approach;
s'-- (de)
, approach.
approprier
,
v.
to appropriate, tidy up.
appui
,
m.
support, sill;
mur d'--
, supporting wall, window-sill.
appuyer
,
v.
to support, lean, rest;
s'--
, lean, rest;
appuyé, -e
, leaned, leaning.
après
,
prep. and adv.
after, afterwards;
-- que
,
conj.
after.
après-midi
,
f. (or m.)
afternoon.
arabe
,
adj. and s.
Arabic, Arabian, Arab (written Arabe when
s.
).
araignée
,
f.
spider;
-- de mer
, spider-crab.
arbre
,
m.
tree.
arc
,
m.
bow, arch.
arche
,
f.
ark, arch (of a bridge).
archet
,
m.
bow;
avoir le plus magnifique coup d'--
, to play the finest bow.
ardent, -e
,
adj.
ardent, burning, warm, fiery, glowing.
ardeur
,
f.
ardor, fervor, spirit, heat.
ardoise
,
f.
slate.
arête
,
f.
fish-bone.
argent
,
m.
silver, money.
argenterie
,
f.
silverware, silver.
argentin, -e
,
adj.
silvery.
argyronète
,
f.
water-spider.
ariette
,
f.
arietta, light air, tune.
aristo
, slang for aristocrate.
aristocrate
,
m., f.
aristocrat.
aristocratie
,
f.
aristocracy (pronounced: aristocracie).
aristocratique
,
adj.
aristocratic.
Arlésien, -ne
,
m., f.
native of Arles (in Provence).
arme
,
f.
arm, weapon.
armée
,
f.
army.
armer
,
v.
to arm, fit, tip, cock, fit out.
armoire
,
f.
cupboard, press, closet.
armoiries
,
f. pl.
arms, coat of arms.
armurier
,
m.
gunsmith.
arpenter
,
v.
to measure (land), stride along or over.
arracher
,
v.
to snatch, tear off, pull out.
arranger
,
v.
to arrange, treat, "fix";
s'--
, be arranged, make arrangements, manage.
arrestation
,
f.
arrest.
arrêt
,
m.
stop, pause, decision.
arrêter
,
v.
to stop, arrest, decide, draw up;
s'--
, stop.
arrière
,
v.
and m. back, rear, stern;
en --
, back, backwards, behind, on the back (of the
head, etc.).
arrière-boutique
,
f.
back shop.
arrière-pensée
,
f.
mental reservation, thought not expressed.
arrivée
,
f.
arrival.
arriver
,
v.
to arrive, happen, come;
pour en -- là
, to reach that point (figurative).
arrondir
,
v.
to round.
arrondissement
,
m.
district, ward, arrondissement (subdivision of a department).
arroser
,
v.
to water, sprinkle.
art
,
m.
art.
Artaban
, proverbially proud hero of La Calprenède's novel,
Cléopâtre
(17th century).
articuler
,
v.
to pronounce, state.
artillerie
,
f.
artillery.
artilleur
,
m.
artilleryman, gunner.
artiste
,
m., f.
artist.
as
,
m.
ace (
s
pronounced).
asiatique
,
adj.
Asiatic.
asile
,
m.
asylum, shelter, refuge.
Asnières (la porte d')
, gate in northwestern wall of Paris (pronounced:
ânière
).
aspect
,
m.
aspect, appearance, sight (pronounced:
aspè
).
asphalte
,
m.
asphalt.
aspiration
,
f.
aspiration, inspiration, breathing.
Asraël
, Azrael (the angel who separates the soul from the body at death, in Mohammedan
and Jewish angelology).
assaillir
,
v.
to assail.
assassin
,
m.
assassin, murderer;
à l'--!
, murder!
assassinat
,
m.
assassination, murder.
assassiner
,
v.
to assassinate, murder.
assaut
,
m.
assault;
à l'--!
, charge!
assembler
,
v.
to assemble, gather, collect.
asseoir
,
v.
to seat, set,
s'--
, sit, be seated, sit down;
assis, -e
, seated, judicial.
assesseur
,
m.
(also used adjectively), assistant (judge).
assez
,
adv.
enough, sufficient, rather, well enough.
assiéger
,
v.
to besiege.
assiette
,
f.
plate;
se trouver dans son -- ordinaire
, to feel at home.
assise
,
f.
court of assize, criminal court.
assistant
,
m.
person present, bystander.
assister
,
v.
to be present, attend, witness.
associé, -e
,
m., f.
associate, partner.
assonance
,
f.
assonance (rime with vowels, but not with consonants).
assonant, -e
,
adj.
assonant.
assoupir
,
v.
to make drowsy, lull;
s'--
, become drowsy;
assoupi, -e
, drowsy.
assujettir
,
v.
to subject, fasten, make firm.
assurance
,
f.
assurance.
assurément
,
adv.
assuredly.
assurer
,
v.
to assure.
Astolphe
, Astolfo (legendary English Prince in the Charlemagne romances, Ariosto's
Orlando Furioso, etc., noted for his hippogriff and for his fairy horn of which the piercing
sound could strike terror to all who heard it).
atar-gull
,
m.
attar of roses (Persian: atar-gul).
atavisme
,
m.
atavism, inheritance.
atelier
,
m.
workshop, factory, studio.
atmosphère
,
f.
atmosphere.
atome
,
m.
atom.
atour
,
m.
attire, finery (usually
pl.
).
âtre
,
m.
hearth.
atroce
,
adj.
atrocious.
attabler
,
v.
to seat or place at table.
attacher
,
v.
to attach, fasten, bind, fix;
s'--
, attach oneself, be or become attached, stick.
attaque
,
f.
attack.
attaquer
,
v.
to attack.
attarder
,
v.
to delay;
s'--
, be delayed, tarry;
attardé, -e
, delayed, belated.
atteindre
,
v.
to attain, reach, attack.
atteler
,
v.
to harness, put (horses) ta, hitch, yoke;
attelé de
, drawn by.
attendre
,
v.
to await, wait for, wait, expect;
s'-- à
, expect;
c'était là que je vous attendais
,
I was waiting for you there, that was what I expected of you;
attendu que
,
conj.
seeing that,
in view of the fact that.
attendrir
,
v.
to move, affect, touch;
attendri, -e
,
adj.
softened, tender.
attente
,
f.
waiting, wait, expectation.
attentif, -ive,
adj.
, attentive.
attention
,
f. and interj.
attention, care, look out!
attentionné, -e
adj.
attentive.
attentivement
,
adv.
attentively.
atténuer
,
v.
to attenuate, soften.
atterrer
,
v.
to strike down, cast down, overwhelm.
atterrir
,
v.
to land, make land.
attirer
,
v.
to attract, draw.
attitude
,
f.
attitude.
attraper
,
v.
to catch;
attribuer
,
v.
to attribute.
attrister
,
v.
to sadden.
attrouper
,
v.
to assemble, collect (also
refl.
).
au (aux) = à le (à les)
.
auberge
,
f.
inn, tavern.
aubergiste
,
m., f.
inn-keeper.
aucun, -e
,
adj.
no, none, any.
audace
,
f.
audacity.
audacieux, -ieuse
,
adj.
audacious, daring.
audience
,
f.
hearing, audience, court.
auditeur
,
m.
auditor, hearer.
auditoire
,
m.
audience.
augmenter
,
v.
to increase.
augure
,
m.
augury, omen.
auguste
,
adj.
august.
aujourd'hui
,
adv.
to-day.
aumône
,
f.
alms, charity;
faire l'-- à
, to give alms to.
auparavant
,
adv.
before, previously.
auprès (de)
,
prep.
near, with.
auquel (auxquels, etc.) = à lequel (à lesquels, etc.)
.
aurore
,
f.
dawn.
aussi
,
adv. and conj.
also, so, as, therefore;
-- ... que
, as ... as.
aussitôt
,
adv.
straightway, at once;
--- que
,
conj.
as soon as.
autant
,
adv.
as much, as many, so many, as well;
comme --
, as so many;
d'-- plus (moins)
,
so much the more (less).
autel
,
m.
altar.
auteur
,
m.
author.
autorisation
,
f.
authorization, consent.
autoriser
,
v.
to authorize.
autour
,
adv.
and prep. (with de), around.
autre
,
adj.
other, else, of another kind;
d'autres
, others;
avec nous autres
, with the rest
of us;
vous autres
, the rest of you.
autrefois
,
adv.
formerly, former times.
autrement
,
adv.
otherwise.
autrichien, -ne
,
adj. and s.
Austrian (written
Autrichien
when
s.
).
autruche
,
f.
ostrich.
auvent
,
m.
penthouse, awning (sometimes incorrectly used for shutter).
auvergnat, -e
,
adj. and s.
of Auvergne (former province in central France), native of
Auvergne (written
Auvergnat
when
s.
).
avalanche
,
f.
avalanche.
avaler
,
v.
to swallow.
avance
,
f.
advance;
d' (à l')--
, in advance;
la belle --
, a lot of good it would do.
avancement
,
m.
advancement, promotion.
avancer
,
v.
to advance, push forward;
s'--
, advance;
poste avancé
, outpost;
avancée
,
f.
spur (of a mountain).
avant
,
prep., adv. and m.
before, forward part, bow;
-- de
, before;
en --
, forward, in front;
en -- de
, before;
-- que
,
conj.
before.
avantage
,
m.
advantage.
avant-bras
,
m.
forearm.
avant-garde
,
f.
vanguard, advance-guard.
avant-hier
,
adv.
the day before yesterday.
avant-poste
,
m.
outpost.
avant-veille
,
f.
second day before, two days before.
avare
,
adj. and s.
avaricious, miserly, miser.
avarie
,
f.
damage;
avatar
,
m.
incarnation, metamorphosis.
avec
,
prep.
with (following noun should often be translated adverbially:
-- expression
,
expressively, etc.).
Aveline
, name of a forest near Rethel (mentioned by de Maupassant).
avenir
,
m.
future.
aventure
,
f.
adventure;
à l'--
, at hazard.
aventurer (s')
,
v.
to risk oneself, venture.
avenue
,
f.
avenue, driveway.
averse
,
f.
shower.
aversion
,
f.
aversion.
avertir
,
v.
to warn, give notice, inform, acquaint.
avertissement
,
m.
warning, notification.
aveu
,
m.
avowal, confession.
aveugle
,
adj.
blind.
aveuglement
,
m.
blindness.
aveuglément
,
adv.
blindly.
aveugler
,
v.
to blind.
avide
,
adj.
greedy, voracious, eager.
avidité
,
f.
avidity, eagerness.
Avignon
, city on the Rhone, 75 miles north of Marseilles (department of Vaucluse).
aviron
,
m.
oar.
avis
,
m.
opinion, notice.
aviser
,
v.
to apprise, advise, see about, notice, espy, think (of);
s'--
, take into one's head.
aviver
,
v.
to brighten, enliven;
s'--
, become brighter.
avocat
,
m.
lawyer, attorney, barrister.
avoine
,
f.
oats.
avoir
,
v.
to have, receive, be (age), take (care);
-- faim, peur, soif, froid
, be hungry, afraid,
thirsty, cold;
il y a
, there is, there are, ago, for (of time);
qu'avez-vous?, qu'as-tu?
, what
is the matter with you?;
qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, qu'y a-t-il?
, what is the matter?, what can I do?;
-- soin
, take cale;
-- pitié de
, feel pity for, be sorry for;
-- beau
(with infinitive), in vain;
c'est
ce que nous avons de mieux à faire
, it is the best we can do;
-- à
, have reason to;
et
n'eût-elle été rien de tout cela
, and had she not been at all so;
m.
property (when
eu
occurs in the forms of this verb, it is pronounced:
u
).
avoué
,
m.
attorney, solicitor, lawyer (who does not plead, in this case avocat is used).
avouer
,
v.
to acknowledge, confess.
avril
,
m.
April.
axiome
,
m.
axiom, adage, saying.
Ayesha
, popular Arabic name, because of Ayesha the favorite wife of Mohammed.
azur, -e
,
adj. and m.
azure, sky-blue.