[“A femme avare, galant escroc.”
La Fontaine, Contes,ii.]
Avec
Avec ça! (colloquial) = Nonsense!
Averti
*Un bon averti (or, prévenu) en vaut deux = A man well warned is twice a man; Forewarned, forearmed.
Aveu
C’est un homme sans aveu = He is a vagabond.
[In feudal times a vassal had to make an avowal to his lord of the lands he held, placing them under his lord’s protection. A man who had no property could not do so.]
*Rien ne soulage comme un aveu sincère = Open confession is good for the soul.
Aveugle