agir, v.n., to act, to do; to operate, to have an influence; to negotiate, to manage a business; to sue, to prosecute; to behave; to work. Faire —; to set going, to bring to bear upon. — de concert avec quelqu’un; to go hand in hand with any one. Il agit en ami; he acts like a friend. — mal envers; to use ill. — d’après; to act upon, after. C’est mal —; that is behaving ill.
s’agir, v.r., to be in question; to be the matter. Il s’agit; the question is, the point in question is. De quoi s’agit-il? what is the matter? Il ne s’agit pas de cela; that is not the question. Il s’agit de votre vie; your life is at stake. Il s’agit bien de cela; I, they, we, have something else to think of.
agissant, -e, adj., active, stirring, busy; efficacious, effectual.
agitateur, n.m., agitator.
agitation, n.f., agitation; tossing, jolting, shaking; trouble, emotion, disturbance; uneasiness, tumult, restlessness.
agiter, v.a., to agitate, to put in motion, to move, to wave; to shake, to pull, to heave, to jolt; to swing; to disturb, to disquiet, to torment, to debate, to dispute. — un drapeau; to wave a flag.
s’agiter, v.r., to be agitated or in movement; to get rough; to be restless, disturbed, uneasy; to stir, writhe, wag, struggle; to be debated. S’— dans l’eau; to flounder about in the water.
aglomération, &c. V. agglomération.
aglutinant, &c. V. agglutinant, &c.
agnat, n.m., agnate.