aï, n.m., (mam.) three-toed sloth.
aide, n.f., aid, help, relief, assistance, succor, support; chapel of ease; (man.) aid, coaxing; aid; female assistant. pl., subsidies, excise (taxes). À l’—! help! À l’— de; with the help of. Dieu vous soit en —! God help you!
aide, n.m., helper, assistant, mate, help, coadjutor. — major (—s —s); assistant surgeon, (formerly) adjutant. — chirurgien (—s —s); assistant surgeon. — de cuisine (—s de cuisine); under cook. — de camp (—s de camp); aide-de-camp.
aider, v.a., to aid, to help, to relieve, to assist, to succour. — à descendre, à surmonter, à relever; to help down, over, up.
aider, v.n., to aid, to help, to assist, to succor, relieve. — à la lettre; to add to the matter, complete the sense. — au succès; to contribute to the success.
s’aider, v.r., to help one another, to use, to make use of; to bestir one’s self; to help one’s self, avail one’s self. On s’aide de ce qu’on a; people make use of what they have. — l’un l’autre; to help one another.
aides, n.f.pl., (man.) aids.
aïe, int., ay! oh! ah! oh dear!
aïeul, n.m., grandfather, grandsire.
aïeule, n.f., grandmother, grandam.