allée, n.f., going; passage, entry, alley; lane; walk. Une — couverte; a shady walk. Faire des —s et venues; to go in and out, to and fro.

allégation (al-lé-), n.f., citation, quotation, allégation.

allège, n.f., lighter, tender; (arch.) window basement, sill of the window; (rail.) tender. Frais d’—; (com.) lighterage.

allégeance (al-lé-jan-s), n.f., (l.u.) allegiance. Serment d’—; oath of allegiance.

allégeance, n.f., alleviation, relief.

allégement (al-léj-mān), n.m., alleviation, ease, relief.

alléger (al-lé-jé), v.a., to ease, to disburden, to lighten, to unload (a boat); to alleviate, to soften, to relieve, to assuage pain or grief; (nav.) to buoy up.

allégir, v.a., to lighten, to reduce.

allégorie (al-lé-), n.f., allegory. Par —; allegorically.

allégorique (al-lé-), adj., allegoric, allegorical.