apprêteur, n.m., painter upon glass.

apprêteu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., (manu.) dresser.

appris, -e, part., learned, taught. Bien —; well-bred. Mal —; ill-bred. Un mal —; an ill-bred or an unmannerly fellow.

apprivoisement (-voaz-mān), n.m., taming.

apprivoiser, v.a., to tame (animals); to make sociable, tractable, (persons); (hunt.) to reclaim.

s’apprivoiser, v.r., to be tamed, to grow tame (of animals); to become sociable, to lose one’s shyness (of persons).

approbat-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., approver, applauder.

approbat-eur, -rice, adj., approving, commending.

approbati-f, -ve, adj., approving. Geste —; nod of approbation.

approbation, n.f., approbation, consent; approval. Incliner la tête en signe d’—; to nod assent, approval.