arroser, v.a., to water, to irrigate, to besprinkle, to wet; to bedew; to soak; to bathe (with tears); (cook.) to baste; to distribute money. — des créanciers; to pay one’s creditors a trifle. Arrosez ces gens-là; keep in with those people (by giving them trifling presents). — un repas de vin; to wash down a meal with wine.
arrosoir, n.m., watering-pot.
arrowroot, n.m., (n.p.) arrow-root.
arrugie, n.f., (mining) drain.
ars, n.m.pl., (vet.) vein of the fore leg; limb. Saigner un cheval aux quatre —; to bleed a horse in all four legs.
arsenal, n.m., arsenal. — de marine; dock-yard.
arséniate, n.m., arseniate.
arséniaté, adj., combined with arseniate.
arsenic, n.m., arsenic.
arsenical, -e, adj., arsenical.