assistance, n.f., assistance, help, aid; relief, comfort; audience, company, by-standers; congregation (in a church). — publique; poor-law relief.
assistant, n.m., -e, n.f., assistant (of religious orders); onlooker, by-stander, beholder, spectator. Il prit tous les —s à témoin; he took all present to witness.
assistant, -e, adj., assistant, helper.
assister, v.n., to be at, to be present at, to attend, to stand by, to look on, to witness.
assister, v.a., to assist, to help; to succor; to aid, to support; to attend. — les pauvres; to relieve the poor. — ses amis de son crédit; to use one’s interest in favor of. Dieu vous assiste; God help you!
association, n.f., association, partnership, society; combination. Contrat d’—; deed of partnership. — illégale; conspiracy. — de secours mutuels; friendly benefit society. Faire une — avec quelqu’un; to enter into partnership with any one.
associé, n.m., -e, n.f., associate; fellow; member; companion; partner. — bailleur de fonds, — commanditaire; sleeping partner.
associer, v.a., to associate, to admit or receive as a partner; to take into partnership; to divide or share something with any one.
s’associer, v.r., to enter, to get into partnership with one; to associate one’s self with, to join, to combine, to be joined or connected with; to make any one a party to.
assoiffer, v.n., to become thirsty.