s’attrouper, v.r., to flock together, to gather in crowds, to get together tumultuously. Défense de s’—; no gatherings allowed.

au, contraction of à le, to the. Céder au torrent; to give way to the torrent. Sauce — vin blanc; wine-sauce.

aubade, n.f., morning serenade; reproof, abuse, lecture. Il en a eu l’—; he was reproved for it.

aubain, n.m., alien, foreigner.

aubainage, n.m., escheatage.

aubaine, n.f., (jur.) aubaine, escheat, escheatage; windfall, piece of good luck.

aube, n.f., the dawn; alb (priest’s garment); (hydr.) float-board; float; paddle-board (of steamers). L’— du jour; the break of day. —s de moulin; flat-boards of a mill. Roue à —s; paddle-wheel. — mobile; feathering paddle.

aubépine, n.f., hawthorn, whitethorn, may.

aubère, adj., (man.) flea-bitten gray. Cheval —; flea-bitten gray horse.

auberge, n.f., inn, public-house, tavern.