aucun, -e, adj., any; (negative) none, no one; not any; no. Je ne connais — de vos juges; I know none of your judges. — ne le dira; no one will say so. Je doute qu’— de vous le fasse; I doubt whether any of you will do it. Il n’y a — de ses sujets qui ne mourût pour lui; there is not one of his subjects who would not die for him. De tous ceux qui se disaient mes amis, — m’a-t-il secouru? did any of all those who called themselves my friends assist me? Je vous le cède sans bénéfice —; I let you have it without any profit whatever. Il n’a fait —es dispositions; he has made no arrangements. Sans —s frais; without any expense.
aucunement (-mān), adv., in no wise, not at all, not in the least. Je ne le connais —; I do not know him at all. —, Monsieur; not in the least, Sir.
audace, n.f., audacity, insolence, assurance, daring, boldness. Avec —; insolently. Payer d’—; to brazen it out.
audacieusement (-eûz-mān), adv., audaciously, daringly, boldly.
audacieu-x, -se, adj., audacious, daring; impudent, insolent; presumptuous, bold; high-spirited, enterprising. Génie —; daring genius. Entreprise —se; bold enterprise.
☉au deçà (ô-dsa), prep. V. deçà.
au delà (ô-dla), prep., on the other side, beyond. V. delà.
audience, n.f., audience, auditory; court, sitting, hearing; hall (where causes are heard); levee. Jour d’—; court day. Ouvrir l’—; to open the court. — publique; open court. — à huis clos; a sitting with closed doors, a case heard in camerâ. En pleine —; in open court. L’— est levée; the sitting is raised. On le mit hors de l’—; he was turned out of the court. L’— est reprise; the case is resumed. Donner —; (of a minister) to hold a levee, to give audience. Tenir l’—; (of a judge) to sit, to preside.
audiencier, adj.m. Huissier —; crier of a court.