avironnier, n.m., oar-maker.
avis, n.m., opinion, sentiment, mind, judgment; advice, counsel, deliberation, admonition; notice, notification; warning, caution; account, information, intelligence, news; motion; vote; advertisement (in books). À mon —; in my opinion. Je suis d’— que vous lui écriviez; I am of opinion that you should write to him. Je ne suis pas d’— d’y aller; I am not for going there. Dire son —; to say, speak one’s mind. Je profiterai de l’— que vous me donnez; I shall avail myself of the caution you have given me. — au lecteur; a note to the reader; a word to the wise. J’ai changé d’—; I have altered my mind. On a reçu — de Paris; we are advised from Paris. Lettre d’—; letter of advice. Faute d’—; for want of advice. Sous —; with advice. Suivant l’— de; as per advice. Donner à quelqu’un un — de quelque chose; to advise any one of anything. Ne m’écris plus jusqu’à nouvel —; write no more till further notice. Ouvrir un —; to broach an opinion. Être d’—; to opine. Prendre les —; to take the opinion. Aller aux —; to put to the vote. Donner un — assez clair à quelqu’un; to give a pretty broad hint to any one. Il m’est —; I rather think or methinks. Deux —s valent mieux qu’un; two heads are better than one. Il y a jours d’—; there is no hurry; there is plenty of time.
avisé, -e, adj., wary, discreet, prudent, cautious, advised, circumspect. Mal —; ill-advised, il est fort —; he is a very discreet man.
aviser, v.a., to apprise; to perceive; to espy; (com.) to advise.
aviser, v.n., to consider, to see to, to think upon, to look to. Avisez-y; look to it. Vous y aviserez; you will see to it.
s’aviser, v.r., to think of, to consider, to take it into one’s head; to bethink one’s self, to be so minded, to dare, to presume. Il ne s’avise jamais de rien; he thinks of nothing. Il s’avisa de; he took it into his head to. Il n’y a sottise dont il ne s’avise; there is no folly he does not commit. Il s’avisa d’un bon expédient; he bethought himself of a good expedient. Ne vous en avisez pas; you had better not.
aviso, n.m., (nav.) dispatch-boat.
*avitaillement, n.m., (nav., milit.) victualing; stores.
*avitailler, v.a., to victual, to furnish with victuals, to store.
☉*avitailleur, n.m., army or navy contractor.