ad patres (-ess), to kingdom come. Aller —; to be gathered to one’s fathers.
adrachne (-rakn), n.m., strawberry-tree. V. arbousier.
adragant, -e, adj., tragacanth.
adragant, n.m., tragacanth; gum-dragon.
ad rem, adv., pertinently. Répondre —; to answer pertinently, to the point.
adresse, n.f., speech, direction, address; skill, dexterity, expertness, cleverness, ingenuity; shrewdness, cunning, direction, destination. Être à l’— de; to be directed to. Faire tenir à son —; to forward to its destination. Tour d’—; legerdemain. Avoir l’adresse de; to be artful enough to.
adresser, v.a., to direct, to address. — mal; to misdirect.
s’adresser, v.r., to be directed; to address one’s self, to apply, to make application, to appeal to. — ici; apply within. Vous vous adressez mal; you mistake your man. — bien; you come to the right person.
adroit, -e, adj., dexterous, ingenious, clever, skillful; handy, neat; cunning, shrewd, artful.
adroitement (-droat-mān), adv., adroitly, skillfully, artfully, cleverly, happily; smartly, handily.