s’affermer, v.r., to be farmed, rented.
affermir, v.a., to strengthen, to give strength to; to make firm or strong; to fasten; to harden, to make hard or firm; to confirm, to establish, to consolidate, to fix firmly.
s’affermir, v.r., to become strong, firm or fast; to grow hard; to fortify one’s self; to become established, to persist in.
affermissement (-mān), n.m., strengthening, settling, consolidation, establishment; stay, support, prop.
affété, -e, adj., affected, full of affectation, prim, finical; canting, mincing. Mine —e; affected looks. Manières —es; affected manners.
afféterie, n.f., affectation, affectedness; primness, mannerism; affected, formal ways; cant. Les —s d’une coquette; the affected ways of a coquette.
affichage, n.m., the posting up of placards, bills, &c., bill-sticking, placarding.
affiche, n.f., placard, bill, hand-bill. Poser une —; to post up a placard. Homme —; sandwich man.
afficher, v.a., to post up; to publish, to proclaim, to make a show of, to parade, to divulge. Défense d’—; stick no bills.