*accour-ait,-aient*, see *accourir.*

*accourcir*, to shorten.

*accourir*, to come running up, to run to.

*accueillir*, to receive, welcome.

*acheter*, to buy.

*achever*, to finish.

*acier*, m., steel.

*acquérir*, to acquire, attain.

*adieu*, farewell, good-bye. dire—, to bid adieu.

*admirer*, to wonder at.