*avant*, n. m., bow (of a ship);
prep., before;
adv., forward.
—— que de, conj., before,
en ——, forward;
bien en —— de nous, well forward;
bien —— que, long before;
le fusil en ——, his gun held in front of him.
*avant-poste*, m., outpost.
*avarie*, f., damage.
*avec*, with.
—— le temps, in the course of time.
*aventure*, f., adventure.
à l'——, at random.
*avertir*, to give notice to.
*aveu*, m., confession.
*avec avidité*, eagerly.
*avis*, m., judgment, advice.
*s'aviser*, to think of.