*avocat*, m., barrister, lawyer. —— général, attorney-general.
*avoir*, to have.
n'—— que dix ans, to be only ten years old;
—— besoin de, to want;
—— le dessous, to have the worst of it;
—— envie de, to wish;
—— faim, to be hungry;
n'—— garde de, to be far from, to know better than to;
—— cinq pieds de haut,to be five feet tall;
—— honte, to be ashamed;
—— lieu, to have occasion, cause;
—— des nouvelles de, to hear from;
—— peur, to be afraid;
—— soin, to take care, to see to it;
—— en vénération, to hold in high esteem;
il y a (avait, or eut), there is, are (was, were);
il y a (bien) quatre ans, quelques années, it is (certainly) four,
some, years ago;
il y avait si longtemps que (with ne before verb), it was
so long since.
*avouer*, to confess.
*azuré*, sky-colored.
*babine*, f., lip, chop.
*baiser*, m., kiss.
*baisser*, to lower, droop. —— la tête, to hang one's head; —— les yeux, to look down; les yeux baissés, with drooping eyes. se ——, to be lowered.
*balbutier*, to stammer.
*balle*, f., ball, bullet. —— morte, spent ball.
*ballotter*, to toss about, dangle.