oh my!
aide, _f._ aid; -- de camp, m. aide-de-camp; a
l'--! help!
aider, _v._ to aid, help, assist.
aieul, -e, _m., f._ grandfather, grandmother, ancestor.
aigle, _m._ eagle.
aigrement, _adv._ sharply, roughly, keenly.
aigrette, _f._ egret, aigrette, tuft, plume.
aigu, -e, _adj._ acute, sharp, shrill.
aiguille, _f._ needle, hand of a clock (_ui_ pronounced as in
lui).
aile, _f._ wing.
aileron, _m._ pinion, tip of a wing, small wing, fin, stump of an
arm (familiar in last sense).
ailleurs, _adv._ elsewhere; d'--, besides.
aimable, _adj._ kind, agreeable, amiable.
aimer, _v._ to love, like; -- mieux, prefer.
aine, -e, _adj. and s._ elder, eldest, senior.
ainsi, _adv. and conj._ thus, so, in this manner, as follows,
-- que, just as.
air, _m._ air, look, appearance, manner; en l'--, in the
air, up; -- de famille avec, family resemblance to; passer
sous son --, to pass to leeward of him; il n'y avait pas
d'--, there was no air stirring.
aise, _f._ case, pleasure; a son --, a l'--, at
one's ease, comfortable, well off.
aise, -e, _adj._ easy.
aisement, _adv._ easily.
aisselle, _f._ armpit.
Ajaccio, chief city of Corsica and birthplace of Napoleon I
(pronounced in French: _Ajaksio_).
ajonc, _m._ furze, thorn-broom.
ajouter, _v._ to add.
ajuster, _v._ to adjust, aim at.
ajusteur, _m._ mechanic, fitter, weigher (of coins at the mint).
alanguir, _v._ to make languid; s'--, languish, grow dim.
alarmer, _v._ to alarm.
albanais, -e, _adj._ and _s._ Albanian (written Albanais
when _s._).
albatre, _m._ alabaster.
albinos, _adj. and s._ albino (_s_ pronounced).
Al Borack, Al Borak, name of the legendary winged mule on which
Mohammed is said to have made a journey to heaven (= lightning, in
Arabic).
alcove, _f._ alcove.
Alep, Turkish city (Syria).
Alexandre, Alexander.
alezan, -e, _adj. and s._ chestnut color, chestnut horse; --
brule, dark chestnut.
Alger, Algiers (capital of Algeria).
Algerie, _f._ Algeria (conquered by France 1830-1871).
alibi, _m._ alibi.
alimenter, _v._ to feed.
aligner, _v._ to line up, lay out in line; s'--, line up,
be or fall in line, form a line.
Allah, Mohammedan name for God.
allee, _f._ going, passage, walk, path; -- et venue, going
and coming.
alleger, _v._ to buoy up, lighten.
allegresse, _f._ glee, joy.
Allemagne, _f._ Germany.
allemand, -e, _adj._ and _s._ German (written Allemand
when _s._).
aller, _v._ to go, go on or along, get on, suit; s'en --,
go away oralong; allons!, co