me!, there now!; allez!,
va!, go along, come, get out, that's sure, etc.; ca va-t-il?,
are you getting on all right?; -- et venir, come and go, rise and
fall, walk to and fro, etc.
allitere, -e, _adj._ alliterative.
allonger, _v._ to lengthen, stretch out; -- le pas,
lengthen one's stride, hasten on; allonge -e, lengthened,
long.
allumer, _v._ to light; kindle, brighten; s'--, light up,
be brightened up, be kindled or lighted; l'oeil allume, with
bright eyes, allure, f. bearing, manner, style, gait, behavior.
allusion, _f._ allusion.
almee, _f._ Oriental dancer.
aloes, _m._ aloe, century-plant (_s_ pronounced).
alors, _adv._ then; -- que, _conj._ when, while.
alouette, _f._ lark.
alourdir, _v._ to make drowsy or heavy.
Alpes, _f. pl._ Alps.
Alsace, _f._ Alsace (_s_ pronounced as _z_).
Alsirat, Al Sirat, the bridge, narrower than a razor, leading to
the Mohammedan Heaven (=the way, in Arahic).
altier, -ere, _adj._ proud, lofty.
amande, _f._ almond.
amant, _m._ lover.
amarre, _f._ cable, hawser.
amasser, _v._ to amass, pile up, accumulate.
ambition, _f._ ambition.
ambre, _m._ amber; -- gris, ambergris (secretion of a whale
used in certain perfumes).
ame, _f._ soul, heart, spirit, mind.
amen, _interj._ amen (pronounced as in Latin).
amender, _v._ to improve; s'--, reform, mend one's ways.
amener, _v._ to lead, bring, bring forward.
amerement, _adv._ bitterly.
Amerique, _f._ America; -- du Sud, South America.
ami, -e, _m., f._ friend, sweetheart; mon --, my dear, my
dear fellow, my friend; bonne amie, good friend, sweetheart.
amitie, _f._ friendship.
amollir, _v._ to soften; s'--, become soft or slack.
amonceler, _v._ to pile ip; s'--, be piled up.
amour, _m._ love.
amoureux, -euse, _adj._ and _s._ in love, sweetheart, lover;
devenir --, to fall in love (to be distinguished from the
lower word amant).
amour-propre, _m._ self-respect, self-esteem.
amputer, _v._ to amputate; ampute, -e, with a limb
amputated.
amuser, _v._ to amuse; s'--, amuse oneself, be amused,
have a good time.
an, _m._ year.
anachorete, _m._ anchorite, hermit (_ch_ pronounced as _k_).
analytique, _adj._ analytical.
ancetre, _m._ ancestor (more frequent in _pl._).
ancien, -ne, _adj._ ancient, former, of former times, of long
standing, old.
ancre, _f._ anchor.
Andelys (les), town in the department of Eure (Normandy).
andiamo mio ben, let us go, my beloved (Italian, aria from Mozart's
opera Don Giovanni).
ane, _m._ ass, donkey; il ne se