niere_).
aspect, _m._ aspect, appearance, sight (pronounced: _aspe_).
asphalte, _m._ asphalt.
aspiration, _f._ aspiration, inspiration, breathing.
Asrael, Azrael (the angel who separates the soul from the body at
death, in Mohammedan and Jewish angelology).
assaillir, _v._ to assail.
assassin, _m._ assassin, murderer; a l'--!, murder!
assassinat, _m._ assassination, murder.
assassiner, _v._ to assassinate, murder.
assaut, _m._ assault; a l'--!, charge!
assembler, _v._ to assemble, gather, collect.
asseoir, _v._ to seat, set, s'--, sit, be seated, sit down;
assis, -e, seated, judicial.
assesseur, _m._ (also used adjectively), assistant (judge).
assez, _adv._ enough, sufficient, rather, well enough.
assieger, _v._ to besiege.
assiette, _f._ plate; se trouver dans son -- ordinaire, to
feel at home.
assise, _f._ court of assize, criminal court.
assistant, _m._ person present, bystander.
assister, _v._ to be present, attend, witness.
associe, -e, _m., f._ associate, partner.
assonance, _f._ assonance (rime with vowels, but not with
consonants).
assonant, -e, _adj._ assonant.
assoupir, _v._ to make drowsy, lull; s'--, become drowsy;
assoupi, -e, drowsy.
assujettir, _v._ to subject, fasten, make firm.
assurance, _f._ assurance.
assurement, _adv._ assuredly.
assurer, _v._ to assure.
Astolphe, Astolfo (legendary English Prince in the Charlemagne
romances, Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, etc., noted for his hippogriff and
for his fairy horn of which the piercing sound could strike terror to
all who heard it).
atar-gull, _m._ attar of roses (Persian: atar-gul).
atavisme, _m._ atavism, inheritance.
atelier, _m._ workshop, factory, studio.
atmosphere, _f._ atmosphere.
atome, _m._ atom.
atour, _m._ attire, finery (usually _pl._).
atre, _m._ hearth.
atroce, _adj._ atrocious.
attabler, _v._ to seat or place at table.
attacher, _v._ to attach, fasten, bind, fix; s'--, attach
oneself, be or become attached, stick.
attaque, _f._ attack.
attaquer, _v._ to attack.
attarder, _v._ to delay; s'--, be delayed, tarry; attarde,
-e, delayed, belated.
atteindre, _v._ to attain, reach, attack.
atteler, _v._ to harness, put (horses) ta, hitch, yoke; attele
de, drawn by.
attendre, _v._ to await, wait for, wait, expect; s'-- a,
expect; c'etait la que je vous attendais, I was waiting for you
there, that was what I expected of you; attendu que, _conj._ seeing
that, in view of the fact that.
attendrir, _v._ to move, affect, touch; attendri