Heath's French and English dictionary

Part 7

Chapter 72,563 wordsPublic domain

=accusation=, _n.f._, accusation, indictment, impeachment, charge; complaint; prosecution. _Chef d’—_; count of an indictment. _Mise en —_; arraignment. _Intenter une —_; to prefer an indictment. _Mettre en —_; to impeach. _Prononcer la mise en —_; to find a true bill.

=accusatoire=, _adj._, accusatory.

=accusé=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, accused, prisoner, culprit. _— de réception_; (com.) acknowledgment of letter, receipt.

=accuser=, _v.a._, to accuse of, to charge with; to indict, to impeach; to reproach, to tax; to blame; to dispute the validity of a deed; to mention, to give notice; (fig.) to show, to indicate, to betray, to attest. _— réception d’une lettre_; to acknowledge the receipt of a letter.

_s’_=accuser=, _v.r._, to accuse one’s self.

=acéphale=, _adj._, acephalous, without a head.

=acéphales=, _n.m.pl._, acephala.

=acérain=, =-e=, _adj._, relating to steel, steely.

=acerbe=, _adj._, sour, sharp, acerb; harsh, bitter.

=acerbité=, _n.f._, acerbity, harshness; bitterness.

=acéré=, =-e=, _adj._, steely, steeled; sharp, keen, sharp-edged; acerose.

=acérer=, _v.a._, to steel.

☉=acéreu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, acerose, needle-shaped.

=acescence=, _n.f._, acescency, acidifying.

=acescent=, =-e=, _adj._, acescent.

=acétabule=, _n.m._, acetabulum.

=acétate=, _n.m._, acetate.

=acéteu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, acetous.

=acétique=, _adj._, acetic.

=achalandage=, _n.m._, custom, connection; good will and fixtures.

=achalandé=, =-e=, _part._, having custom. _Boutique bien —e_; a well-frequented shop, doing or driving a good trade.

=achalander=, _v.a._, to get custom, to procure customers, to procure custom to.

_s’_=achalander=, _v.r._, to get or draw, attract, customers.

=acharné=, =-e=, _adj._, fleshed; rabid; infuriated; implacable; desperate; obstinate; intense. _Un combat —_; a desperate fight. _Une haine —e_; an implacable hatred.

=acharnement=, _n.m._, tenacity; rancor, blind fury; stubbornness, ill-nature; obstinacy, desperation. _Avec —_; unmercifully. _C’est de l’—_; this is rank fury.

=acharner=, _v.a._, to flesh; to rouse, to madden; to set on; to embitter, to envenom.

_s’_=acharner=, _v.r._, to be intent, bent, set upon; to set one’s heart upon; to persist in; to be infuriated, implacable. _Il s’acharne à l’étude_; his heart is set upon study.

☉=achars=, _n.m.pl._, Indian pickles.

=achat=, _n.m._, purchase, purchasing, buying; bargain. _Faire des —s_; to purchase.

=ache=, _n.f._, (bot.) smallage.

=achée=, _n.f._, worms, gentles, bait.

=acheminement= (ash-mi-n-mān), _n.m._, step; preparatory measure, means, way, dispatch.

=acheminer= (ash-mi-né), _v.a._, to forward, to send on.

_s’_=acheminer=, _v.r._, to set out or forward, to make one’s way towards; to begin one’s journey; to proceed towards; to get on.

=acheter= (ash-té), _v.a._, to buy, to purchase, to bribe. _— cher ou bon marché_; to buy dear or cheap. _— en bloc_; to buy in a lump. _— chat en poche_; to buy a pig in a poke.

_s’_=acheter=, _v.r._, to buy for one’s self, to be bought.

=acheteur= (ash-teur), _n.m._, buyer, purchaser, last bidder.

=achevé=, =-e=, _part._, finished, perfect, exquisite, absolute; downright, consummate, arrant. _Beauté —e_; a perfect beauty. _Sot —_; downright ass.

=achèvement= (-shev-mān), _n.m._, completion, finishing, conclusion.

=achever= (ash-vé), _v.a._, to finish, to put the finishing hand to; to close, to end, to conclude, to terminate, to perfect, to crown, to consummate; to dispatch, to kill. _— de boire_; to drink up. _Achevez!_ out with it! _Il n’acheva pas_; he said no more.

=acheveur=, =-se=, _n.m.f._, finisher.

=achillée=, _n.f._, (bot.) milfoil, yarrow.

=achit=, _n.m._, wild vine.

=achoppement= (-shop-mān), _n.m._, stumbling, impediment. _Pierre d’—_; stumbling-block.

=achopper=, _v.n._, to stumble, to knock one’s self against anything; (fig.) to fail.

=achromatique= (-kro-), _adj._, achromatic.

=achromatisme= (-kro-), _n.m._, (opt.) achromatism.

☉=achronique= (-kro-), _adj._ _V._ =acronyque=.

=aciculaire=, _adj._, acicular, needle-shaped.

=acide=, _n.m._, acid.

=acide=, _adj._, acid, sour, tart, sharp.

=acidifier=, _v.a._, to acidify.

=acidité=, _n.f._, acidity, sourness, sharpness, tartness.

=acidule=, _adj._, of the nature of acids, acidulous.

=acidulé=, =-e=, _adj._, acidulated.

=aciduler=, _v.a._, to acidulate.

=acier=, _n.m._, steel. _— fondu_; cast steel. _— indien_, _— wootz_; wootz. _— poule_, _— de cémentation_; blistered steel. _Articles d’—_; steel wares. _Bijouterie d’—_; polished steel wares. _Fil d’—_; steel wire.

=aciérage=, _n.m._, (metal.) the hardening of copper, steeling, plating with steel.

=aciération=, _n.f._, the converting of iron into steel.

=aciérer=, _v.a._, to convert into steel, to steel.

=aciérie=, _n.f._, steel manufactory, steel-works.

=acineu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, acinose, acinous.

=aciniforme=, _adj._, aciniform.

=acmé=, _n.m._, (med.) acme.

=acné=, _n.f._, (med.) acne.

=acolyte=, _n.m._, acolothist, acolyte; companion, confederate, associate.

=acompte=, _n.m._, installment, partial payment.

=acon=, _n.m._ _V._ =accon=.

=aconit= (-nit), _n.m._, aconite, wolf’s-bane, monk’s hood. _— tue-chien_; dog’s-bane.

=acoquinant=, =-e=, _adj._, (fam.) alluring, engaging, captivating.

=acoquiner=, _v.a._, (fam.) to allure, to bewitch; to captivate.

_s’_=acoquiner=, _v.r._, (fam.) to be bewitched, to be greatly attached to. _Il s’acoquine auprès de cette femme_; he is much in love with that woman.

=acotylédone=, _adj._, (of plants) acotyledonous.

=acoup=, _n.m._, (_—s_) jerk, sudden stop, or halt.

=acoustique=, _n.f._ (_n.p._), acoustics.

=acoustique=, _adj._, acoustic. _Cordon —_; speaking-pipe. _Cornet —_; ear-trumpet. _Voûte —_; whispering dome, gallery.

=acquéreur=, _n.m._, buyer, purchaser.

=acquérir= (acquérant, acquis), _v.a._, to acquire, to purchase, to buy, to obtain; to get, to achieve, to attain, to gain, to win.

_s’_=acquérir=, _v.r._, to get, to be gotten, to be acquired, obtained, or purchased, to win for one’s self.

=acquêt=, _n.m._, (jur.) common property of two married people, acquisition, purchase.

=acquiescement= (-mān), _n.m._, acquiescence, compliance, consent, willingness.

=acquiescer=, _v.n._, to acquiesce, to agree, to assent, to yield, to comply.

=acquis=, _part._ of Acquérir.

=acquis=, =-e=, _adj._, acquired; added; secured; (med.) adventitious.

=acquis=, _n.m._, acquired knowledge, acquirements, attainments.

=acquisition=, _n.f._, acquisition, getting, acquiring, attaining, purchase, conquest. _Contrat d’—_; deed of purchase.

=acquit=, _n.m._, discharge, receipt; lead (at billiards). _Par manière d’—_; for form’s sake. _Jouer à l’—_; to play who shall pay for the whole. _Pour acquit_ (on bills), paid. _Donner — de_; to give a receipt for. _Mettre son — à_; to put “paid” on to receipt.

=acquit-à-caution=, _n.m._, (_—s-—_) (customs) permit.

☉=acquit-patent=, _n.m._, (_—s-—s_) royal decree granting the remission of a debt.

=acquittement= (-mān), _n.m._, payment, clearing off, liquidation; acquittal.

=acquitter=, _v.a._, to pay, to pay off, to clear, to quit; to receipt; to acquit, to discharge.

_s’_=acquitter=, _v.r._, to fulfill, to perform; to pay off one’s debts, to pay off, to be quits.

=acre=, _n.f._, acre.

=âcre=, _adj._, sharp, sour, tart, acrimonious; bitter, biting; acrid.

=âcreté=, _n.f._, acridity, sharpness, sourness, tartness, acrimony.

=acrimonie=, _n.f._, acrimony, sharpness, keenness.

=acrimonieu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, acrimonious, sharp.

=acrobate=, _n.m.f._, rope-dancer.

=acronyque=, _adj._, (astr.), acronic, acronical.

=acropole=, _n.f._, acropolis.

=acrostiche=, _n.m._, acrostic.

=acrotère=, _n.m._, (arch.) acroterium, blocking course; (nav.) cape, headland.

=acte=, _n.m._, act; deed; indenture, instrument; document; charter; _pl._, records, public registers, rolls, proceedings. _— faux_; forged deed. _Expédition d’un —_; copy of a deed. _Donner — de_; to deliver an official certificate of. _Rédiger un —_; to draw up a document. _Faire acte de présence_; to put in an appearance, to show one’s self. _Prendre —_; to make a note of, to put down.

=act-eur=, _n.m._, =-rice=, _n.f._, actor; actress; player.

=actif=, _n.m._, (_n.p._) assets (_pl._); (gram.) active voice. _Actif et passif_; assets and liabilities. _Actif_; receipts of a budget.

=acti-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, active; real, actual; quick, nimble, brisk, agile, stirring, busy, energetic. _Dettes actives_; assets.

=action=, _n.f._, action, act, agency, operation, virtue, motion; deed, feat, performance; gesture, posture; engagement, battle; suit, plea; share, stock. _— cessible_ (com.); transferable share. _— nominative_; personal share. _Promesse d’—s_; scrip. _Détenteur de promesse d’—s_; scrip-holder. _Titre d’une —_; document of a share. _Par —s_; joint-stock. _— d’éclat_; splendid achievement. _—s de banque_; bank stock. _Hausse_, _baisse_, _des —s_; rise, fall, of shares. _— de grâces_; thanksgiving. _En —_; in motion. _Entrer en —_; to begin opérations. _Intenter une — à quelqu’un_; to bring an action against any one. _Mettre en —_; to carry into action, to carry out. _En —_; (mach.) in gear. _Hors d’—_; out of gear.

=actionnaire=, _n.m._, shareholder, stockholder.

=actionner=, _v.a._, to bring an action, to sue at law. _S’—_; to bestir oneself.

=activement= (-mān), _adv._, actively, vigorously.

=activer=, _v.a._, to press, to hasten, to forward, to expedite.

=activité=, _n.f._, action, activity; nimbleness, expedition, dispatch, employment. _En —_; in activity, in active service.

=actualisation=, _n.f._, actualness, adaptation to the times.

=actualiser=, _v.a._, to actualize.

=actualité=, _n.f._, actuality, passing event; question of the hour.

=actuel=, =-le=, _adj._, actual, real; present.

=actuellement= (-èl-mān), _adv._, now, at this very time.

=acuité=, _n.f._, (mus.) acuteness, keenness.

=acuminé=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) acuminated.

=acuponcture=, _n.f._, (surg.) acupuncture.

=acutangle=, _adj._, acute-angled.

=acutangulé=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) acute-angled.

=adage=, _n.m._, adage, proverb; saying.

=adagio=, _n.m._, (_—s_) (mus.) adagio.

=adagio=, _adv._, (mus.) adagio, slowly.

=adamantin=, =-e=, _adj._, adamantine.

=adaptation=, _n.f._, adaptation.

=adapter=, _v.a._, to apply, to adapt; to suit; to fit.

_s’_=adapter=, _v.r._, to apply, fit, suit. _Qui peut —_; which is adaptable.

=adapteur=, _n.m.f._, adapter.

=addition= (ad-di-), _n.f._, addition; accession; bill, reckoning; (print.) marginal note. _— composée_; compound addition. _— en hache_ (print.); interlineary matter. _Faire l’— de_; to add, to sum up.

=additionnel=, =-le=, _adj._, additional.

=additionner=, _v.a._, to add, to cast up.

=adducteur=, _n.m._, (anat.) adductor.

=adducteur=, _adj._, (anat.) adducent.

=adduction=, _n.f._, (anat.) adduction.

=ademption=, _n.f._, (jur.) revocation of a legacy.

=adepte=, _n.m.f._, adept.

=adéquat=, =-e= (-kouat), _adj._, (philos.) complete, entire, adequate.

=adhérence=, _n.f._, adhesion; adherence, attachment.

=adhérent=, =-e=, _adj._, adherent, sticking to.

=adhérent=, _n.m._, adherer, follower, partisan.

=adhérer=, _v.n._, to adhere, to be adherent, to cling, to hold, to cleave, to stick; to adhere to, to approve.

=adhési-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, adhesive.

=adhésion=, _n.f._, adhesion, adherence; compliance.

=ad hoc=, _adv._, to that effect or purpose.

=ad hominem=, _adv._, personal, direct. _Argument —_; _argumentum ad hominem_.

☉=ad honores=, _adv._, honorary.

=adiante=, _n.m._, (bot.) adiantum, maiden-hair.

=adieu=, _adv._, adieu, farewell, good-bye. _Dire —_, _faire ses adieux_ =à=; to bid adieu. _Sans —_; without bidding you adieu, without saying good-bye. _— va!_ (nav.) about ship!

=adieu=, _n.m._, farewell, parting, leave. _Faire ses —x_; to take one’s leave.

=adipeu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, adipous, adipose, fat.

=adipocire=, _n.f._, adipocere.

=adiposité=, _n.f._, adipose or fatty condition.

=adirer=, _v.a._, (jur.) to mislay, to lose.

=adition=, _n.f._, (jur.) acceptance of an inheritance.

=adjacent=, =-e=, _adj._, adjacent, bordering upon, contiguous.

=adjectif=, _n.m._, (gram.) adjective.

=adjecti-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, (gram.) adjectival.

=adjectivement= (-mān), _adv._, adjectively.

=adjoindre=, _v.a._, to adjoin, to associate, to give as an assistant. _S’—_; to take as a partner.

=adjoint=, _n.m._, adjunct, associate, colleague, assistant, deputy. _Maire —_; deputy mayor.

=adjonction=, _n.f._, adjunction, union, annexation.

=adjudant=, _n.m._, adjutant. _Fonctions d’—_; adjutancy. _— de place_; town adjutant.

=adjudicataire=, _n.m.f._, purchaser, contractor, highest bidder.

=adjudicataire=, _adj._, purchasing; contracting.

=adjudicat-eur=, _n.m._, =-rice=, _n.f._, awarder.

=adjudicati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, (jur.) adjudging.

=adjudication=, _n.f._, adjudication; auction; contract, award. _Par —_; by contract. _Mettre en —_; to contract for.

=adjuger=, _v.a._, to adjudge, to adjudicate, to award. _Adjugé!_ (at auctions) gone!

_s’_=adjuger=, _v.r._, to appropriate to one’s own use.

=adjuration=, _n.f._, adjuration, imprecation.

=adjurer=, _v.a._, to adjure; to conjure, to call upon, to beseech.

=adjuvant=, _n.m._, (med.) adjuvant.

=ad libitum= (-tom), _adv._, ad libitum, at will, at pleasure.

=admettre=, _v.a._, to admit, to receive; to allow, to approve of, to suppose; to adopt; to give admittance, to take in; to let in, to suffer to come into, to let enter.

=adminicule=, _n.m._, (jur.) presumptive proof.

=administra-teur=, _n.m._, =-trice=, _n.f._, administrator, administratrix, manager, trustee, governor, curator; guardian (of the poor).

=administrati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, administrative.

=administration=, _n.f._, administration, management, direction, government, conduct. _Mauvaise —_; maladministration.

=administrativement=, _adv._, administratively.

=administré=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, person under one’s administration or jurisdiction.

=administrer=, _v.a._, to administer, to manage, to officiate, to govern; to minister, to dispense; (jur.) to furnish, find. _Droit d’—_; letters of administration. _— des témoins_; to find, produce, witnesses.

_s’_=administrer=, _v.r._, to administer to one’s self; to be managed, to be administered.

=admirable=, _adj._, admirable, wonderful.

=admirablement=, _adv._, admirably, wonderfully.

=admirat-eur=, _n.m._, =-rice=, _n.f._, admirer, praiser.

=admirati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, of admiration or exclamation, wondering. _D’un air —_; with a wondering look.

=admiration=, _n.f._, admiration, wonder, marvel. _Point d’—_; note of exclamation. _Avoir de l’— pour_, _Être dans l’—_; to admire. _Saisir d’—_; to strike with admiration.

=admirer=, _v.a._, to admire, to wonder at.

=admissibilité=, _n.f._, admissibility.

=admissible=, _adj._, allowable, admissible.

=admission=, _n.f._, admission, admittance, reception.

=admonestation=, _n.f._, admonishment, admonition.

=admonester=, _v.a._, (jur.) to admonish, to warn, to reprimand.

=admonit-eur=, _n.m._, =-rice=, _n.f._, adviser.

=admonition=, _n.f._, admonition, advice, exhortation, reprimand.

=adné=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) adnate.

=adolescence=, _n.f._, adolescence.

=adolescent=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, lad; lass; stripling.

=adolescent=, =-e=, _adj._, adolescent.

=adonien=, =-ne= (-in, -è-n), _adj._, (poet.) adonic.

=adonique=. _V._ =adonien=.

=adonis= (-nis), _n.m._, Adonis, beau; (bot.) adonis, pheasant’s-eye.

=adoniser=, _v.a._, to deck out, to make fine.

_s’_=adoniser=, _v.r._, to bedizen one’s self.

=adonner=, _v.n._, (nav.) to veer aft.

_s’_=adonner=, _v.r._, to give, to apply, to devote, to addict one’s self, to give one’s mind (to a thing _— à quelque chose_), to follow, to take to a thing. _S’— au vin_, to become addicted to drinking.

=adoptable=, _adj._, that can be adopted.

=adoptant=, _n.m._, adopter.

=adopté=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, adoptive son, daughter, heir, &c.

=adopter=, _v.a._, to adopt; to embrace, to espouse, to sanction, to pass, to carry.

=adopti-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, adoptive, by adoption. _Enfant —_; adoptive child. _Père —_; foster-father.

=adoption=, _n.f._, adoption.

=adorable=, _adj._, adorable, charming, delightful.

=adorablement=, _adv._, adorably, delightfully.

=adorat-eur=, _n.m._, =-rice=, _n.f._, adorer, worshiper, great admirer.

=adoration=, _n.f._, adoration, worshiping; worship; admiration, respect, reverence.

=adorer=, _v.a._, to adore, to worship; to have a passionate love for.

=ados=, _n.m._, (gard.) shelving-bed, border (against a wall).

=adossé=, =-e=, _adj._, back to back; resting or standing against; indorsed (of a bill).

=adossement=, _n.m._, position back to back; backing, indorsement.

=adosser=, _v.a._, to set or lean with the back against a thing, to put back to back. _S’— contre un mur_; to lean up against a wall.

=adouber=, _v.n._, (chess) to adjust a piece; (nav.) to mend, to repair.

=adoucir=, _v.a._, to soften, to mitigate, to sweeten; to modify, to compose, to calm, to soothe; to smooth, to appease; to ease, to allay, to relieve, to cool, to pacify; to tame. _Rien ne peut — son chagrin_; nothing can mitigate his sorrow. _— un esprit irrité_; to appease an exasperated mind.

_s’_=adoucir=, _v.r._, to grow cool, soft, mild; to be assuaged, mitigated; to relent; (of weather) to get milder.

=adoucissant=, _n.m._, emollient, mollifier.

=adoucissant=, =-e=, _adj._, softening, soothing, emollient.

=adoucissement= (-mān), _n.m._, sweetening, softening, mollifying; assuaging, appeasing; ease, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, relief, consolation.

=adoucisseur=, _n.m._, glass-polisher.

=adoué=, =-e=, _adj._, (hunt.) coupled, paired.

=ad patres= (-ess), to kingdom come. _Aller —_; to be gathered to one’s fathers.

=adrachne= (-rakn), _n.m._, strawberry-tree. _V._ =arbousier=.

=adragant=, =-e=, _adj._, tragacanth.

=adragant=, _n.m._, tragacanth; gum-dragon.

=ad rem=, _adv._, pertinently. _Répondre —_; to answer pertinently, to the point.

=adresse=, _n.f._, speech, direction, address; skill, dexterity, expertness, cleverness, ingenuity; shrewdness, cunning, direction, destination. _Être à l’— de_; to be directed to. _Faire tenir à son —_; to forward to its destination. _Tour d’—_; legerdemain. _Avoir l’adresse de_; to be artful enough to.

=adresser=, _v.a._, to direct, to address. _— mal_; to misdirect.

_s’_=adresser=, _v.r._, to be directed; to address one’s self, to apply, to make application, to appeal to. _— ici_; apply within. _Vous vous adressez mal_; you mistake your man. _— bien_; you come to the right person.

=adroit=, =-e=, _adj._, dexterous, ingenious, clever, skillful; handy, neat; cunning, shrewd, artful.

=adroitement= (-droat-mān), _adv._, adroitly, skillfully, artfully, cleverly, happily; smartly, handily.

=adulaire=, _n.f._, (min.) adularia, moon-stone, sun-stone.

=adula-teur=, _n.m._, =-trice=, _n.f._, adulator, flatterer, fawner, sycophant; parasite.

=adula-teur=, =-trice=, _adj._, adulatory, parasitical.

=adulation=, _n.f._, adulation, flattery, sycophancy.

=aduler=, _v.a._, to fawn upon, to cringe to, to flatter.

=adulte=, _adj._, adult, grown-up.

=adulte=, _n.m.f._, adult.

=adultération=, _n.f._, (pharm.) adulteration.

=adultère=, _n.f._, adulteress.

=adultère=, _n.m._, adulterer; adultery.

=adultère=, _adj._, adulterous; adulterate. _Femme —_; adulteress.

=adultérer=, _v.a._, (pharm.) to adulterate.

=adultérin=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, adulterine child.

=adultérin=, =-e=, _adj._, adulterine.

=aduste=, _adj._, (med.) adust, burnt up.

=adustion=, _n.f._, (med.) adustion, burning.

=advenant=, _part._, occurring, in case, in the event of. _— le décès_; in the event of the death.

=advenir=, _v.n._, to occur, happen, to chance, befall. _Advienne que pourra_; happen what may.

=adventice=, _adj._, adventitious.

=adventi-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, adventive, casual.

=adverbe=, _n.m._, (gram.) adverb.

=adverbial=, =-e=, _adj._, adverbial.

=adverbialement= (-mān), _adv._, adverbially.

=adverbialité=, _n.f._, adverbial nature of.

=adversaire=, _n.m._, adversary, opponent, antagonist, opposer.

=adversati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, (gram.) adversative.

=adverse=, _adj._, adverse, opposite. _Avocat —_; counsel on the opposite side.

=adversité=, _n.f._, adversity, affliction.

=adynamie=, _n.f._, (med.) adynamy, debility.

=adynamique=, _adj._, adynamic.

=aérage=, _n.m._, ventilation, airing. _Puits d’—_; air-shaft.

=aération=, _n.f._, aëration, airing.

=aéré=, =-e=, _adj._, aired, airy.

=aérer=, _v.a._, to air, to renew the air; (chem.) to aërate.

=aérien=, =-ne= (-in-e-n), _adj._, aërial.

=aériennement=, _adv._, aërially, in the air.

=aérifère=, _adj._, aërial.

=aériforme=, _adj._, aëriform.

=aériser=, _v.a._, to aërify.

=aérodynamique=, _n.f._, aëro-dynamics.

=aérographie=, _n.f._, aërography.

=aérolithe=, _n.m._, aërolite, aërolith.

=aérologie=, _n.f._, aërology.

=aéromancie=, _n.f._, aëromancy.

=aéromètre=, _n.m._, aërometer.

=aérométrie=, _n.f._, aërometry.

=aéronaute=, _n.m.f._, aëronaut. _Art_, _science de l’—_; aëronautics.

=aérophobie=, _n.f._, aërophobia.

=aérostat=, _n.m._, aërostat; air-balloon.

=aérostation=, _n.f._, aërostation.

=aérostatique=, _adj._, aërostatic.

=aétite=, _n.f._, aëtites, eagle-stone.

=affabilité=, _n.f._, affability, affableness, kindness, courtesy.

=affable=, _adj._, affable, courteous, of easy manners.

=affablement=, _adv._, affably, courteously.

=affabulation=, _n.f._, the moral of a fable.

=affadir=, _v.a._, to make unsavory or insipid; to flatten; to be nauseous, to cloy, to pall, to satiate.

_s’_=affadir=, _v.r._, to become insipid.

=affadissement= (-mān), _n.m._, cloying, insipidity, nauseousness.

=affaiblir=, _v.a._, to enfeeble, to weaken, to debilitate; to impair, to attenuate; to debase (coins).

=affaiblir=, _v.n._, to grow weak, to weaken, to droop.

_s’_=affaiblir=, _v.r._, to grow weak, to be impaired, to become enfeebled; to abate.

=affaiblissant=, =-e=, _adj._, weakening, enfeebling.

=affaiblissement= (-mān), _n.m._, weakening, enfeebling, impairment, diminution of strength; allaying, abatement; debasement (of coins).