associer, to associate, unite.
assommer, to brain.
s’assoupir, to fall asleep.
assujettir, to fasten, fix.
assuré, confident, bold.
assurément, surely, assuredly.
assurer, to assure ; to make safe or secure ; s’assurer, to make sure.
un astre, heavenly body.
l’âtre, m., hearth, fireside.
attacher, to tie, bind, fasten, attach.
une attaque, attack, onset.
attaquer, to attack.
atteindre (atteignant, atteint, atteins, atteignis), to reach ; to overtake.
en attendant, in the meantime ; en attendant que, until.
attendre, to wait (for) ; to await ; s’attendre (à), to expect (to).
attendrir, to move, to affect.
attendrissant, moving.
l’attendrissement, m., compassion, pity.
attentif (à), attentive (to).
l’attention, f., attention ; faire attention (à), to pay attention (to), to heed.
attirer, to draw, to bring.
attiser, to poke.
attraper, to catch ; to play a trick on, to trick, to cheat.
attribuer, to attribute, ascribe.
une auberge, inn.
aucun, any ; (ne) aucun, no, none.
au-dessous (de), below.
au-dessus (de), above.
aller au devant de, to go to meet.
un auditeur, hearer.
augmenter, to increase.
aujourd’hui, to-day ; now-a-days.
une aumône, alms, charity.
auparavant, before ; first, in the first place ; l’instant d’auparavant, a moment before.
auprès (de), near, by ; to ; compared with.
auquel, to which.
aussi, also ; so ; as ; therefore ; aussi… que, as… as.
aussitôt, forthwith.
autant, as much ; the same.
un autel, altar.
autour (de), round.
autre, other.
autrefois, formerly.
autrement, otherwise, in another way.
autrui, others, other people.
avaler, to swallow.
d’avance, beforehand, in advance.
avancer, to proceed ; s’avancer (au devant de), to advance, go forward (to meet).
avant, prep., before.
avant, adv., far ; late ; en avant, in front.
avant de, avant que, before.
un avantage, advantage.
avantager, to favour.
avec, with.
une aventure, adventure.
s’aventurer, to venture.
avertir, to warn.
un aveu, acknowledgment ; consent ; agreement.
aveugle, blind.
un aveugle, a blind man.
un avis, opinion ; à mon avis, in my opinion.
avisé, prudent, cunning.
s’aviser (de), to think (of).
avoir (ayant, eu, ai ais a avons ont, eus, aurai,
