propriate, tidy up.
appui, _m._ support, sill; mur d'--, supporting wall,
window-sill.
appuyer, _v._ to support, lean, rest; s'--, lean, rest;
appuye, -e, leaned, leaning.
apres, _prep. and adv._ after, afterwards; -- que, _conj._
after.
apres-midi, _f. (or m.)_ afternoon.
arabe, _adj. and s._ Arabic, Arabian, Arab (written Arabe when
_s._).
araignee, _f._ spider; -- de mer, spider-crab.
arbre, _m._ tree.
arc, _m._ bow, arch.
arche, _f._ ark, arch (of a bridge).
archet, _m._ bow; avoir le plus magnifique coup d'--, to play
the finest bow.
ardent, -e, _adj._ ardent, burning, warm, fiery, glowing.
ardeur, _f._ ardor, fervor, spirit, heat.
ardoise, _f._ slate.
arete, _f._ fish-bone.
argent, _m._ silver, money.
argenterie, _f._ silverware, silver.
argentin, -e, _adj._ silvery.
argyronete, _f._ water-spider.
ariette, _f._ arietta, light air, tune.
aristo, slang for aristocrate.
aristocrate, _m., f._ aristocrat.
aristocratie, _f._ aristocracy (pronounced: aristocracie).
aristocratique, _adj._ aristocratic.
Arlesien, -ne, _m., f._ native of Arles (in Provence).
arme, _f._ arm, weapon.
armee, _f._ army.
armer, _v._ to arm, fit, tip, cock, fit out.
armoire, _f._ cupboard, press, closet.
armoiries, _f. pl._ arms, coat of arms.
armurier, _m._ gunsmith.
arpenter, _v._ to measure (land), stride along or over.
arracher, _v._ to snatch, tear off, pull out.
arranger, _v._ to arrange, treat, "fldquo;fix"; s'--, be arranged,
make arrangements, manage.
arrestation, _f._ arrest.
arret, _m._ stop, pause, decision.
arreter, _v._ to stop, arrest, decide, draw up; s'--, stop.
arriere, _v._ and m. back, rear, stern; en --, back,
backwards, behind, on the back (of the head, etc.).
arriere-boutique, _f._ back shop.
arriere-pensee, _f._ mental reservation, thought not expressed.
arrivee, _f._ arrival.
arriver, _v._ to arrive, happen, come; pour en -- la, to reach
that point (figurative).
arrondir, _v._ to round.
arrondissement, _m._ district, ward, arrondissement (subdivision of
a department).
arroser, _v._ to water, sprinkle.
art, _m._ art.
Artaban, proverbially proud hero of La Calprenede's novel,
_Cleopatre_ (17th century).
articuler, _v._ to pronounce, state.
artillerie, _f._ artillery.
artilleur, _m._ artilleryman, gunner.
artiste, _m., f._ artist.
as, _m._ ace (_s_ pronounced).
asiatique, _adj._ Asiatic.
asile, _m._ asylum, shelter, refuge.
Asnieres (la porte d'), gate in northwestern wall of Paris
(pronounced: _a