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a [avoir] "has." As with , covers both possession and existence. Il y a "there is."

à "at, in, on, by, for, to, from, until." Compare . à la Française, "in the French manner." facile à savoir, "easy to [come to know =] figure out."

abord "access; at first." d'abord "at first."

académie "learned body."

admettre "permit, allow."

admiration "admiration, wonder." faire l'admiration de "elicit the admiration of."

affaire "affair, business" ~ . l'affaire Dreyfus "the Dreyfus matter." (Zola)

âge, "age," period of life. le Moyen Âge the Middle Ages."

agir (v) "act, behave."

ailleurs "elsewhere."

aimer (v) "love."

ainsi "so, thus."

aise "ease, comfort."

aisé "easy." aisé à dire "easy to say."

ajouter (v) "add."

Allemand "German." Allemagne "Germany."

aller (v) "go." > va.

alors "at that time, then."

âme "soul; feeling."

ami "friend." amour "love."

an "year." année "year."

apercevoir "perceive, glimpse."

apparaître (v) "appear."

appartenir "belong."

appeler, s'appeler (v) "call, be called." appel (n) "appeal, call."

apporter "bring, provide.

apprendre (v) FF "learn."

après "after, next to." d'après "after, according to." après-midi "afternoon." après nous (Pompadour).

arbre "tree." Arbres "trees" (Fontenelle).

argent "silver > money."

armée "army."

arrêtez [arrêter, cf Eng arrest] FF "stop!" arrêtez-vous ici "stop here."

arriver (v) "arrive (at)."

assez "very."

assurer (v) FF "fix, secure; assure."

atteindre "attain, reach, hit" [~ Eng "attain," cf next]

attendre (v) FF "await" [~ Eng "attend," cf previous]

au/x "at, with" > à la.

aucun "anyone, no one."

aujourd'hui "today; the present."

aussi "as, so, also." moi aussi "me too."

aussitôt "immediately."

autant "as much, as many" [< Lt tanto "so many"]

auteur "author"

autre/s "other," autrui "others." autrement "otherwise."

avait (avoir) "had."

avant "before." avant J.-C. [or A. C.] or avant notre ère "BC." avant-propos "preface, foreword; introduction."

avec "with," whence Jp abekku "date."

avenir "future"

aventure "adventure, exploit, enterprise, intrigue."

Avignon. Roman city in SE France, by the Rhône, independent in the 12th century, residence of the Avignon popes beginning with Clement V in 1309. No, you cannot cross the bridge (pont).

avis [FF advice, see conseil] "opinion, announcement, notice" [cf "advisory"]

avoir (v) "have" [common as an auxiliary verb].

avouer "acknowledge, admit" [~ Eng "avow"]

ayant [avoir] "having."

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