Chapter V: Preface: To Revised Edition (5)

=aparté=, _n.m._, words spoken aside; separate group in an assembly. _En —_, _adv._, aside.

=apathie=, _n.f._, apathy, indolence, listlessness.

=apathique=, _adj._, apathetic, listless.

=apepsie=, _n.f._, (med.) bad digestion, apepsy.

=apercevable=, _adj._, perceivable, perceptible.

=apercevance=, _n.f._, perception.

=apercevoir=, _v.a._, to perceive, to discover, to discern, to descry, to notice; to remark, to observe.

_s’_=apercevoir=, _v.r._, to perceive, to remark; to see, to be aware of; to find out, to discover; to take notice, to be visible. _Ne pas s’—_; to overlook, not to notice.

=aperçu=, _n.m._, sketch, rapid view, glance, survey, sketch, vista; idea, hint; estimate at first sight, rough estimate. _En —_, _adv._, summarily. _Par —_, _adv._, at a rough guess.

=apériti-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, aperient, opening, appetizing. — _n.m._, appetizer, bitters.

=apétale=, _adj._, (bot.) apetalous.

=apetissement=, &c. _V._ =rapetissement=, &c.

=apetisser=. _V._ =rapetisser=.

=à peu près=, _n.m._, approximation, approach, approaching.

=aphélie=, _n.m._, (astron.) aphelion.

=aphérèse=, _n.f._, (gram.) apheresis.

=aphone=, _adj._, suffering from aphonia, voiceless.

=aphonie=, _n.f._, aphony, loss of speech.

=aphorisme=, _n.m._, aphorism.

=aphoristique=, _adj._, aphoristic.

=aphrodisiaque=, _adj._, aphrodisiacal.

=aphrodisiasme=, _n.m._, (med.) aphrodisia.

=aphrodite=, _n.m._, aphrodita, sea-mouse.

=aphte=, _n.m._, vesicle in the mouth; _pl._, thrush, aphthæ.

=aphylle=, _adj._, (bot.) aphyllous, leafless.

=api=, _n.m._, small red apple. _Avoir un visage de pomme d’—_; (prov.) to have cheeks like rosy apples.

=à pic=, _adv._, perpendicularly; (nav.) apeak. _L’ancre est —_; the anchor is apeak. _Virer —_; to heave short.

=apicole=, _adj._, apicultural.

=apiculteur=, _n.m._, bee-master.

=apiculture=, _n.f._, bee-culture, bee-keeping.

=apiquer=, _v.a._, (nav.) to top, to peak (a yard).

=apitoyer=, _v.a._, to move one to pity, to soften.

_s’_=apitoyer=, _v.r._, to be moved to pity. _Elle s’est apitoyée sur votre sort_; she pitied, bewailed your fate.

=aplani=, =-e=, _adj._, level, flat, smooth, even.

=aplanir=, _v.a._, to smooth, to level, to make even, smooth, to unrumple; to plane; to make easy, to remove, to clear up. _— le chemin_; to level the road. _— les difficultés_; to clear up difficulties.

_s’_=aplanir=, _v.r._, to grow easy, smooth, flat, &c.

=aplanissement= (-mān), _n.m._, smoothing, leveling, making even; smoothness, evenness.

=aplatir=, _v.a._, to flatten, to make, strike flat, to flat, to silence, to shut up, to floor, to beat hollow.

_s’_=aplatir=, _v.r._, to become flat, to be flattened, to crouch, to cringe.

=aplatissement= (-mān), _n.m._, flattening, making flat, flatness; depression; silencing.

=aplatisseur=, _n.m._, (tech.) flatter.

=aplatissoire=, _n.f._, flatting rollers (tool).

=aplet=, _n.m._, herring-net, drift-net.

=aplomb=, _n.m._, equilibrium, perpendicularity, plumb; assurance, self-command, self-possession, steadiness, coolness. _Ce mur tient bien son —_; this wall keeps plumb very well.

_d’_=aplomb=, _adv._, perpendicularly, plumb. _Cette ligne tombe d’—_; that line falls plumb. _Être d’—_; to stand plumb, upright. _Être hors d’—_; to be out of the perpendicular.

=aplysie=, _n.f._, sea-hare.

=apocalypse=, _n.f._, Apocalypse, revelation; obscure thing. _C’est un vrai style d’—_; it is a perfectly obscure style. _Cheval d’—_; (prov. and pop.) sorry jade.

=apocalyptique=, _adj._, apocalyptical.

=apoco=, _n.m._, fool, ninny, nobody.

=apocope=, _n.f._, (gram.) apocope, elision, suppression of a letter (as in _Grand’mère_).

=apocrisiaire=, _n.m._, nuncio, apocrisiary.

=apocryphe=, _adj._, apocryphal, doubtful.

=apocyn=, _n.m._, (bot.) apocynum, apocynom. _— gobe-mouches_; dog-bane.

=apode=, _adj._, apodal, having no feet, footless.

=apode=, _n.m._, apode.

=apodictique=, _adj._, apodictical, evident.

=apogée=, _n.m._, apogee, acme, height, zenith.

=apogée=, _adj._, at its apogee. _La lune est —_; the moon is at her apogee.

=apographe=, _n.m._, apograph, transcript, copy.

=apologétique=, _adj._, by way of apology, apologetical, exculpatory.

=apologétique=, _n.m._, Tertullian’s treatise in defense of the early Christians; _n.f._, apologetics.

=apologie=, _n.f._, apology, vindication, excuse, justification. _Faire son —_; to apologize for.

=apologiste=, _n.m._, apologist.

=apologue= (-log), _n.m._, apologue.

=aponévrose=, _n.f._, (anat.) aponeurosis.

=aponévrotique=, _adj._, (anat.) aponeurotic.

=apophlegmatique=, _adj._, _n.m._, (med.) apophlegmatic.

=apophtegme=, _n.m._, apophthegm, apothegm.

=apophyge=, _n.f._, (arch.) apophyge, scape, the spring of a column.

=apophyse=, _n.f._, (anat.) process (of a bone), apophysis.

=apoplectique=, _adj._, apoplectical; apoplectic.

=apoplectique=, _n.m._, apoplectic.

=apoplexie=, _n.f._, apoplexy. _— foudroyante_; instantaneously fatal apoplexy. _— congestive_; serous apoplexy. _Attaque d’—_; apoplectic stroke. _Être attaqué_, _frappé_, _d’—_; to be struck down with apoplexy. _Tomber en —_; to fall down in a fit of apoplexy.

=apostasie=, _n.f._, apostasy.

=apostasier=, _v.n._, to apostatize.

=apostat=, _adj._, apostate.

=apostat=, _n.m._, apostate.

☉=apostème=, _n.m._, aposteme. _V._ =apostume=.

=aposter=, _v.a._, (b.s.) to secrete, to place in ambush, to station, to set to watch, to place in readiness (witnesses, assassins).

=à posteriori=, _adv._, a posteriori.

☉*=apostillateur=, _n.m._, (jur.), annotator, commentator.

*=apostille=, _n.f._, marginal note, postscript, footnote; recommendatory note (to urge or back a petition).

*=apostiller=, _v.a._, to write notes; to add a postscript to; to write a recommendation on a petition. _Il a apostillé ma pétition_; he has backed my petition with his recommendation.

=apostolat=, _n.m._, apostleship.

=apostolique=, _adj._, apostolic; papal; apostolical. _Nonce —_; the pope’s nuncio.

=apostoliquement= (-mān), _adv._, apostolically.

=apostrophe=, _n.f._, apostrophe; address; reproach, insult, attack.

=apostropher=, _v.a._, to apostrophize, to address, to fall foul of, to fly at.

☉=apostume=, _n.m._, (med.) aposteme, apostema, abscess.

☉=apostumer=, _v.n._, (med.) to apostemate.

=apothéose=, _n.f._, apotheosis, deification.

=apothicaire=, _n.m._, (l.u.), apothecary. _Faire de son corps une boutique d’—_; to be always physicking one’s self. _Un mémoire d’—_; an exorbitant bill.

=apothicairerie= (-kèr-rî), _n.f._ (l.u.), pharmacy; apothecary’s shop; dispensary.

=apothicairesse=, _n.f._, (in nunneries) dispenser.

=apôtre=, _n.m._, apostle; hypocrite. _Faire le bon —_; to play the saint; to put on a sanctified look.

=apozème=, _n.m._, (med.) apozem, decoction.

=apparaître=, _v.n._, to come, to be in sight, to appear suddenly. (jurisp.) _S’il apparaît à la cour_; if the court thinks so. _Faire — de son pouvoir_; to produce proofs of one’s power.

=apparat=, _n.m._, pomp, state, show; ostentation, affectation, parade; index, vocabulary, syllabus. _Un discours d’—_; a set speech.

=apparaux=, _n.m.pl._, (nav.) the sails, the rigging, the tackle, yards, guns, &c., of a ship.

*=appareil=, _n.m._, formal preparation, pomp, show, display, solemnity, magnificence; train, equipage, attendance; apparatus; (surg.) dressing (of wounds); (arch.) dressing; (nav.) gear. _— de guerre_; warlike preparations. _Mettre le premier —_; to give a wound its first dressing. _Lever l’—_; to take off the dressing. _Une assise de haut —_; a layer of large stones; (phot.) camera; _— instantané_, snapshot camera.

*=appareillage=, _n.m._, (nav.) act of getting under sail, under way.

*=appareillement=, _n.m._, yoking, pairing, matching. _L’— des bœufs_; the yoking of oxen.

*=appareiller=, _v.a._, to match; (arch.) to dress.

*_s’_=appareiller=, _v.r._, to join one’s self to; to pair.

*=appareiller=, _v.n._, (nav.) to weigh anchor, to get under way.

*=appareilleur=, _n.m._, (mas.) dresser, trimmer (of stones); draughtsman.

*=appareilleuse=, _n.f._, procuress.

=apparemment= (-ra-mān), _adv._, apparently.

=apparence=, _n.f._, appearance, outside show, seeming; likelihood, probability; sign, semblance. _En —_; seemingly, apparently, outwardly. _Pour les —s_; for show. _Avoir une belle —_; to look well. _Selon toute —_; in all probability; to all appearances. _Sauver les —s_; to save appearances.

=apparent=, =-e=, _adj._, apparent, plain, obvious, manifest, evident; remarkable, chief, eminent, considerable.

=apparenté=, =-e=, _adj._, related, descended, connected. _Il est bien —_; he is well descended. _Il est mal —_; he is of mean descent.

=apparenter=, _v.a._, (l.u.) to ally, to connect by marriage.

_s’_=apparenter=, _v.r._, to ally one’s self (by marriage).

=appariement=, _or_ =apparîment=, _n.m._, pairing, matching; coupling, mating.

=apparier=, _v.a._, to pair, to sort, to match; to match horses, gloves.

_s’_=apparier=, _v.r._, to couple, to pair.

=appariteur=, _n.m._, apparitor, assistant, bedel (in universities); beadle.

=apparition=, _n.f._, apparition, appearance, appearing. _— d’anges_; a vision of angels.

=apparoir=, _v.n._, to appear, to be evident. _Comme il appert_; as it appears.

=appartement=, _n.m._, apartments, suite of rooms, lodgings, flat. _Pièce d’un —_; room, apartment.

=appartenance=, _n.f._, appurtenance.

=appartenant=, =-e=, _adj._, belonging, appertaining.

=appartenir=, _v.n._, to belong, to appertain; to relate, to concern; to behove, to be incident, to be related, to be given to.

_s’_=appartenir=, _v.r._, to be master of one’s own actions, to be free.

_il_ =appartient= (-ti-in), _v.imp._, it becomes; it is meet, fit; it is the duty, business of. _Ainsi qu’il appartiendra_; as they shall see fit. _À tous ceux qu’il appartiendra_; to all whom it may concern.

=appas=, _n.m.pl._, charms, attractions; allurements.

=appât=, _n.m._, bait; allurement, enticement. _C’est trop vieux poisson pour mordre à l’—_; he is too old a bird to be caught with chaff.

=appâter=, _v.a._, to bait, to allure; to feed (an infant or an invalid).

=appaumé=, _adj._, (her.) apaumé.

=appauvrir=, _v.a._, to impoverish; to make poor, to beggar.

_s’_=appauvrir=, _v.r._, to grow poor, to become impoverished, to be beggared.

=appauvrissement= (-mān), _n.m._, impoverishment.

=appeau=, _n.m._, bird-call; decoy-bird; (horol.) quarter-bell, half-bell.

=appel=, _n.m._, appeal, appealing; calling over; levy (recruiting); call (on shareholders); roll-call, muster; ruffle (of a drum); (jur.) call. _Acte d’—_; writ of appeal. _— nominal_; (parliament) call of the House. _Officier d’—_; muster-master. _Interjeter —_; to lodge an appeal. _Faire l’—_; to call over the names, the muster-roll. _Manquer à l’—_; to be absent from roll-call. _Passer l’—_; to pass muster. _Répondre à l’—_; to answer to one’s name. _Battre l’—_; to call to arms. _Faire un — de fonds_; to call in one’s funds.

=appelant=, =-e= (-lān, -t), _n.m.f._, (jur.) appellant; (ornith.) decoy-bird.

=appelé=, =-e=, _part._, called. _Beaucoup d’—s et peu d’élus_; many are called, but few are chosen.

=appeler=, _v.a._, to call, to name, to appeal; to chuck (of cocks); to term; to call over; to give a call, to call to; to invoke; to send for; to invite; to summon; to call for, to call on (cause); to challenge. _Comment appelez-vous cela?_ what do you call that? _— et rappeler_; to call over and over, again and again. _— en duel_; to call out. _— un médecin_; to call in a physician. _Faire —_; to send for. _— les choses par leur nom_; to call a spade a spade. _Voilà ce que j’appelle pleuvoir_; that is rain with a vengeance.

=appeler=, _v.n._, to appeal, to chuck (of cocks); to caterwaul (of cats). _En —_; (jur.) to appeal. _J’en appelle à votre honneur_; I appeal to your honor.

_s’_=appeler=, _v.r._, to be called, to call, to style one’s self. _Comment s’appelle cet homme-là?_ what is that man’s name? _Je m’appelle_; my name is.

=appellatif= (-pèl-la-), _adj._, (gram.) appellative.

=appellation= (-pèl-la-), _n.f._, appealing, calling, naming, appellation.

=appendice= (-pin-), _n.m._, appendix, appendage, addition; process (natural sciences).

=appendre=, _v.a._, to hang up.

=appentis=, _n.m._, shed, penthouse.

_il_ =appert=, _v.imp._ _V._ =apparoir=.

☉=appertement=, _adv._, openly.

=appesantir=, _v.a._, to make heavy, to weigh down; to impair, to dull, to make dull.

_s’_=appesantir=, _v.r._, to grow heavy and dull, to be weighed down, to lie heavy; to dwell upon, expatiate on.

=appesantissement= (-mān), _n.m._, heaviness, dulness.

=appétence= (ap-pé-), _n.f._, appetence, appetency.

=appéter=, _v.a._, to desire, to crave for, to covet.

=appétibilité=, _n.f._, appetibility, desire.

=appétible=, _adj._, appetible, desirable.

=appétissant=, =-e=, _adj._, relishing, appetizing, tempting; delicious, desirable.

=appétit=, _n.m._, appetite, relish, desire, longing; inclination, taste; stomach. _De bon —_; heartily. _— de cheval_; ravenous appetite. _Bon —!_ I wish you a good appetite. _Avoir de l’—_; to have an appetite. _Être sans —_; to have no appetite. _L’— vient en mangeant_; the more one has, the more one wishes to have. _Il n’est chère que d’—_; hunger is the best sauce. _Rester sur son —_; to check one’s appetite, inclination. _— de femme grosse_; depraved appetite, longing. _Pain dérobé réveille —_; stolen joys are sweet.

=appétiti-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, appetitive.

=appétition=, _n.f._, appetition, desire for.

=applaudir=, _v.n.a._, to applaud, to clap, to clap the hands, to cheer; to praise, to commend, to approve. _— un acteur_; to applaud an actor. _Je vous applaudis de vous être conduit si prudemment_; I commend you for having acted so prudently. _Applaudi de tout le monde_; applauded by everybody.

_s’_=applaudir=, _v.r._, to applaud one’s self for, to glory in (a thing); to congratulate one’s self (on), to rejoice (in or at). _Il s’applaudit lui-même_; he admires himself.

=applaudissement= (-mān), _n.m._, applause, public praise, commendation; plaudits, cheering. _Salve d’—s_; round of applause, of cheering.

=applaudisseur=, _n.m._, (b.s.) applauder.

=applicable=, _adj._, applicable, apposite, relevant, suitable.

=application=, _n.f._, application, employment (of a sum of money); attention, care, diligence, sedulousness; (gold.) charging; appliqué lace. _Avec —_; sedulously. _Sans — déterminée_; unappropriated. _D’—_; practical, feasible. _— d’Angleterre_; Honiton lace. _Bras d’—_; bracket.

=applique=, _n.f._, (gold.) charging.

=appliqué=, =-e=, _adj._, intent, sedulous, studious, diligent, attentive.

=appliquer=, _v.a._, to apply, to stick; to award (judgment); to employ (money); to put, to set, to affix, to bring close; to adapt, to fit; to apply to, to appropriate; to bestow on, to hit, to strike. _— des ventouses_; to cup. _— mal à propos_; to misapply.

_s’_=appliquer=, _v.r._, to apply a thing to one’s self, to take it for one’s self; to apply one’s self, to fall to, to set to, to take to, to labor at, to make it one’s study; to stick to.

=appoint=, _n.m._, change, odd money, premium; appoint. _Net —_; appoint. _Par net —_; per appoint. _Faire l’—_; to pay the difference. _D’—_; odd.

=appointements= (-mān), _n.m.pl._, salary, stipend.

=appointer=, _v.a._, to put, to give a salary to; to punish (in the army); to sew strips of cloth, to stitch (as a mattress, cloth); (juris.) to refer, have a referee. _Commis appointé_; salaried clerk.

=appointer=, _v.a._, to point, sharpen to a point.

☉=appointeur=, _n.m._, (juris.) referee.

=appontement=, _n.m._, temporary wooden bridge; (nav.) gang-way, ladder.

=apport=, _n.m._, material brought, quantity brought, documents deposited; personal property; share; contribution.

=apporter=, _v.a._, to bring; to bring forward; to cause, to bring to bear upon, to procure, to occasion; to use, to cite, to quote, to allege; to adduce, to produce. _— des difficultés_; to raise difficulties. _— de la précaution_; to use precaution. _— de bonnes raisons_; to adduce good reasons. _— des soins à_; to bestow care upon.

=apportionner=, _v.a._, to apportion.

=apposer=, _v.a._, to set, to put, to insert, to affix.

=apposition=, _n.f._, setting, putting, inserting; affixing; accretion; (gram.) apposition. _Faire l’— des scellés_; to affix the seals.

=appréciable=, _adj._, appreciable, perceptible.

=appréciat-eur=, _n.m._, =-rice=, _n.f._, valuer, appraiser, rater.

=appréciati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, denoting the value of. _Etat_, _devis —_; estimate.

=appréciation=, _n.f._, appreciation, apprizement, rating, valuation, estimation.

=apprécier=, _v.a._, to value, to rate, to estimate, to judge; to appreciate, to esteem.

=appréhender=, _v.a._, to apprehend, to be apprehensive of, to fear; to arrest, to take up. _— au corps_; to arrest.

=appréhensible=, _adj._, apprehensible.

=appréhensi-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, timid.

=appréhension=, _n.f._, apprehension; fear, dread. _Avoir des —s_; to be under apprehension.

=apprendre=, _v.a._, to learn, to be informed of; to hear of; to teach; to train; to tell, to inform of, to advise, to let know. _— par cœur_; to learn by heart. _— des nouvelles_; to hear news. _Je l’ai appris de bonne part_; I have it from good authority. _Il m’a appris l’algèbre_; he taught me algebra. _Faire — un métier à un enfant_; to put a child to a trade. _Je lui apprendrai qui je suis_; I will let him know who I am. _Les malheurs s’apprennent vite_; ill news flies fast.

=apprenti=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, apprentice; novice, tyro. _Obliger un —_; to bind an apprentice.

=apprenti=, =-e=, _adj._, apprenticed, articled.

=apprentissage=, _n.m._, apprenticeship, trial, experiment. _Être en —_; to be an apprentice. _Faire son —_; to serve one’s apprenticeship. _Mettre en —_; to apprentice, to article. _Brevet d’—_; apprentice’s indentures. _Sortir d’—_; to finish one’s time.

=apprêt=, _n.m._, preparation, preparative; cooking, (manu.) dressing; painting on glass; stiffness, affectation. _Faire de grands —s_; to make great preparations. _Sans —_; unstudied (of style).

=apprêtage=, _n.m._, (manu.) dressing; finishing.

=apprêté=, =-e=, _part._, prepared, dressed; studied. _Des manières apprêtées_; affected manners.

=apprêter=, _v.a._, to prepare, to get ready; to cook; (manu.) to dress; to afford matter for. _— un chapeau_; to dress a hat. _— à dîner_; to prepare dinner. _— à rire_; to afford matter for laughter.

_s’_=apprêter=, _v.r._, to prepare one’s self, to make one’s self ready, to dress; to be in course of preparation, to be brewing.

☉=apprêteur=, _n.m._, painter upon glass.

=apprêteu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, (manu.) dresser.

=appris=, =-e=, _part._, learned, taught. _Bien —_; well-bred. _Mal —_; ill-bred. _Un mal —_; an ill-bred or an unmannerly fellow.

=apprivoisement= (-voaz-mān), _n.m._, taming.

=apprivoiser=, _v.a._, to tame (animals); to make sociable, tractable, (persons); (hunt.) to reclaim.

_s’_=apprivoiser=, _v.r._, to be tamed, to grow tame (of animals); to become sociable, to lose one’s shyness (of persons).

=approbat-eur=, _n.m._, =-rice=, _n.f._, approver, applauder.

=approbat-eur=, =-rice=, _adj._, approving, commending.

=approbati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, approving. _Geste —_; nod of approbation.

=approbation=, _n.f._, approbation, consent; approval. _Incliner la tête en signe d’—_; to nod assent, approval.

=approbativement= (-mān), _adv._, approvingly, with approbation.

=approchant=, =-e=, _adj._, (fam.) something like; like, bordering upon, approximate; near allied, near akin.

=approchant=, _prep._, (l.u., fam.) near, about. _Il a reçu dix mille francs —_; he received about ten thousand francs.

=approche=, _n.f._, approach, access; coming, advance; (print.) space, closing up. _Lunette d’—_; spy-glass. _Greffe en —_; graft by approach.

=approcher=, _v.a._, to bring, put, or draw near; to bring, put, or draw close; to have access (to any one). _Approchez la table du feu_; draw the table near the fire.

=approcher=, _v.n._, to approach, to draw nigh or near, to come near, to be easy of access; to be something like. _Il me fit — de lui_; he made me come near him. _— du but_; to come near the mark. _Ceci n’en approche pas_; this does not come near it.

_s’_=approcher=, _v.r._, to approach, to draw near, to come near, to advance. _Approchez-vous du feu_; draw near the fire.

=approfondi=, =-e=, _adj._, deep, profound; thorough, reasoned out.

=approfondir=, _v.a._, to deepen, to make deeper; to examine thoroughly; to search, dive into, to fathom. _— une question_; to sift, to fathom a question.

=approfondissement=, _n.m._, deepening, sinking lower; fathoming.

=appropriation=, _n.f._, appropriation, assimilation; (jur.) conversion.

=approprier=, _v.a._, to appropriate, to accommodate, to adapt, to fit, to suit; to clean, to make neat, to tidy. _— une chambre_; to make a room tidy. _— son langage aux circonstances_; to adapt one’s language to circumstances.

_s’_=approprier=, _v.r._, to appropriate a thing to one’s self, to convert to one’s own use.

=approuver=, _v.a._, to approve, to approve of, to sanction, to consent to; to ratify, to authorize; to pass (accounts).

=approvisionnement= (-zio-n-mān), _n.m._, victualing; supply of provisions, stock. _Vaisseau d’—_; (nav.) victualing ship.

=approvisionner=, _v.a._, to supply with necessaries; to victual, to cater for, to stock.

_s’_=approvisionner=, _v.r._, to supply one’s self; to lay in, take in supplies.

=approvisionneur=, _n.m._, victualer, provider, caterer, purveyor.

=approximati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, approximative.

=approximation=, _n.f._, approximation, rough guess. _Détermination par —_; (math.) approximation.

=approximativement= (-mān) _adv._, approximatively.

☉=approximer=, _v.a._, to approximate.

=appui=, _n.m._, prop, stay, support, rest; help, protection; buttress, rail, hand-rail, sill (of windows); rail (of stairs); (man.) appui; (mec.) fulcrum. _À hauteur d’—_; breast-high. _Point d’—_; point of support, prop, fulcrum, base. _A l’— de_; in support of, in confirmation of. _Sans —_; unsupported, friendless. _Il est l’— des malheureux_; he is the support of the unfortunate. _Ce cheval a l’— bon_; that horse is soft-mouthed. _Aller à l’— de_; to support (a proposal).

=appui-main=, _n.m._, (_—s-—_) painter’s maul-stick, hand-rest.

=appui-queue=, _n.m._, rest (at billiards), jigger.

=appuyer=, _v.a._, to prop up, to stay, to support, to second; to hold up, to sustain; to set upon; to lean upon; to ground, to found; to back, to stand by; to favor, to countenance; to protect; to enforce, to strengthen. _— une maison contre un coteau_; to build a house against a hill. _— le coude sur la table_; to lean one’s elbow upon the table. _Son droit est appuyé sur de bons titres_; his claim is founded on just grounds. _Il m’a promis d’— mon placet_; he has promised to back my petition. _— les chiens_; to urge on the hounds.

=appuyer=, _v.n._, to bear upon, to lean; to rest; to lay a stress on; to dwell upon; to insist upon, to urge. _— sur un mot_; to lay a stress on a word. _— sur un passage_; to dwell upon a passage. _— sur la droite_, _la gauche_, or _à droite_, _à gauche_; to bear to the right, the left. _Ce cheval appuie sur le mors_; that horse hangs on the bit.

_s’_=appuyer=, _v.r._, to lean, to lean upon; to lie, to rest, to recline upon; to confide in, to rely upon, to depend upon, to trust to; to lay a stress on, to dwell upon. _Appuyez-vous sur moi_; lean upon me. _— sur un roseau_; (fig.) to trust to a broken reed.

=âpre=, _adj._, rough, harsh; tart, sharp; hard, rugged, uneven; biting, cutting, bitter; severe; crabbed, peevish; violent, greedy, eager. _Chemin — et raboteux_; rough, rugged way. _— au gain_; greedy of gain. _— au jeu_; eager for play (a born gambler). _— à se venger_; eager for revenge. _— à la curée_; eager for prey (of animals); greedy of gain (of persons).

=aprèle=, _n.f._, (bot.) horse-tail.

=âprement=, _adv._, harshly, sharply, roughly, rigorously; severely; peevishly, crabbedly; gruffly; violently, eagerly, greedily.

=après=, _prep._, after, next to; about; next. _Sa maison vient — la vôtre_; his house is next to yours. _Il est toujours — moi_; he is always after me, always teasing, persecuting, scolding me. _Être — quelque chose_; to be in pursuit of something. _On est —_; it is being done. _Soupirer — quelque chose_; to long for anything. _Ne pas attendre — quelqu’un_; not to need, to be able to do without any one. _— lui, il faut tirer l’échelle_; no one can come after him. _— coup_; too late. _Crier — quelqu’un_; to scold anybody. _Tout le monde crie — lui_; everybody cries out against him. _Ci —_; hereafter, in the sequel. _— quoi_; after which. _D’—_; after, from, according to, following. _Peindre d’— nature_; to paint from nature. _— tout_; after all. _Jeter le manche — la cognée_; to throw the helve after the hatchet (or to give up in despair).

=après=, _adv._, afterwards, after; go on; what next, what then? _Vous arrivâtes malade; —?_ you say you were ill after you arrived; and what then?

=après que=, _conj._, after, when. _— — vous aurez fait_; after you have done. _— — je l’eus vu_; when I had seen him.

=après-demain=, _adv._, the day after to-morrow.

☉=après-dînée=, _n.f._, (_—-—s_) =après-dîné=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) after dinner, afternoon.

=après-dîner=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) after dinner, afternoon.

=après-midi=, _n.m.f._, (_—_) afternoon.

☉=après-soupée=, _n.f._, (_—-—s_) après-soupé, n.m., (_—-—s_) between supper and bedtime; evening.

=après-souper=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) between supper and bedtime, evening.

=âpreté=, _n.f._, harshness, tartness, sharpness; roughness, ruggedness; acrimony, asperity; violence, fierceness, severity; eagerness; greediness. _— à l’argent_; lust of gold.

=à priori=. _V._ =priori=.

=à propos=, _adj._, _adv._; =à-propos=, _n.m._ _V._ =propos=.

=apside=, _n.f._, (apsides, apses) (astron.) apsis.

=apte=, _adj._, apt, fit, proper, qualified.

=aptère=, _n.m._, apter.

=aptère=, _adj._, apteral, apterous.

=aptitude=, _n.f._, aptitude, aptness, qualification, disposition; readiness, inclination, taste.

=apurement= (-mān), _n.m._, auditing, closing (of accounts).

=apurer=, _v.a._, to audit (accounts).

=apyre=, _adj._, apyrous, incombustible, fire-proof.

=apyrexie=, _n.f._, (med.) apyrexy.

=aquarelle= (-koua-), _n.f._, painting in water-colors, aquarelle, water-color drawing.

=aquarelliste=, _n.m._, painter in water-colors.

=aquarium=, _n.m._, (_—s_) aquarium.

=aqua-tinta= (_—_), or aquatinte (-koua-), (_—s_) _n.f._, aquatinta, aquatint.

=aquatique= (-koua-), _adj._, aquatic, watery.

=aqueduc=, _n.m._, water-pipe, aqueduct, conduit, duct. _Petit —_; culvert.

=aqueu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, aqueous, watery, waterish.

=aquilin=, _adj._, aquiline, curving, hooked, prominent, Roman.

=aquilon=, _n.m._, north-wind, northerly wind, cold blast, storm, tempest.

☉=aquilonaire=, _adj._, northern, boreal.

=aquosité= (-kouo-), _n.f._, aqueousness, wateriness.

=ara=, _n.m._, (orni.) macaw.

=arabe=, _n.m._, Arabian (person); miser, screw, dun, usurer; Arabic (language).

=arabe=, _adj._, Arabic, Arabian.

=arabesque=, _adj._, arabesque.

=arabesque=, _n.f._, arabesque.

=arabique=, _adj._, Arabian, Arabic.

=arable=, _adj._, arable, tillable.

=arachide=, _n.f._, earth-nut.

=arachnide= (-rak-), _n.m._, arachnidan.

=arachnoïde= (-rak-no-id), _n.f._, (anat.) arachnoid, arachnoid membrane.

=arachnoïde=, _adj._, (anat.) arachnoid; cobwebbed.

=arack= _or_ =rack=, _n.m._, a spirituous liquor; arrack.

=araignée=, _n.f._, spider; (mining) araignee, arraign; (nav.) crow-foot. _Toile d’—_; cobweb, spider-work. _— de mer_; crab. _Pattes d’—_; spider’s legs, scrawling handwriting. _Oter les —s_; to sweep the cobwebs away. _J’en ai horreur comme d’une —_; (fam.) I hate it as I do sin. _Avoir une — dans le plafond_; to have a bee in one’s bonnet.

=araméen=, =-ne=, _adj._, aramean.

=aramer=, _v.a._, to stretch cloth upon tenters, to tenter.

=aranéeu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, cobwebbed.

=arase=, _n.f._ _Pierres d’—_; leveling course (mas.).

=arasement= (-mān), _n.m._, leveling, making even.

=araser=, _v.a._, to level (a wall, a building, &c.); to make even.

=arases=, _n.f.pl._, leveling course (mas.).

=aratoire=, _adj._, aratory, farming. _Instruments —s_; implements of husbandry.

=arbalète=, _n.f._, arbalist, cross-bow, dormouse-trap. _— à jalet_; a stone-bow. _Attelage en —_; unicorn team.

☉=arbalèter=, _v.a._, (arch.) to stay, to bear or shore up with pieces of timber.

=arbalétrier=, _n.m._, cross-bowman, archer. _—s_; principal rafters (carp.); (orni.) swift (_Cypselus apus_).

=arbitrage=, _n.m._, arbitrage, arbitration, arbitrament, umpirage.

=arbitraire=, _adj._, arbitrary, optional, despotic, discretional.

=arbitrairement= (-mān), _adv._, arbitrarily, despotically.

=arbitral=, =-e=, _adj._, by arbitration.

=arbitralement= (-mān), _adv._, by arbitration.

=arbitrateur=, _n.m._, arbitrator, arbiter.

=arbitration=, _n.f._, decision, award.

=arbitre=, _n.m._, will; arbiter, arbitrator, umpire, referee; master, sovereign disposer. _Libre_, _franc —_; free will. _Tiers —_; umpire.

=arbitrer=, _v.a._, to arbitrate, to decree, to regulate, to award, to judge, to settle.

=arbois=, _n.m._, laburnum.

=arboré=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) arboreous; (of flags) hoisted.

=arborer=, _v.a._, to put up, to hoist; to set up for, to proclaim. _— un pavillon_; to hoist a flag.

=arborescence=, _n.f._, arborescence.

=arboriculteur=, _n.m._, arboriculturist.

=arboriculture=, _n.f._, arboriculture.

=arborisation=, _n.f._, arborization.

=arborisé=, =-e=, _adj._, arborized. _Pierres —es_; arborized stones.

=arbouse=, _n.f._, arbute-berry, wilding.

=arbousier=, _n.m._, arbute, strawberry-tree.

=arbre=, _n.m._, tree; beam; piece of timber; (tech.) arbor, cylinder, shaft, spindle; (nav.) mast (in the Mediterranean). _Jeune —_; sapling. _— fruitier_; fruit-tree. _— en espalier_; wall-tree. _— sur pied_; standing tree. _— en buisson_; bush. _— de haute futaie_; forest-tree. _— de plein vent_; standard. _— nain_; dwarf-tree. _Grand —_; shaft. _— de couche_; horizontal shaft. _— moteur_; main shaft. _— vertical_; upright shaft. _— de diane_, or _philosophique_ (chem.); arbor dianæ. _— vert_; evergreen. _— chablis_; tree blown down. _Arbre généalogique_; genealogical tree. _— à cire_; myrica. _— de mestre_; main-mast. _— de trinquet_; foremast. _Se tenir au gros de l’—_; to adhere to what is ancient. _Tel —, tel fruit_; a tree is known by its fruits. _Faire l’— fourchu_; to walk on one’s two hands, with one’s legs in the air. _L’— ne tombe pas du premier coup_; (prov.) Rome was not built in a day. _Entre l’— et l’écorce il ne faut pas mettre le doigt_; leave family jars severely alone. _— de transmission_; connecting shaft.

=arbrisseau=, _n.m._, tree; young tree; small tree; underwood; shrub.

=arbuste=, _n.m._, shrub; bush.

=arc= (ark), _n.m._, bow, long-bow; (arch.) arch; (geom.) arc, arch; (astron.) arc; (nav.) cambering. _Tirer de l’—_; to draw the bow. _Corde de l’—_; bow-string. _À portée d’—_; within bowshot. _Avoir plusieurs cordes à son —_; to have more than one string to one’s bow. _— en plein cintre_; semi-circular arch. _— de biais_; sloping arch. _— en décharge_; arch of discharge. _—-doubleau_ (_—s-—x_); massive rib, chief arch of a vault. _— de triomphe_; triumphal arch. _— diurne_; (astron.) diurnal arc. _Bander_, _détendre_, _l’—_; to bend, to unbend, the bow. (fig.) _Débander l’— ne guérit pas la plaie_; to cease to do mischief does not undo the harm done.

=arc-boutant= (ar-boo-tān), _n.m._, (_—s-—s_) arc-boutant, abutment, arched buttress; prop, shore, supporter; stretcher; ringleader, supporter, chief man in any business; (nav.) sparboom. _—s d’un train de carrosse_; rods that serve to keep the mainbraces of a coach in place. _— de misaine_; foresail boom. _Grand —_ (nav.); mainsail boom.

=arc-bouter=, _v.a._, to prop, to support, to buttress.

=arcade=, _n.f._, arcade; (anat.) arch, vault.

=arcane=, _n.m._, (chem.) arcanum, secret, mystery.

=arcanson=, _n.m._, colophony, black resin, rosin.

=arcasse=, _n.f._, (nav.) buttock of a ship, stern-frame.

=arc-doubleau=, _n.m._, groin (of vaults).

=arceau=, _n.m._, arch, archway, vault; (nav.) drift-sail.

=arc-en-ciel= (ark-an-si-èl), _n.m._, (_—s-—_) rainbow, iris.

=archaïque=, _adj._, archaical.

=archaïsme= (-ka-ism), _n.m._, archaism. (obsolete word.)

=archal=, _n.m._ _Fil d’—_; iron wire.

=archange= (-kanj), _n.m._, archangel.

=arche=, _n.f._, arch; ark. _L’— sainte_, _l’— du Seigneur_; the ark of the Lord. _L’— de Noé_; Noah’s ark. _L’— d’alliance_; the ark of the covenant. _C’est l’— du Seigneur_; it is forbidden ground. _Pont à plusieurs —s_; bridge of several arches. _Être hors de l’—_; to be out of the pale of the church. _Cour des arches_; Arches-Court.

=archée=, _n.f._, principle of life, archeus.

=archelet=, _n.m._, drill-bow, hoop (of a net).

=archéologie= (-ké-), _n.f._, archæology.

=archéologique= (-ké-), _adj._, archæological.

=archéologue= (ar-ké-o-log), _n.m._, archæologist.

=archer=, _n.m._, archer, bowman; ☉policeman, constable.

=archet=, _n.m._, bow, fiddle-stick; upper part of a cradle; turner’s poll or bow; drill-bow; bow-hand (mus.).

=archétype= (-ké-), _n.m._, archetype.

=archétype= (-ké-), _adj._, archetypal.

=archevêché=, _n.m._, archbishopric, cathedral town; the archbishop’s residence.

=archevêque=, _n.m._, archbishop.

=archi=, prefix from Gr. ἂρχειν, arch.

=archichancelier=, _n.m._, archchancellor.

=archidiaconat=, _n.m._, archdeaconry.

=archidiaconé=, _n.m._, archdeaconry.

=archidiacre=, _n.m._, archdeacon.

=archiduc=, _n.m._, archduke.

=archiduché=, _n.m._, archdukedom, archduchy.

=archiduchesse=, _n.f._, archduchess.

=archiépiscopal=, =-e= (-ki-), _adj._, archiepiscopal.

=archiépiscopal= (-ki-), _n.m._, archiepiscopacy.

=archifo-u=, =-lle=, _adj._, stark-mad.

=archiluth=, _n.m._, archlute.

=archimandritat=, _n.m._, the living of an archimandrite; abbey.

=archimandrite=, _n.m._, archimandrite.

=archinoble=, _adj._, (iron.) most noble.

=archipel=, _n.m._, archipelago.

=archipompe=, _or_ =arche-de-pompe=, _n.f._, (_—s-—_) (nav.) well, well-pump.

=archipresbytéral=, _adj._, appertaining to an archpresbyter.

=archipresbytérat=, _n.m._, archpresbytery.

=archiprêtre=, _n.m._, archpriest, archpresbyter.

=archiprêtré=, _n.m._, archpresbytery.

=architecte=, _n.m._, architect; master-builder. _— paysagiste_, landscape-gardener.

=architectonique=, _adj._, architectonic.

=architectonique=, _n.f._, architectonics.

=architectonographe=, _n.m._, architectonographer.

=architectonographie=, _n.f._, architectonography.

=architectural=, =-e=, _adj._, architectural.

=architecture=, _n.f._, architecture.

=architrave=, _n.f._, (arch.) architrave.

=architriclin=, _n.m._, (antiq.) steward; (fam. and jest.) head-man, host, entertainer.

=archives=, _n.f.pl._, archives, records; record-office, muniment house.

=archiviste=, _n.m._, archivist, keeper of the records, registrar.

=archivolte=, _n.f._, (arch.) archivolt.

=archontat= (-kon-ta), _n.m._, archonship.

=archonte= (-kont), _n.m._, archon.

=archure=, _n.f._, mill-stone hoop.

=arçon=, _n.m._, saddle-bow; bow (tool). _Perdre_ or _vider les —s_; to be thrown from one’s horse; (fig.) to hesitate, lose one’s presence of mind. _Être ferme dans les —s_; to have a firm seat; to be true to one’s principles. _Se remettre dans les —s_; to recover one’s stirrups. _Pistolets d’—_; horse-pistols.

=arçonnage=, _n.m._, bowing; (agric.) layering.

☉=arctier= (-tié), _n.m._, bow-maker. _— fléchier_; bow and arrow maker.

=arctique=, _adj._, arctic, north.

=arcturus=, _n.m._, (astron.) Arcturus.

=ardélion=, _n.m._, (l.u.) a busybody, meddler.

=ardemment= (-da-mān), _adv._, ardently, intensely, eagerly, passionately, vehemently, spiritedly, fervently, hotly.

=ardent=, =-e=, _adj._, hot, burning, fiery, glowing; scorching; ardent, vehement, violent; strenuous, spirited, mettlesome; zealous; hasty, passionate; sanguine, fervent, earnest; greedy; red (of the hair); (nav.) griping. _Charbon —_; burning-coal. _Chapelle —e_; mortuary chamber (for lying in state). _Chambre —e_ (French history) ardent-chamber, criminal court. _Verre —_; burning-glass.

=ardent=, _n.m._, ignis fatuus, will-o’-the-wisp.

☉=arder= _or_ =ardre=. _V._ =brûler=.

=ardeur=, _n.f._, ardor, heat, burning heat; ardency, warmth, fervency; vividness, intensity; eagerness, fire, spirit, spiritedness, mettle, fervor; earnestness, forwardness, strenuousness; passion. _Cheval plein d’—_; high-mettled horse. _Avec —_; spiritedly.

*=ardillon=, _n.m._, tongue (of a buckle); barb (of a hook).

=ardoise=, _n.f._, slate; score, account. _Carrière d’—_; slate-quarry. _Crayon d’—_; slate-pencil. _Couvreur en —_; slater. _Couvrir d’—_; to slate.

=ardoisé=, =-e=, _adj._, slate-colored.

=ardoiser=, _v.a._, to slate.

=ardoisier=, _n.m._, owner of, workman in (a slate-quarry).

=ardoisi-er=, =-ère=, _adj._, slaty.

=ardoisière=, _n.f._, slate-quarry.

☉=ardre=. _V._ =brûler=.

=ardu=, =-e=, _adj._, arduous, hard, difficult, steep.

=are=, _n.m._, are, 119·6046 square yards.

=arec=, _n.m._, (bot.) areca, nut.

=aréfaction=, _n.f._, arefaction.

=arénacé=, =-e=, _adj._, arenaceous.

=arénation=, _n.f._, arenation.

=arène=, _n.f._, sand; arena, lists, ring; cock-pit; battle-ground, theatre, scene.

=aréneu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, sandy, arenous.

=aréole=, _n.f._, (anat., med.) areola.

=aréomètre=, _n.m._, areometer.

=aréométrie=, _n.f._, areometry.

=aréopage=, _n.m._, areopagus.

=aréopagite=, _n.m._, areopagite.

=aréostyle=, _n.m._, (arch.) areostyle.

=aréotectonique=, _n.f._, areotechtonics (military architecture).

☉=aréotique=, _n.m._, (med.) areotic.

=aréquier=, _n.m._, (bot.) cabbage palm.

=arête=, _n.f._, fish-bone; skeleton of a fish; (bot.) awn, beard, prickle; (arch.) arris; (nav.) quoin; (geom.) corner, edge; (geog.) ridge; (metal.) angle or edge, ridge; ridge (of a sword blade). _— de poisson_; (arch.) herring-bone work. _À vive —_; (carp.) sharp-edged.

=arêtier= (-tié), _n.m._, (arch.) hip.

=arêtière=, _n.f._, layer of mortar used in slating.

=argala=, _n.m._, (orni.) hurgil.

=argali=, _n.m._, (mam.) argali (wild sheep).

=arganeau=, _n.m._, (nav.) ring-bolt, anchoring; convict-chain.

=argémone=, _n.f._, argemone (thorny Mexican poppy).

=argent=, _n.m._, silver; money, coin, cash; (her.) argent; pearl. _— vierge_; virgin silver. _Lingot d’—_; silver bullion. _— en feuilles_, _battu_; silver-leaf. _— vif_ (l.u.), _vif-argent_ (_n.p._); quicksilver. _Vaisselle d’—_; plate, silver-plate. _— blanc_; silver money. _— comptant_; ready money. _— monnayé_; coined money. _— d’Allemagne_; German silver. _— doré_; silver-gilt. _— amati_; deadened silver. _— en caisse_; cash in hand, money put by. _— dormant_; money lying idle. _— mort_; money paying no interest. _— mignon_; pin-money. _Un — fou_; no end of money. _Bourreau d’—_; spendthrift. _Pigne d’—_; pena silver. _À pomme d’—_; silver-headed. _À tête d’—_; silver-eyed. _Au croissant d’—_; (her.) argent-horned. _D’—_; silvery; (her.) argent. _En avoir pour son —_; to have one’s money’s worth. _Avoir le temps et l’—_; to have all one can wish for. _Être brouillé avec l’— comptant_; never to have any ready money. _Être cousu d’—_, _avoir de l’— à gogo_; to be rolling in riches. _Être court d’—_; to be short of money. _Jeter son — par la fenêtre_; to throw one’s money away. _Homme d’—_; mercenary man. _Lâcher de l’—_; to come down with one’s money. _Payer — sec_, _bas_, _— sur table_; to pay money down, on the nail, ready money. _Manger son —_; to squander one’s fortune away. _— comptant porte médecine_; money is a cure for all sores. _Faire rentrer de l’—_; to call in money. _Rapporter de l’—_; to bring in money. _Toucher de l’—_; to receive money. _Trouver de l’—_; to raise money. _Y aller bon jeu_, _bon —_; to be in earnest, to act frankly. _J’ai toujours l’— à la main_; I am always laying money out. _Payer — comptant_; to pay ready money. _Placer de l’—_; to invest money. _Prendre quelque chose pour — comptant_; to take anything for gospel. _Faire — de tout_; to turn everything into money. _C’est de l’— en barre_; it is as good as ready money, _or_ as the Bank of England. _— fait tout_; money makes the mare go. _Point d’—, point de Suisse_; no pay, no piper; no money, no Swiss; nothing, without paying.

=argentage=, _n.m._, silvering, silver plating.

=argenté=, _adj._, plated, silvered over; silvery, snowy.

=argenter=, _v.a._, to silver over, to plate, to do over with silver.

=argenterie= (-jan-trî), _n.f._, plate, silver-plate.

=argenteur=, _n.m._, plater, silverer.

=argenteu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, (pop., l.u.) moneyed.

☉=argentier=, _n.m._, steward; treasurer; silversmith.

=argentifère=, _adj._, argentiferous.

=argentin=, =-e=, _adj._, silvery, argentine; silver-toned, ringing, clear; (paint.) silvery.

=argentine=, _adj._, (geog.) Argentine.

=argentine=, _n.f._, argentine, silver-weed, wild tansy; (ich.) argentina.

=argenture=, _n.f._, silver-plating.

=argilacé=, =-e=, _adj._, clayey, argillaceous.

=argile=, _n.f._, clay, potter’s clay, argil. _— à porcelaine_; China-clay.

=argileu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, clayey, clayish, argillous.

=argilière=, _n.f._, clay-pit.

=argilifère=, _adj._, argilliferous.

=argilolithe=, _n.m._, clay-stone.

=argo=, _n.m._, (astr.) Argo.

=argonaute=, _n.m._, argonaut; (conch.) argonauta; (moll.) nautilus.

=argonautes=, _n.m.pl._, Argonauts.

=argot=, _n.m._, cant, professional slang; slang; (gard.) the stub of a branch, above an eye or bud, dead-wood.

=argoter=, _v.a._, to cut the stub of a tree above the eye.

=argotiser=, _v.n._, to talk slang.

=argousin=, _n.m._, convict-warder; bobby, peeler, catch-poll.

=argue= (arg), _n.f._, (tech.) draw-bench, draw-room (for wire-drawing).

=arguer=, _v.a._, (jur.) to accuse; to wire-draw, argue, infer, conclude.

=arguer=, _v.n._, to argue; to conclude, to infer; to urge.

=argument=, _n.m._, argument, reasoning; conjecture; evidence, proof, reason; theme, subject. _— dans les règles_; argument in due form.

=argumentant=, _n.m._, arguer.

=argumentateur=, _n.m._, arguer, disputer.

=argumentation=, _n.f._, argumentation, arguing, reasoning.

=argumenter=, _v.n._, to argue, to quibble.

=argus=, _n.m._, (myth.) Argus; (ent., orn.) argus.

=argutie= (-ci), _n.f._, quibble, hair-splitting, cavil.

=argutieu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, quibbling, caviling.

=arianisme=, _n.m._, arianism.

=aride=, _adj._, arid, dry, sterile. _Une terre —_; a barren ground.

=aridité=, _n.f._, aridity, dryness; barrenness, unfruitfulness.

=arien=, =-ne= (-in, -èn), _adj._, Arian.

=arien=, _n.m._, =-ne=, _n.f._, Arian.

=ariette=, _n.f._, arietta.

☉=arigot=, _n.m._, a kind of fife. _V._ =larigot=.

*=arille=, _n.f._, (bot.) seed-coat, mace, aril.

=aristarque=, _n.m._, Aristarchus; hypercritic.

=aristocrate=, _adj._, aristocratic.

=aristocrate=, _n.m.f._, aristocrat.

=aristocratie=, _n.f._, aristocracy.

=aristocratique=, _adj._, aristocratic.

=aristocratiquement= (-mān), _adv._, aristocratically.

=aristoloche=, _n.f._, aristolochia, birth-wort, hard-wort.

=aristotélicien=, =-ne= (-in, -è-n), _adj._, Aristotelian.

=aristotélicien=, _n.m._, Aristotelian.

=aristotélisme=, _n.m._, Aristotelianism, Aristotelian philosophy.

=arithméticien= (-in), _n.m._, arithmetician.

=arithmétique=, _n.f._, arithmetic; accounts.

=arithmétique=, _adj._, arithmetical.

=arithmétiquement= (-mān), _adv._, arithmetically.

=arithmomancie=, _n.f._, arithmomancy.

=arizarum= (-rom), _n.m._, (bot.) friar’s cowl.

=arlequin=, _n.m._, harlequin, merry-andrew; (orni.) spotted red-shank. _Habit d’—_; patchwork, medley.

=arlequinade=, _n.f._, harlequinade.

=arlequine=, _n.f._, harlequin’s dance.

*=armadille=, _n.f._, armadillo.

*=armadille=, _n.m._, (ent.) wood-louse.

=armand=, _n.m._, drench, spiced-mash (for sick horses).

=armateur=, _n.m._, owner of a privateer; ship-owner; captain of a privateer.

=armature=, _n.f._, (arch., tech.) iron braces, stays, binding, cappings, armature (dynamo).

=arme=, _n.f._, arm, weapon, arm (of the service); (bot.) weapon. _—s_; (her.) arms, coat of arms, hatchment; troops, forces; warfare; fencing. _—s blanches_; side-arms (the sabre, sword, bayonet). _— à feu_; fire-arms. _—s fausses_, _à enquerre_; (her.) irregular arms. _—s parlantes_; (her.) allusive heraldry. _Jaque d’—s_; coat of arms. _A —s parlantes_; (her.) exemplary. _Assaut d’—s_; assault at arms. _— de trait_; missile weapon. _Faisceau d’—s_; pile of arms. _Pas d’—s_; passage of arms. _Une salle d’—s_; a fencing school; armory. _Un maître d’—s_; a fencing-master. _Faire des —s_, _tirer des —s_; to fence. _Avoir les —s belles_; to fence gracefully. _Né pour les —s_; born a soldier. _Quitter les —s_; to leave the army. _Faire ses premières —s_; to make one’s first campaign. _Un fait d’—s_; a warlike feat or exploit. _Héraut d’—s_; herald at arms. _Homme d’—s_; man at arms. _Place d’—s_; a fortress. _Port d’—s_; carrying arms; gun license. _En venir aux —s_; to begin the war. _Porter les —s_; to serve as a soldier. _Aux —s!_ to arms! _Prendre les —s_; to take up arms. _Rendre déposer les —s_; to lay down one’s arms. _Faire passer par les —s_; to shoot, put to the sword. _Suspension d’—s_; cessation of hostilities. _— au bras!_ (milit.) stand at ease! _Haut les —s!_ lodge arms! _Portez —s!_ shoulder arms! _Présentez —s!_ present arms! _— à terre!_ ground arms! _— à volonté!_ slope arms! _Par la force des —s_; by force of arms. _Prendre les —s contre_; to take up arms against. _Sans —s_; unarmed. _Les —s sont journalières_; (fam.) victory is fickle. _Passer l’— à gauche_; (fam.) to be killed; to kick the bucket.

=armé=, =-e=, _part._, armed, equipped; (her.) armed, cocked, at full cock. _— de toutes pièces_; armed from top to toe. _À main —e_; by force of arms.

=armée=, _n.f._, army; forces, troops; fleet; host; bevy. _La grande —_; Napoleon’s army. _— de mer et de terre_; sea and land forces. _Corps d’—_; main body of troops, army corps. _— permanente_; standing army. _Fournisseur de l’—_; army-contractor. _Entrer dans l’—_; to enter the army.

=armeline=, _n.f._, ermine (skin).

=armement=, _n.m._, armament; arming, raising of forces; warlike preparations; accoutrements.

=arménien=, =-ne=, (-in, -en), _adj._, Armenian.

=arménien=, _n.m._, =-ne=, _n.f._, Armenian.

=arménienne=, _n.f._, Armenian stone.

=armer=, _v.a._, to arm, to furnish with arms; (artil.) to load, to mount; to provoke; to rouse; to excite; to cock (a gun, &c.); to fortify; to heel (cocks); (nav.) to equip, to fit out; (nav.) to man (a pump); to strengthen, to bind; (phys.) to arm. _— une poutre de bandes de fer_; to strengthen a beam with iron bands. _— un aimant_; to arm a loadstone. _— les avirons_; (nav.) to ship the oars.

_s’_=armer=, _v.r._, to arm one’s self, to take up arms, to provide one’s self with arms; to fortify, to protect, to secure one’s self against a thing; to summon up. _S’— de la prière_; to fortify one’s self with prayer. _S’— de tout son courage_; to summon up all one’s courage.

=armet=, _n.m._, (ant.) helmet, head-piece.

=armillaire= (-mil-lèr), _adj._, (astron.) armillary. _Sphère —_; armillary sphere.

=armille=, _n.f._, (arch.) annulet; ring, circle.

=arminianisme=, _n.m._, Arminianism.

=arminien=, =-ne= (-in, -èn), _adj._, Arminian.

=armistice=, _n.m._, armistice, truce.

=armoire=, _n.f._, closet; cupboard; press. _— à glace_; wardrobe.

=armoiries=, _n.f.pl._, (her.) coat of arms, arms, armorial bearings, hatchment. _— fausses_, _à enquerre_; irregular arms.

=armoise=, _n.f._, artemisia. _— commune_; mugwort.

=armoisin=, _n.m._, sarcenet.

=armon=, _n.m._, futchel (of a coach).

=armorial=, _n.m._, book of heraldry.

=armoricain=, _n.m._, Armorican (of Brittany).

=armorier=, _v.a._, to set, put, paint, a coat of arms, to blazon.

=armorique=, _n.f._, Armorica.

=armoriste=, _n.m._, armorist, heraldic engraver.

=armure=, _n.f._, armor, casing; (phys.) armor; (nav.) fish (of a mast, yard). _— de tête_; headpiece. _— à l’épreuve_; armor-proof. _Revêtir son —_; to buckle on one’s armor. _— de la clef_; (mus.) signature.

=armurerie=, _n.f._, gunsmithery, arm-manufactory; gun-trade, gun-making.

=armurier=, _n.m._, armorer, gunsmith.

=arnica=, _or_ =arnique=, _n.f._, (bot.) arnica.

=arnicine=, _n.f._, (chem.) extract of arnica.

=arnotto=, _n.m._, (bot.) arnotto. _V._ =roucou=.

=aromate=, _n.m._, aromatic.

=aromatique=, _adj._, aromatical, fragrant, spicy.

=aromatisation=, _n.f._, aromatization.

=aromatiser=, _v.a._, to aromatize.

=aromatite=, _n.f._, aromatite.

=arome=, _n.m._, flavor, aroma.

=aronde=, _n.f._, swallow, swallow-fish. _Queue d’—_; (carp.) dove-tail. _Assembler en queue d’—_; to dove-tail.

☉=arondelle=, _n.f._, a kind of fishing-tackle. _— de mer_; any small vessel; a brigantine, pinnace, &c.

☉*=arpailleur=, _n.m._, gold-searcher. _V._ =orpailleur=.

=arpège=, _n.m._, (mus.) arpeggio.

=arpéger=, _v.n._, (mus.) to perform arpeggios.

=arpent=, _n.m._, acre (French); about an acre and a half (English).

=arpentage=, _n.m._, land-measuring; survey.

=arpenter=, _v.a._, to survey, to measure lands; to walk at a great pace, to stride along, pace up and down.

=arpenteur=, _n.m._, land-surveyor.

=arpenteuse=, _n.f._, (ent.) span worm.

=arqué=, =-e=, _part._, bent, crooked; arched, curved.

=arquebusade=, _n.f._, arquebusade.

=arquebuse=, _n.f._, arquebuse.

☉=arquebuser=, _v.a._, to shoot with an arquebuse.

=arquebuserie= (-buz-rî), _n.f._, the business of a gunsmith. _V._ =armurerie=.

=arquebusier=, _n.m._, arquebusier, musketeer; gunsmith.

=arquer=, _v.a.n._, to bend, to curve, to arch, to crook.

=arrachement= (-rash-mān), _n.m._, tearing up, away, pulling up or out, rooting up or out, clearing away, drawing, extraction; (arch.) toothing.

_d’_=arrache-pied=, _adv._, without intermission, incessantly.

=arracher=, _v.a._, to force from, out of, away from, off; to pull away; to drag, to draw, to lug away; to extort; to snatch from, to wrest, to wring; to extract (teeth); to wring (tears); to tear out, down; to wrest; to grub up. _— de mauvaises herbes_; to grub up weeds. _— un secret à quelqu’un_; to get a secret out of any one.

_s’_=arracher=, _v.r._, to tear; to tear away, off; to get away; to break away. _S’— les cheveux_; to tear one’s hair. _On se l’arrache_; he or she is all the rage; there is a great run upon it.

=arracheur=, _n.m._, drawer. _— de dents_; tooth-drawer. _— de cors_; corn-cutter. _Mentir comme un — de dents_; to lie unblushingly, or like an epitaph.

=arracheuse=, _n.f._, (hat-making) picker.

=arrachis=, _n.m._, plant rooted up; fraudulent rooting up of young trees.

=arrachoir=, _n.m._, rooter, digger.

☉=arraisonner=, _v.a._, to argue with any one. _— un vaisseau_; (nav.) to speak, to hail.

=arrangé=, =-e=, _part._, arranged; affected.

=arrangeant=, =-e=, _adj._, accommodating, easy to deal with, to get on with.

=arrangement=, _n.m._, arrangement, disposing, adjusting, setting in order, laying out; cooking up; trimming (lamps); accommodating; order, regularity, composure; method, proper arrangement or disposition; economy; composition, compounding; _pl._, terms; measures. _Entrer en —_; to compound. _J’ai pris des —s avec eux pour le paiement_; I have come to terms with them respecting payment.

=arranger=, _v.a._, to set in order, to arrange, to do up; to rank, to range, to dispose, to class; to accommodate, to make up, to compromise, to conciliate, to compose; to suit, to agree with; to settle, to manage, to wind up; to cook up; to trim (lamps); to ill-treat; to blow up (any one); to fit up (a house); to trim up, to dress out. _— un jardin_; to do up a garden. _— quelque chose_; to contrive something. _— ses affaires_; to settle one’s affairs. _Il l’a arrangé de la bonne manière_; he gave it him well, gave him his deserts. _Comme vous voilà arrangé!_ what a sight you look! what a figure you cut! _Arrangez tout cela_; set all those things in order. _Cela m’arrange_; that suits me. _Cela ne m’arrange pas_; that does not suit me. _Arrangez-vous_; settle it among yourselves.

_s’_=arranger=, _v.r._, to put, place one’s self; to settle; to set to rights; to be placed, arranged; to arrange, to make arrangements; to set one’s house in order; to compound; to be all right; to contrive; to make shift, to put up (with). _Cela s’arrangera_; that will be all right. _Il s’est très bien arrangé_; he has made his house very comfortable. _Qu’il s’arrange comme il voudra_; let him do as he likes. _Arrangez-vous_; do as best you can; that is your lookout. _Je m’en arrange_; I make shift with it. _Il s’est arrangé avec ses créanciers_; he has come to terms with his creditors.

=arrentement= (-mān), _n.m._, (l.u.) renting; letting out. _Tenir par —_; to rent.

=arrenter=, _v.a._, (l.u.) to rent, to let out.

=arrérager=, _v.n._, to get in arrears.

=arrérages=, _n.m.pl._, arrears. _Mandate d’— de rentes_; dividend warrant. _Laisser courir ses —_; to let one’s arrears run on.

=arrestation=, _n.f._, arrest, custody. _Être en état d’—_; to be in custody. _Mettre quelqu’un en —_; to arrest any one. _Opérer l’— d’une bande de voleurs_; to capture a gang of thieves.

=arrêt=, _n.m._, decree; decision, award, judgment; sentence; attachment (of both persons and goods); (horol.) stop-work; (tech.) rest, stop, stay. _— de mort_; sentence of death. _— par défaut_; judgment by default. _Chien d’—_; setter, pointer. _Robinet d’—_; stop-cock. _Maison d’—_; jail, lock-up. _Mandat d’—_; warrant. _—s forcés_, _simples_; (milit.) close, open, arrest. _Aux —s_; (milit.) under arrest; kept in (schol.). _Mettre aux —s_; (milit.) to put under arrest. _Lever les —s_; (milit.) to release from arrest. _Prononcer un —_; to pronounce judgment, to pass sentence. _Mettre la lance en —_; to couch the lance. _Temps d’—_; pause, stoppage, intermission. _En —_; at rest (of a lance); locked (of a pistol).

=arrêté=, _n.m._, agreement, resolution; order, decision (of the police). _— de compte_; (com.) account agreed upon.

=arrêté=, =-e=, _part._, stopped; hired, agreed for; decreed, agreed upon, resolved upon; arrested; fastened. _Avoir des idées —es_; to have fixed ideas. _Dessein —_; settled design.

=arrête-bœuf=, _n.m._, (_—_) (bot.) cammoc, rest-harrow.

=arrête-nef=, _n.m._, (_—_) (ich.) sucking-fish.

=arrête-porte=, _n.m._, (_—_) gate, door-stop; door-keeper.

=arrêter=, _v.a._, to arrest, to stop, to stay; to make fast, to fasten; to delay, to detain, to keep back; to give over; to put an end to; to suppress; to fix the attention of; to apprehend, to take into custody; to seize, to distrain; to hinder, to impede; to check, to curb; to staunch; to alleviate; to throw out of gear (machinery); to hire, to engage; to secure; to resolve upon, to agree; to conclude, to decree; to settle (an account); to pin; to scotch. _— un point en cousant_; to fasten a stitch. _— ses yeux sur_; to fix one’s eyes upon. _— un courrier_; to delay a courier. _— un volet_; to fasten a shutter. _Ses créanciers l’ont fait arrêté_; his creditors have had him arrested. _Qu’a-t-on arrêté dans cette réunion?_ what has been decided at that meeting? _— un marché_; to conclude a bargain. _— un domestique_, _une chambre_; to secure, engage a servant, a room. _— une place à la diligence_; to secure a place in the coach. _Rien ne l’arrête_; he sticks at nothing.

=arrêter=, _v.n._, to stand still, to stop, to make a stay; to stop to bait (horses); to point, to set (of dogs).

_s’_=arrêter=, _v.r._, to stop, to pause, to rest, to dwell upon; to stand still, to halt; to tarry, to loiter; to stop; to remain; to lag; to forbear; to hesitate; to give over, to suspend; to leave off; to be embarrassed; to be concluded (of bargains); to desist; to resolve upon; to draw up (of carriages); to be allayed (of pain); to be thrown out of gear (of machinery); to be fastened, to be pinned down. _Ma montre s’arrête_; my watch stops. _Il s’arrête, la mémoire lui manque_; he hesitates, his memory fails him. _Il ne faut pas s’arrêter à ce qu’il dit_; one must not mind what he says. _Vous vous arrêtez à des riens_; you stop at trifles.

=arrêtiste=, _n.m._, compiler of decrees.

☉=arrhement=, _n.m._, the giving of earnest money.

=arrher=, _v.a._, to give earnest-money.

=arrhes= (âr), _n.f.pl._, earnest, earnest-money. _Donner des —_; to pay a deposit.

=arrière=, _n.m._, back part, rear; (nav.) stern. _D’—_; (nav.) aft. _En —!_ back! _En —_; (nav.) abaft. _En —_; in arrears. _En — de_; behind. _Surveillant de l’—_; (nav.) after-guard. _Se ranger de l’—_; (nav.) to veer. _Tomber de l’—_; (nav.) to fall astern. _Avoir le vent —_, or _filer vent —_; to sail before the wind.

=arrière=, _adv._, behind (of time and place); (nav.) aft, abaft. _Droit —_; right abaft. _Avoir vent —_; to go before the wind.

=arrière=, _int._, away! avaunt!

=arriéré=, =-e=, _adj._, in arrears; behindhand.

=arriéré=, _n.m._, arrears. _Liquider l’—_; to pay up arrears. _Il a beaucoup d’— dans sa correspondance_; he is very much behindhand in his correspondence.

=arrière-ban=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) arriere-ban, reserve.

=arrière-bec=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) (arch.) starling; breakwater; cutwater.

=arrière-bouche=, _n.f._, (_—-—s_) (anat.) swallow (of the throat), pharynx, posterior fauces.

=arrière-boutique=, _n.f._, (_—-—s_) back shop.

☉=arrière-change=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) compound interest.

=arrière-corps=, _n.m._, (_—_) (arch.) recess; back-building.

=arrière-cour=, _n.f._, (_—-—s_) back yard, back court.

=arrière-dos=, _n.m._, (_—_) (arch.) altar-screen, reredos.

=arrière-essaim=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) after-swarm.

=arrière-faix=, _n.m._, (_—_) (surg.) after-birth.

=arrière-fermier=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) under-farmer, under-tenant.

=arrière-fief=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) arriere-fee _or_ mesne-fief.

=arrière-fleur=, _n.f._, (_—-—s_) second blossom.

=arrière-garant=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) (jur.) double security; security of the bail.

=arrière-garde=, _n.f._, (_—-—s_) rear-guard; (nav.) rear-division.

=arrière-goût=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) after-taste.

=arrière-main=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) back stroke; hindquarters (of a horse).

=arrière-neveu=, _n.m._, (_—-—x_) great-nephew. _Les —x_; descendants, the latest posterity.

=arrière-pensée=, _n.f._, (_—-—s_) mental reservation.

=arrière-petite-fille=, _n.f._, (_—-—s-—s_) great-grand-daughter.

=arrière-petit-fils=, _n.m._, (_—-—s-—_) great-grandson.

=arrière-plan=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) (paint.) background.

=arrière-point=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) back-stitch.

=arrière-pointeuse=, _n.f._, (_—-—s_) back-stitcher.

=arrière-port=, _n.m._, inner harbor.

=arriérer=, _v.a._, to defer, to put off; to throw behindhand.

_s’_=arriérer=, _v.r._, to stay behind; to be in arrears (of payment).

=arrière-saison=, _n.f._, (_—-—s_) autumn. _L’— de la vie_; the evening of days, old age.

=arrière-train=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) after-carriage, hind-quarters.

=arrière-vassal=, _n.m._, (_—-vassaux_) rear-vassal.

=arrière-voussure=, _n.f._, (_—-—s_) back-arch.

=arrimage=, _n.m._, (nav.) stowage; trim of the hold.

=arrimer=, _v.a._, (nav.) to stow away; to trim the hold.

=arrimeur=, _n.m._, stevedore.

=arriser=, _v.a._, (nav.) to touch.

=arrivage=, _n.m._, (nav.) arrival.

=arrivée=, _n.f._, arrival, entrance, approach, landing, coming, advent; (nav.) falling off, lee-way. _À l’— de_; on the arrival of. _Aussitôt son —_; immediately after his arrival. _Jours d’—_; mail days.

=arriver=, _v.n._, to come to land; to bear down; to arrive at, to approach, to be coming; to happen, to chance; (nav.) to bear up, to bear down, to veer; to come to pass; to occur; to befall, to chance, to attain, to reach, to succeed. _— à l’âge de_; to attain the age of. _Le navire arrive de ce côté_; the ship is bearing down this way. _La voiture arriva_; the coach arrived. _La nuit arriva_; night came on. _Un accident lui est arrivé_; an accident has happened to him. _Il arrivait à grands pas_; he was approaching with rapid strides. _— à bon port_; to reach home safely, to land; (of letters) to come to hand. _— à ses fins_, _à son but_; to compass one’s ends. _Il arrive tous les jours que_; it happens every day that. _Il lui est arrivé de dire_; he happened to say. _D’où il est arrivé que_; whence it came to pass that. _S’il arrive que vous ayez besoin de moi_; if you should chance to want me. _Quel malheur en peut-il arriver_; what mischief can it entail? _Quoi qu’il arrive_; come what may. _Qu’en arrivera-t-il?_ what will be the consequence, or the upshot? _Cela ne m’arrivera plus_; I will never do so again. _Un malheur n’arrive jamais seul_; misfortunes never come singly. _Arrivez!_ (fam.) come on! come in! _Arrive qui plante, arrive que pourra_; (prov.) happen what may, in any case. _— comme marée en Carême_; to come in the nick of time.

=arrobe=, _n.f._, Spanish weight, arroba.

=arroche=, _n.f._, (bot.) orach, goose-foot; mountain spinach.

=arrogamment= (-ga-mān), _adv._, arrogantly, haughtily, insolently.

=arrogance=, _n.f._, arrogance; haughtiness; superciliousness.

=arrogant=, =-e=, _adj._, arrogant, haughty, supercilious.

_s’_=arroger=, _v.r._, to arrogate to one’s self, to assume, to claim.

☉=arroi=, _n.m._, array, equipage. _Être en mauvais —_; to be in a sad pickle.

=arrondi=, =-e=, _part._, rounded, made round; full. _Un visage —_; a full face.

=arrondir=, _v.a._, to make a thing round, to round off; to aggrandize; to extend, increase; (paint.) to round off; (nav.) to double (a cape). _— une période_; to round off a period. _— une île_; (nav.) to sail round an island. _— ses biens_; to increase one’s estate.

_s’_=arrondir=, _v.r._, to round, to get round; to increase one’s estate.

=arrondissement= (-mān), _n.m._, rounding, making round; roundness; district, circuit; ward (of a town).

=arrosage=, _n.m._, irrigation, watering.

=arrosement= (a-rôz-mān), _n.m._, watering, sprinkling, besprinkling; (cook.) basting; paying all round, stake, pool (at play).

=arroser=, _v.a._, to water, to irrigate, to besprinkle, to wet; to bedew; to soak; to bathe (with tears); (cook.) to baste; to distribute money. _— des créanciers_; to pay one’s creditors a trifle. _Arrosez ces gens-là_; keep in with those people (by giving them trifling presents). _— un repas de vin_; to wash down a meal with wine.

=arrosoir=, _n.m._, watering-pot.

=arrowroot=, _n.m._, (_n.p._) arrow-root.

=arrugie=, _n.f._, (mining) drain.

=ars=, _n.m.pl._, (vet.) vein of the fore leg; limb. _Saigner un cheval aux quatre —_; to bleed a horse in all four legs.

=arsenal=, _n.m._, arsenal. _— de marine_; dock-yard.

=arséniate=, _n.m._, arseniate.

=arséniaté=, _adj._, combined with arseniate.

=arsenic=, _n.m._, arsenic.

=arsenical=, =-e=, _adj._, arsenical.

=arsénieux=, _adj._, arsenious.

=arsénique=, _adj._, (chem.) arsenic.

=arsénite=, _n.m._, arsenite.

=arsis=, _n.f._, (gram., mus.) arsis.

=art=, _n.m._, art; skill; cunning, artifice. _Les termes de l’—_; technical terms. _L’— militaire_; military art. _Les —s libéraux_; the liberal arts. _Les beaux-—s_; the fine arts. _—s manufacturiers_; arts and manufactures. _— angélique_; (hist.) angelic art. _—s d’agrément_; accomplishments. _Bachelier ès —s_; bachelor of arts. _Maître ès —s_; master of arts. _Ouvrage d’—_; work of art. _Maîtres de l’—_; the connoisseurs, the learned, the masters of their craft. _Homme de l’—_; doctor. _Il a l’— de réussir dans tout ce qu’il entreprend_; he has the art of succeeding in all his undertakings. _L’— perfectionne la nature_; art improves nature.

=artère=, _n.f._, artery. _Piquer une —_; to open an artery.

=artériel=, =-le=, _adj._, arterial.

=artériole=, _n.f._, (anat.) small artery.

=artériologie=, _n.f._, arteriology.

=artériotomie=, _n.f._, arteriotomy.

=artérite=, _n.f._, arteritis.

=artésien=, =-ne= (-in, -è-n), _adj._, _n._, artesian. _Puits —_; artesian well.

=arthralgie=, _n.f._, arthritis.

=arthrite=, _n.f._, (med.) arthritis.

=arthritique=, _adj._, arthritic.

=arthrodie=, _n.f._, (anat.) arthrodia.

=arthrose=, _n.f._, arthrosis.