abaisser

to lower, to reduce

abattre

to knock down

abbé

abbott, priest

abeille

bee

abord (d')

at first

aborder

to take up a subject,

to reach a place

aboutir à

to lead to, 

to result in

aboutissement

outcome

abstrait, abstraite

abstract

accabler

to overwhelm

accès

access, attack,

outburst

accessoire

accessory

accoler

to join side by side

accommodement

settlement

accommoder (s')

to make oneself comfortable,

to get used to

accord

agreement

accorder

to grant

accouru

What verb is this related to?  How?  Meaning?

Past participle of accourir

ran up

accoutumer (s')

to accustom oneself,

to become accustomed

accroire, (faire...à quelqu'un)

to make someone believe, 

to delude

accroissement

growth

accroître (s')

to increase

accroupir (s')

to crouch

accru

What verb is this related to?  How?  Meaning?

Past participle of accroître

increased

accueil

welcome

accueillir

to receive, 

to welcome

acharnement

relentlessness

acharner (s')

to work unceasingly

acheter

to buy

achever

to complete,

to finish

acide

acid, sharp, sour

acquérir

to acquire

acre

acrid, bitter

acte

action, deed, act

actuel, actuelle

present

aérien, aérienne

aerial

affaiblir

to weaken

affaiblissement

weakening

affaires

business

affecter

to feign, pretend, affect

afficher

to post a notice

affiler (s')

to join, to become affiliated with

affliger

to afflict

affluer

to flow to

affranchir (s')

to become free

affreux, affreuse

horrible, frightful

affronter

to face up to,

to insult

afin de,

afin que

in order to, 

in order that

agir

to act

s'agir de

to be a question of,

to concern

aïeul/aïeux

grandfather/ancestors

aigu, aiguë

sharp, shrill

aile

wing

ailleurs/d'ailleurs

elsewhere/moreover, furthermore

aimant

magnet

aîné

eldest

aine

groin

ainsi

thus, in this way

ainsi que

just as, in the same way as

aisé, aisée

easy, well off financially

ajouter

to add

aliment

food

alimenter

to feed, to nourish

allaiter

to give milk

aller (allant, allé, vais, allai, aille)

to go

allumer

to light

allumeur

lighter

allure

bearing, style, way of moving

alors

then

alors que

while, just when

altération

deterioration

altérer (s')

to change for the worse

amant

lover

amasser

to accumulate, to pile up

ambulant, ambulante

peripatetic

âme

soul

amélioration

improvement

améliorer

to improve

amenuiser

to minimize, diminish

amertume

bitterness

amont/en amont

upper waters/up stream

amorcer

to begin

ange

angel

annelé, annelée

ringed

août

August