*appuyer*, to lean, rest. _s'----_, to lean. *après*, after, afterwards. _d'----_, according to. *arbre*, _m._, tree. *arbrisseau*, _m._, small tree, underwood, shrub. *ardent*, hot, burning. *argent*, _m._, silver, money. *armateur*, _m._, shipowner. *arme*, _f._, arm, weapon. _l'---- haute_, with guns raised, _or_ ready. *armer*, to cock (a gun). *armoire*, _f._, closet, cupboard, bookcase. *armurier*, _m._, gunsmith. *arracher*, to force away from; to snatch from. _s'----_, to tear. *arrêter*, to arrest, stop, resolve upon. _s'----_, to pause, stop. *arrière*, _n. m._, stern. _à l'----_, aft; _en ----_, behind; _gaillard d'--_, quarter-deck. _adv._, behind. _---- de moi!_, get out of my sight! *arrivée*, _f._, arrival. *arriver*, to arrive, be coming, happen, occur. _arrive que pourra_, happen what may. *as* (pronounce the _s_), _m._, ace (at cards). *assaut*, _m._, attack. _donner l'_---- à, to storm. *s'asseoir*, to sit down. *assez (de)*, sufficiently, pretty, rather, enough. *assiette*, _f._, plate, state of mind. _se trouver dans son ---- ordinaire_, to feel at home. *assîmes; assi-s, -t,* see *asseoir.* *assister*, to be present at. *assoupir*, to hush, quiet. _s'----, to fall asleep. *assurément*, surely, doubtless. *atroce*, atrocious, cruel. *attacher*, to bind, fasten, fix. *atteindre*, to reach. *atteinte*, _f._, reach. *attendre*, to await, expect, wait for. *attente*, _f._, waiting. *attention*, _f._, attention, care. _faire ---- à_, to pay attention to. *attirer*, to attract, draw, _s'----_, to win, gain, become the butt of. *attrister*, to make sad. *aucun*, not any, no. *augmenter*, to increase. *aujourd'hui*, to-day. *aumône*, _f._, alms. _faire l'----_, to give alms. *auparavant*, before. *auprès (de)*, near, close to, with. _---- duquel_, near whom. *aussi*, _adv._, also, so, as. _conj._, therefore. *aussitôt*, immediately, forth-with. _---- que_, as soon as. *autant*, (_de_) as much. _ils en firent autant_, they did likewise. *automne*, _m._, autumn. *autour*, (_de_) about, around. *autre*, other. _sur nous ----s_ jeunes gens_, upon us young men (with emphasis on _us_). _et ainsi des ----s_, and so on with the rest. *autrefois*, formerly, in former times, long ago. *avance*, _f._, advance, start, offer. _à l'----_, beforehand, in advance. *avancer*, to advance, bring forward,hold out. _s'----_, to advance, move forward. *avant*, _n. m._, bow (of a ship); _prep._, before; _adv._, forward. _---- que de_, conj., before, _en ----_, forward; _bien en ---- de nous_, well forward; _bien ---- que_, long before; _le fusil en ----_, his gun held in front of him. *avant-poste*, _m._, outpost. *avarie*, _f._, damage. *avec*, with. _---- le temps_, in the course of time. *aventure*, _f._, adventure. _à l'----_, at random.