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aveyronnais
adjective
of Aveyron
do you need help?
do you have any brothers or sisters? (formal)
avff
phrase
initialism of allez vous faire foutre
aviaire
adjective
bird; avian
aviateur
noun, masculine
aviator (male) (male pilot, airman)
aviation
noun, feminine
aviation (art or science of flying)
aviation d'affaires
noun, feminine
business aviation
avicole
adjective
avicultural
aviculteur
noun, masculine
birdkeeper; bird fancier; bird breeder; chicken farmer
aviculture
noun, feminine
aviculture
avide
adjective
avid, eager, desirous; greedy, grasping
avidement
adverb
avidly
avidité
noun, feminine
avidity, greediness, covetousness
avien
adjective
avian
avifaune
noun, feminine
avifauna
avignonnais
adjective
of, from or relating to the city of Avignon, the prefecture of the Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
avilir
verb
to demean, debase, degrade
avilissant
adjective
demeaning
avilissement
noun, masculine
degradation; abasement
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of avilir
aviner
verb
to drink wine; to booze (drink excessively)
aviné
adjective
inebriated; drunken, of a drunk person
avion
noun, masculine
aeroplane
avion citerne
noun, feminine
alternative spelling of avion-citerne
avion de chasse
noun, masculine
fighter plane; a hottie, a bombshell (a very attractive woman)
avion de combat
noun, masculine
warplane
avion de ligne
noun, masculine
airliner
avion ravitailleur
noun, masculine
tanker aircraft
avion renifleur
noun, masculine
sniffer plane
avion à réaction
noun, masculine
jet-propelled plane, jet plane, jet
avion-cargo
noun, masculine
cargo aircraft
avion-citerne
noun, feminine
waterbomber; airtanker
avionique
noun, feminine
avionics
avionnette
noun, feminine
a small passenger aircraft; a dance in which a couple simulate the takeoff and landing of an aircraft
avionneur
noun, masculine
airframer (airplane manufacturer)
aviron
noun, masculine
rowing; oar
avis
noun, masculine
opinion; piece of advice; notice
avis de crédit
noun, masculine
credit advice
avis de débit
noun, masculine
debit advice
avis de décès
noun, masculine
death notice, obituary
avis de passage
noun, masculine
notice of non-delivery, notice of passage (note left by a postman at someone's house indicating that they tried to make a delivery but were unable to do so because nobody was there)
avis de recherche
noun, masculine
wanted notice; all-points bulletin (broadcast issued from a law enforcement agency, typically containing information about a wanted suspect or a person of interest); wanted poster (printed public announcement that the authorities want to apprehend a person for a crime); missing person appeal; missing person poster
aviser
verb
to advise; to take stock of the situation and make a decision accordingly; to decide; to notice
aviser
verb
to conceive
aviseur
noun, masculine
advisor
aviseur
adjective
advisory
aviso
noun, masculine
aviso, advice boat
avitaillement
noun, masculine
refueling; restocking
to refuel; to restock, stock up; to victual
avitaminose
noun, feminine
avitaminosis
avivage
noun, masculine
brightening (act or process of making brighter)
avivement
noun, masculine
brightening
aviver
verb
to brighten; to shine (make brighter or shinier)
avocaillon
noun, masculine
a useless lawyer
to practise as a lawyer poorly and without dignity; to cavil; to make petty, pedantic, sophistical, or contemptible arguments; to pettifog; to rules lawyer
avocasserie
noun, feminine
the action or habit (by a lawyer or, figuratively, anyone) of making pedantic, petty, sophistical, or contemptible arguments or legal maneuvers; pettifogging; rules lawyering; such an argument
avocassier
adjective
shysterish
avocat
noun, masculine
lawyer, attorney
avocat
noun, masculine
avocado