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acanthocéphale: acanthocephalan
acanthopode: acanthopodous
acanthoptérygien: acanthopterygian
acanthure: a fish of the genus Acanthurus, from the Acanthuridae family
acanthé: (particularly of a fruit) acanthous
acantoïde: acanthoid
acapsulé: acapsular
acapulcoïte: acapulcoite
acarbose: acarbose
acardiaque: acardiac
acaricide: acaricide
acarien: mite (an arachnid)
acariâtre: cantankerous, ill-tempered, shrewish
acariâtreté: shrewishness
acarologie: acarology
acarologique: acarological
acarophobie: acarophobia
acarpe: acarpous
acastilleur: ship's chandler
acatalecte: synonym of acatalectique
acatalectique: acatalectic
acatalepsie: acatalepsy
acataleptique: acataleptic
acathisique: akathisic
acatholique: acatholic
acatène: chainless
acaule: acaulous
acausal: acausal
accablant: overwhelming; damning
accablement: consternation, overwhelming despondency
accabler: to devastate, overwhelm; to condemn (someone)
accablé: stricken; afflicted
accadien: alternative spelling of akkadien
accadien: alternative spelling of akkadien
accalmie: lull; reprieve (period of calm)
accalminé: becalmed
accalmir: to lull
accalmisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of accalmir
accaparement: monopolization, cornering (of a market); acquisition, occupation, grabbing
accaparer: to monopolize, to corner; to occupy, to grab, to acquire, to arrogate (often with force or money); to engross, to preoccupy
accapareur: hoarder; monopolist
accastillage: superstructure; topside; hardware
accastiller: to fit out (originally to provide the fore- and aft- castles)
accelerando: accelerando
accent: accent, manner or tone of speech; an accent symbol; accent, stress; strain, section; emphasis, focus
accent aigu: acute accent
accent circonflexe: circumflex (diacritic)
accent grave: grave accent
accent tonique: stress
accentuation: stressing, accenting
accentuel: accentual
accentuer: to accentuate (emphasize); to intensify; to accent (put an accent on a letter or symbol etc.)
accentué: pronounced, marked, accented
acceptabilité: acceptability
acceptable: acceptable
acceptant: acceptant
acceptatif: acceptative
acceptation: acceptance; approval
accepter: to accept
accepteur: acceptor