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9,359 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

aimer: to love (usually of a person, otherwise the meaning is closer to English like); to like (often with bien)
aimer bien: to like (as a friend)
aimer mieux: to like better; to prefer
aimez: second-person plural present indicative/imperative of aimer
aimé: beloved
aimé: presubject first-person singular present indicative of aimer; presubject first-person singular present subjunctive of aimer
aine: groin
ainsi: in this way, thus
ainsi donc: thus, and so
ainsi que: as, just as, like; as well as
ainsi soit-il: so be it
ainsi va la vie: such is life, that's life
ainé: post-1990 spelling of aîné
air: air (gases of the atmosphere); tune, aria; appearance; air (pretension)
air comprimé: compressed air
air conditionné: air conditioning
air de famille: family likeness, family resemblance
air du temps: air du temps
air hockey: air hockey
airain: any alloy based on copper; bronze; object made of this alloy
airbag: airbag; knockers, tits
airbnbiser: to Airbnb
aire: (surface) area; a flat surface; direction of the wind; threshing floor; area, zone, range (a space in which a certain thing occurs)
aire: eyrie, aerie
aire d'autoroute: rest area, truck stop (rest area along a road, roadside service area)
aire de Broca: Broca's area
aire de Wernicke: Wernicke's area
aire de distribution: range (of a species)
aire de jeux: playground
aire de lancement: launch pad
aire de repos: rest area, truck stop (rest area along a road, roadside service area)
aire de restauration: food court
aire de répartition: range (of a species)
aire urbaine: metropolitan area
airedale: Airedale terrier
airelle: cranberry; bilberry
airer: to nest (make a nest)
airgasme: airgasm
airial: a type of flat and grassy terrain used for small settlements in the Landes region of Southwestern France
ais: board, plank
aisance: ease
aise: satisfaction; joy; ease, facility, absence of effort
aise: joyous, glad
aiser: to get comfortable
aisif: easy, convenient, pleasant
aisseau: a small, triangular, wooden roof tile
aisselle: armpit
aisy: a ferment used to make Gruyère cheese
aisé: easy to do, with ease, simple, effortless; wealthy, with no money problems, affluent, prosperous, on easy street, in easy circumstances; smooth, fluid (about a movement or a conversation); loose, big
aisément: easily
aitre: post-1990 spelling of aître
aixois: of any of the towns/cities in France with the name Aix
ajaccien: Ajaccian (of or relating to Ajaccio, Corsica)
ajaxification: Ajaxification
ajd: abbreviation of aujourd'hui (today)
ajeuve: a while ago
ajiste: youth hostel
ajiste: member of the youth hostel movement
ajointer: to butt (join at the ends)
ajonc: gorse (Ulex); synonym of jonc (“rush”)