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ambigüiser: post-1990 spelling of ambiguïser
ambigüité: post-1990 spelling of ambiguïté
ambiophonie: ambiophonics; surround sound
ambisexuel: ambisexual
ambisexué: ambisexual
ambitieusement: ambitiously
ambitieux: ambitious
ambition: ambition
ambitionner: to aim for; go for; set as one's goal
ambitransitif: ambitransitive
ambivalence: ambivalence; ambiguity
ambivalent: ambivalent; ambiguous, equivocal
ambler: to amble
ambleur: ambling (of a quadruped, walking with front and back legs in phase)
amblotique: amblotic
amblygone: amblygonal
amblyope: amblyopic
amblyope: amblyope
amblyopie: amblyopia (dimness or blurring of the eyesight)
amblyoscope: amblyoscope
amblystome: synonym of ambystome
amboceptif: Said of a feeling immediately shared like shame.
ambon: ambon
ambre: amber (fossil resin)
ambre gris: ambergris (fatty substance used in perfumes)
ambre jaune: amber (fossil resin)
ambrer: to perfume with ambergris
ambrette: abelmosk, Abelmoschus moschatus
ambroisie: ambrosia; ambrosia, a food with a delicious flavour
ambrosien: Ambrosian
ambré: perfumed, notably musky with (or like) ambergris; colored amber, of a brownish to yellow/orange colour
ambréine: ambrein
ambulacre: avenue (with regular placing of trees); ambulacrum
ambulacriforme: ambulacriform
ambulance: ambulance (emergency vehicle)
ambulancier: ambulanceman; paramedic
ambulant: walking, strolling
ambulatoire: ambulatory
ambuler: to walk, stroll
ambystome: mole salamander (of family Ambystomatidae)
amen: amen
amen: amen
amenage: bringing, fetching; lift, ride (in a vehicle)
amendable: amendable
amende: fine (payment)
amendement: amendment
amender: to amend; to improve (e.g. land, conduct); to mend (one's ways), reform
amener: to bring (a person), take, fetch, give a lift, give a ride; to reel in (a fish); to lead
amensal: amensal
amensalisme: amensalism
amentifère: amentiferous
amenuir: to dwindle, diminish
amenuisement: diminution
amenuiser: to make thinner; to thin out; to get slimmer; to slim; to dwindle; to run low
amenuisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of amenuir
amer: bitter; sour
americana: Americana
amerissage: alternative spelling of amerrissage (splashdown (landing in the sea))
amerloque: Yank, Yankee
amerrir: to splash down (land in water); to crash-land (in water)