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aiguille [Fr], needle; spire; needle-shaped peak of rock, as seen near
Mont Blanc; also, a similar formation elsewhere, as in California.
aiguillette [Fr], shoulder knot or loop; aglet; also, a thin slice; strip;
naut., lanyard.
aileron [Fr], little wing; pinion.
aimable [Fr], lovable; pleasing; courteous.
aimer éperdument [Fr], to love passionately.
aîné [Fr; fern, aînée], elder; senior: often appended to surname for
distinction. Cf. CADET and PUÎNÉ.
air [Fr], air; look; appearance. —air abattu, downcast look. —air chagrin,
sorrowful look. —air distingué, distinguished appearance. —air distrait,
absent air. —air emprunté, embarassed look. —air farouche,
forbidding look. —air noble, air of distinction.
aire libre [Sp], open air.
αιτείτε, και δοθήσ€ταιύμϊν· ξητ€Ϊτ€ και €υρήσ€Τ€· κρούετε και άνοι/γήσεται
νμϊν [Gr; aiteîte, kai dothésetai humîn; zéteite kai heurësete; krouete
kai anoigêsetai humîn], ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Matthew vii.7.
aiuto! [It], help!
ajamáis [Fr], forever.
à jour [Fr], open; in openwork.
Aktiengesellschaft [Ger], joint-stock company: abbr. A.G.
à la [Fr], after the manner of; after the fashion or style of: used esp.
in cookery terms.
à l'abandon [Fr], in disorder; at random; left uncared for; adrift.
à la belle étoile [Fr], under the stars; in the open air (at night).
à la bonne heure [Fr], lit., at the good hour; be it so; very well.
à la bordelaise [Fr], with Bordeaux wine: cookery.
à l'abri [Fr], under shelter (or cover).
à la broche [Fr], cooked on a spit or skewer; as, eels à la broche: cookery.
à la campagne [Fr], in the country.
à la carte [Fr], according to the menu: distinguished from table d'hôte.
à la chinoise [Fr], in the Chinese style or fashion.
alacrán [Sp], scorpion: Sp. Am.
à la dérobée [Fr], by stealth; clandestinely; privately.
à la diable [Fr], deviled: cookery.
à la fin [Fr], in the end; at last.
à la française [Fr], in the French style or fashion.
à la grâce de quelqu'un [Fr], at the mercy of someone.
à la grecque [Fr], in the Greek style or fashion.
à la guerre comme à la guerre [Fr], in war as in war (i.e., one must
take things as they come).
à la hollandaise [Fr], in the Dutch style or fashion.
à la jardinière [Fr]. See JARDINIÈRE.
à la lanterne! [Fr], to the lamppost with him! lynch him!