| À cet égard, prép. | in that respect |
| À claire-voie, adv. | a lattice (door) |
| À grand renfort de, prép. | with a lot of |
| À l'abri de | safe from |
| À l'approche de, prép. | upon the arrival of... |
| À l'égard de | towards |
| À l'envi de, prép. | competing against |
| À l'épreuve de | against the test of |
| À l'occasion | as the case may be |
| À la barbe fleurie | white-bearded |
| À nouveau | again, once more |
| À peine | hardly at all |
| À petit feu, adv. | at low heat |
| À point, adv. | to the point, in time |
| À proportion de... | in keeping with... |
| À propos (parler) | at the right moment |
| À propos, adv. | fitting |
| À regret | against one's will |
| À ses trousses ! | follow him ! |
| À ses yeux | in his opinion |
| À son tour | in its turn |
| À souhait | perfect |
| À travers | thanks to |
| À votre intention | especially for you |
| Abasourdi, adj. | flabbergasted |
| Abâtardi, adj. | bastardized, altered |
| Abattre | to fell |
| Abattre | to cut down |
| Abbaye, UNE | an abbey |
| Abîme, UN | a chasm |
| Aborder | to broach |
| Aborder qqn | to come up to someone |
| Abrégé, adj. | abridged, summed up |
| Absoudre | to forgive |
| Accablé de, adj. | laden with |
| Accabler | to plague |
| Accoler | to embrace |
| Accord, UN | a chord (music) |
| Accourir | to rush to |
| Accroître | to increase |
| Accueil, UN | a greeting |
| Acéré, adj. | pointy |
| Achéron | a river from Hell |
| Achevé, adj. | excellent, perfect |
| Achever | to finish |
| Achever | to kill |
| Acier, UN | steel |
| Adieu, UN | goodbye |
| Advenir | to happen |
| Affaibli, adj. | weakened |
| Affaiblissement, UN | a weakening |
| Affamé, adj. | starving |
| Affecter | to put on, to pretend to be |
| Affermir | to stabilize |
| Affirmer | to claim |
| Affligeant, adj. | saddening, pitiful |
| Affolé, adj. | panicky |
| Affranchi, adj. | liberated |
| Affront, UN | an insult |
| Afin de, prép. | so that |
| Afin que, conj. | in order to |
| Agir | to act |
| Agneau, UN | a lamb |
| Agreste, adj. | of the fields |
| Ahuri, adj. | surprised, baffled |
| Aïeul, UN | a grandparent |
| Aigu, aiguë, adj. | sharp |
| Aiguille, UNE | a needle |
| Aiguille, UNE | a needle |
| Aiguillon, UN | a spur, a sting |
| Aiguillon, UN | a poke |
| Aiguiser | to sharpen |
| Aile, UNE | a wing |
| Aimable, adj. | loveable |
| Aimanté, adj. | magnetized |
| Ainsi que, conj. | in the same way as |
| Ainsi, adv. | thus |
| Ainsi, adv. | thus |
| Airain, UN | bronze |
| Aisance, UNE | ease |
| Aisselle, UNE | an armpit |
| Ajouter foi à | to believe |
| Algue, UNE | algeae |
| Alléger | to make lighter |
| Alléguer | to cite |
| Alliance, UNE | a wedding ring |
| Allumette, UNE | a match |
| Allure, UNE | speed |
| Altéré, adj. | thirsty |
| Amant, adj. | lover |
| Ame, UNE | a soul |
| Ame-soeur, UNE | the dreamlover |
| Amiante, UNE | asbestos |
| Amollir | to soften |
| Amorcer | to initiate, to start |
| Amour parisien, UN | Parisian love (for sale) |
| Amour-propre, UN | self-esteem |
| Ampleur, UNE | breadth, scope |
| Angevin, adj. | of Anjou (Loire valley) |
| Angoisse, UNE | anguish |
| Annoncer | to publicize |
| Apaiser | to alleviate, to appease |
| Aplomb, UN | self-assuredness |
| Apologue, UN | a defense |
| Appliquer | to apply |
| Apprentissage, UN | apprenticeship |
| Apprêter | to get ready |
| Apprivoiser | to tame |
| Approfondir | to dig into |
| Aptitude, UNE | an ability |
| Aquilon, UN | the North wind |
| Arbitrer | to arbitrate |
| Arc, UN | a bow |
| Archiprêtre, UN | an archpriest |
| Ardeur, UNE | heat |
| Ardoise, UNE | slate |
| Ardoise, UNE | slate |
| Armer | to knight |
| Arpent, Un | an acre of land |
| Arracher | to tear from |
| Arrière-garde, UNE | the rear |
| Arroser | to water |
| Artichaut, UN | an artichoke |
| Article, UN | an item |
| Aspirer à | to strive for |
| Asservi, adj. | enslaved |
| Assidu, adj. | persistent |
| Assiégeant, UN | a siege holder |
| Assiette, UNE | position (obsolete) |
| Assis, adj. | located (obsolete) |
| Assoiffé, adj. | thirsty |
| Assujettissement, UN | subjection |
| Assuré, adj. | strong, certain |
| Assurer qqn de... | to swear that... |
| Astucieux, adj. | clever |
| Atelier, UN | a workshop |
| Attaché, adj. | riveted |
| Atteindre | to reach |
| Atteint de, adj. | sick with |
| Attelage, UN | a team of oxen |
| Attendri, adj. | softened |
| Attendrir | to soften |
| Attendrissement, UN | mellowness |
| Attirance, UNE | attraction |
| Attiser | to fan the flame of |
| Au demeurant | as a matter of fact |
| Au fil de... | as... unfold(s) |
| Au loin | in the distance |
| Au service de, prép. | to excite, to feed |
| Au surplus | moreover |
| Au-delà de, prép. | beyond |
| Aube, UNE | dawn |
| Aube, UNE | dawn |
| Audacieux, adj. | bold |
| Aumône, UNE | alms |
| Aumônier, UN | a chaplain |
| Auparavant, adv. | before |
| Auprès de, prép. | with |
| Aurore, UNE | twilight |
| Aussi | therefore |
| Aussitôt | immediately |
| Autel, UN | an altar |
| Autodafé, UN | a public burning |
| Autrui | the other people |
| Aux dépens de | at the expense of |
| Avarice, UNE | miserliness |
| Avertir | to warn |
| Aveu, UN | an admission |
| Aveugle, adj., un | blind |
| Aveuglement, UN | blindness |
| Avis, UN | a warning |
| Avoir beau... | However much... |
| Avoir beau... | to ... in vain |
| Avoir pour pendant | to result in |
| Avoir souvenance de | to remember vaguely |
| Avouer | to reveal, to confide |