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

autoaccusation
noun, feminine
self-incrimination
autoadhésif
adjective
self-adhesive
autoadjoint
adjective
self-adjoint
autoallumage
noun, masculine
preignition
to undergo self-analysis
autoapprentissage
noun, masculine
self-learning
autoassemblage
noun, masculine
self-assembly
to autoassimilate
autoberge
noun, feminine
a major road that runs along a riverbank
autobiographie
noun, feminine
autobiography
autobiographical
autobiographically
autobloquant
adjective
self-locking
autoboxing
noun, masculine
autoboxing
autobronzant
adjective
self-tanning
autobronzant
noun, masculine
fake tan, self-tanner (substance, usually a lotion, cream, or oil, that contains chemicals which, when applied to the skin, react to give the appearance of a suntan)
autobus
noun, masculine
bus, coach (vehicle)
autobus scolaire
noun, masculine
school bus
autobus à plate-forme
noun, masculine
A type of urban bus with a small platform at the back, once prevalent in Paris.
autocar
noun, masculine
motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)
autocassable
adjective
snap-off
autocatalytic
autocatégorisation
noun, feminine
autocategorization
to autocategorize
autocensure
noun, feminine
self-censorship
autocentré
adjective
self-centered
autochauffant
adjective
self-heating
autochenille
noun, feminine
tracked vehicle
autochore
adjective
autochorous
autochorie
noun, feminine
autochory
autochtone
adjective
from the earth, ground, soil; autochthonous, native, indigenous, aboriginal; of indigenous peoples, or land occupied by them; natural, native, innate (to a person)
autochtone
noun, masculine/feminine
a local, a native, an autochthon
self-healing
autokinetic
to autoclassify
autoclave
noun, masculine
autoclave
autocollant
adjective
self-adhesive
autocollant
noun, masculine
sticker (adhesive label or decal)
self-compacting (typically of concrete)
autocompatibilité
noun, feminine
autocompatibility
autocompatible
to autocompile
to autocomplete
autocondensation
noun, feminine
autocondensation
autoconsommation
noun, feminine
consumption of goods or services by the person/company/country that produces it
autocontradiction
noun, feminine
self-contradiction
autocopiant
adjective
carbonless (of copying paper)
autocopie
noun, feminine
a copy made using carbonless copy paper
to self-correct
autocorrélation
noun, feminine
autocorrelation
autocorrélogramme
noun, masculine
autocorrelogram
autocrate
noun, masculine/feminine
autocrat (ruler with absolute power)
autocratie
noun, feminine
autocracy (form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual)
autocratique
adjective
autocratic; authoritarian
autocratically
autocritique
adjective
self-critical
autocritique
noun, feminine
self-criticism
autocuiseur
noun, masculine
pressure cooker (cooking vessel)
autocéphale
adjective
autocephalous (fully independent of the authority of any other church)
autodafé
noun, masculine
auto da fe; book-burning