autocollant
/o.tɔ.kɔ.lɑ̃/masculine
The English word sticker is autocollant in French.
autocollant is the standard way to say sticker in French, referring to an adhesive label or decal. You can use the phrase Où puis-je trouver des autocollants? to ask where you can find stickers.
Meaning: adhesive label or decal (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of the prefix auto-, meaning self, which implies that the object is self-adhesive.
Which one should you use?
While autocollant refers specifically to an adhesive sticker, the word étiquette refers more generally to a label, which may or may not be adhesive.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Canadian French, some people may use the English loanword sticker in casual conversations.
How does it change in a sentence?
To form the plural of autocollant, simply add an s to the end.
How do you pronounce it?
/o.tɔ.kɔ.lɑ̃/
Did you know?
- The word collant inside autocollant is also the noun for 'tights' or 'pantyhose', because both are designed to cling closely to a surface.
- If you call a person a collant in a slang context, you are implying they are 'clingy' or won't leave you alone.
- French has a specific word, décalcomanie, for the process of transferring a design from a sticker to a surface, a term that is used in both art and industrial contexts.
Examples in context
- Mets cet autocollant sur ta valise.Put this sticker on your suitcase.This sentence shows how to use autocollant when placing one on a suitcase.Tatoeba #10465818 by lbdx, translation #8078984 by CK
- Il y a un autocollant qui dit « fragile » sur la boîte.There's a sticker on the box that says "fragile."This sentence uses autocollant to describe a sticker on a box.Tatoeba #10465825 by lbdx, translation #7759725 by CK
- Yanni utilise le rasoir très soigneusement pour retirer l'autocollant.Yanni is using the razor blade very carefully to take the sticker off.This sentence demonstrates how to use autocollant when removing one with a tool.Tatoeba #10105297 by JumJum, translation #9980432 by Amastan
- J'ai acheté un autocollant pour décorer mon cahier.I bought a sticker to decorate my notebook.
- Merci de coller cette étiquette adhésive sur le colis.Please stick this adhesive label on the package.
- Regardez ce joli collant que j'ai trouvé pour mon ordinateur.Look at this cute sticker I found for my computer.
Example conversation
Hugo and Manon are decorating their laptops.
- HugoRegarde cet autocollant, il est très mignon !Look at this sticker, it's very cute!
- ManonC'est vrai, où l'as-tu acheté ?True, where did you buy it?
- HugoJe l'ai trouvé dans un petit magasin.I found it in a little shop.
- ManonJe veux aussi un autocollant pour mon ordinateur.I want a sticker for my computer too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sticker” translations and entries autocollant, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
