How to Say “Stickers” in French

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autocollants
The English phrase stickers is translated into French as autocollants.
Other specific terms include Album d'autocollants for a sticker album, Sticker mural for a wall sticker, Autocollant personnalisé for a custom sticker, Autocollant réfléchissant for a reflective sticker and Autocollant en mousse for a foam sticker.

What does it mean word for word?

The word autocollants is a compound of auto- (self) and collant (sticking/gluey), which literally means self-sticking.

How does it change in a sentence?

The singular form of the word is autocollant.

Did you know?

  • The word collant is also the French word for 'tights' or 'pantyhose', because both items 'stick' or cling to the skin.
  • The adjective collant can also be used to describe someone who is 'clingy' or overbearing in a social sense, similar to the English term 'clingy'.
  • In the context of collecting, children often refer to the act of sticking them into an album as coller des vignettes, using the word vignette instead of autocollant.

Examples in context

  • Les autocollants ne collent pas.
    The stickers don't stick.
    Tatoeba #10465817 by lbdx, translation #10110675 by shekitten
  • Le mec avait une valise couverte d'autocollants du monde entier.
    The guy had a suitcase covered in stickers from all over the world.
    Tatoeba #10465826 by lbdx, translation #8159678 by TheNightAvl
  • Je vais acheter des autocollants pour décorer mon cahier.
    I'm going to buy some stickers to decorate my notebook.
  • Assurez-vous d'ajouter les étiquettes adhésives à toutes les boîtes.
    Make sure to add adhesive labels to all the boxes.
  • Regarde tous mes nouveaux autocollants, ils sont trop cool !
    Look at all my new stickers, they're so cool!
  • J'ai reçu plein de nouveaux stickers pour mon anniversaire !
    I received lots of new stickers for my birthday!
  • J'ai acheté des autocollants pour mon carnet.
    I bought some stickers for my notebook.

Example conversation

Léa and Nathan are organizing a scrapbook together.

  1. Léa

    Où sont les autocollants pour le livre ?
    Where are the stickers for the book?
  2. Nathan

    Ils sont dans le tiroir, Léa.
    They are in the drawer, Léa.
  3. Léa

    Est-ce que tu as des autocollants bleus ?
    Do you have any blue stickers?
  4. Nathan

    Oui, je vais les chercher pour toi.
    Yes, I will go get them for you.

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