aucontraction of à + le, literally “to the, for the, at the”
furonly used in au fur et à mesure (“gradually, as you go along”)
Noun
vauvertonly used in au diable-vauvert
Noun
SSTinitialism of santé et sécurité au travail (“occupational health and safety”): OHS
Noun
DALOacronym of droit au logement opposable: redeemable right to housing
Noun
antihoraireanticlockwise (South Africa, AU, New Zealand, Britain), counterclockwise (US)
Adjective
OuestWest (Western block, Western Europe); Ouest (a department of Haiti; capital: Port-au-Prince)
Name
au lieu deUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see au, lieu, de.; instead of
Preposition
au contraireon the contrary, quite the contrary, quite the opposite; au contraire
Adverb
montée de laitlet-down (the neurohormonal release of milk in dairy cows or in breastfeeding human mothers); tantrum, outburst (compare soupe au lait)
Noun
au dehorsdated spelling of au-dehors (“outside”)
Adverb
café russeRussian coffee (coffee with vodka); café au lait
Noun
Rivière-au-RenardRivière-au-Renard (a former municipality of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada).
Name
au blacksynonym of au noir (“off the books, cash in hand, undeclared”).
Prepositional phrase
SIMDUTinitialism of Système d'information sur les matières dangereuses utilisées au travail
Noun
plan de cuisson(UK, AU, NZ) hob, (US, CA) cooktop, (US, CA) stovetop, smooth top stove
Noun
AsdiSida, initialism of Agence suédoise de coopération internationale au développement
Name
État islamique d'IrakIslamic State in Iraq; former name of Daech (État islamique en Irak et au Levant)
Name
au litUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see au, lit.; in bed
Adverb
ADHOCacronym of Association pour les droits de l'homme et le développement au Cambodge
Name
au dedansdated spelling of au-dedans (“inside”)
Adverb
ruban adhésifparcel tape, packing tape, box-sealing tape (for packets); sellotape; (UK, AU) sticky tape; (US) Scotch tape; adhesive tape, office tape
Noun
⠅The letter sequence au, including the independent word au.
auxContraction of à + les ('to the' or 'of the')
autreother; another; used to express the equivalence or resemblance between two or more things; second
Adjective
aussitoo, also, as well; as (used for equal comparisons)
Adverb
aucunno, none, not any
Determiner
autantso much; just as well, might as well/may as well; the same, as much
Adverb
auteurauthor; composer, artist; inventor (of discovery); perpetrator (of crime); leader (of rebellion etc.)
Noun
augmenterto increase; to increase, to augment
Verb
autoritéauthority (the power to enforce rules or give orders); authority (entity with power)
Noun
auquelto which, at which, of which
Pronoun
autrementdifferently, in another way or manner
Adverb
autorisationauthorization (act of authorizing); authorization (attestation of authorization)
Noun