auto

Meaning

1. (masculine) a public deed or ceremony
2. (masculine) auto (a sub-genre of dramatic literature)
3. (dated, masculine) act; deed
4. (masculine) act (record of an accomplishment)
5. (masculine) document that is part of a lawsuit or court case
6. (masculine) narration or description of an event made by a public authority and which serves as evidence of such event (e.g. a traffic citation)

Concepts

car

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automobile

auto

diploma

document

act

motor-car

paper

sheepskin

ticket

🎫

vehicle

warrant

certificate

deed

machine

motorcar

motor car

Synonyms

carro

automóvel

escritura

instrumento

veículo

diploma

acto

automóveis particulares

automovel

documento

máquina

viatura

automóveis

Translations

auto

auto

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αυτοκίνητο

auto

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automobile

auto

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Auto

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automòbil

automóvil

coche

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carro

cotxe

macchina

voiture

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaw.tu/

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin āctus, perfect passive participle of agō (“to make, I do”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to lead”). Doublet of ato and acto.