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common / ˈkɒmən/
  1. noun (land) terrain m communal.
  1. commons npl
    1. (the people) the ~s le peuple;
    1. Pol (also Commons) the ~s les Communes fpl.
  1. adjective
    1. (frequent) courant, fréquent;
      in ~ use d'un usage courant;
      in ~ parlance dans le langage courant;
      it is ~ for sb to do il est courant que qn fasse;
      to be ~ among être répandu chez (children, mammals etc);
    1. (shared) commun ( to à);
      in ~ en commun;
      for the ~ good pour le bien commun;
      it is ~ property c'est la propriété de tous;
      it is ~ knowledge c'est de notoriété publique;
    1. (ordinary) (man) du peuple (after n);
      the ~ people le peuple;
      the ~ herd péj la masse;
      a ~ criminal péj un criminel ordinaire;
    1. péj (low-class) commun;
      it looks/sounds ~ ça fait commun;
    1. (courtesy, decency) le/la plus élémentaire;
    1. Zool, Bot commun.
IDIOMS:
to be as ~ as muck ou dirt (familier) (vulgar) être d'une vulgarité crasse (familier);
they are as ~ as muck (familier) (widespread) on en ramasse à la pelle;
to have the ~ touch avoir de la simplicité.
common : Common Agricultural Policy, CAP nounpolitique f agricole commune;
common cold ~ cold diseases nounrhume m de cerveau.
common : common ground ~ ground noun fig terrain m d'entente;
common-law husband ~-law husband nounconcubin m;
common-law marriage ~-law marriage nounconcubinage m;
common-law wife ~-law wife nounconcubine f.
common : common noun ~ noun nounnom m commun;
common-or-garden ~-or-garden adjective ordinaire.


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common: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
commonadj (frequent)courant, fréquent adj
Crime is a common occurrence in big cities.
La criminalité est un fait courant (or: fréquent) dans les grandes villes.
commonadj (joint)commun adj
Our houses share a common fence.
Nos deux maisons sont séparées par une clôture commune.
 
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
commonadj (public) de touscommun adj
 de tous adj inv
The government works for the common good.
Le gouvernement œuvre pour le bien commun.
Le gouvernement œuvre pour le bien de tous.
commonadj (ordinary)ordinaire adj
There is no cure for the common cold.
Il n'existe pas de remède contre le rhume ordinaire.
commonadj (mediocre) de qualité moyennesimple adj
This cup is made from common plastic.
Cette tasse est faite avec du simple plastique.
commonadj (inferior)banal adj
It's just a common item, with nothing special about it.
C'est un article très banal, qui n'a rien de particulier.
commonadj (vulgar)déplacé adj
Such common behaviour is to be expected of one with no education.
Une attitude aussi déplacée n'est pas surprenante de la part de quelqu'un qui n'a aucune éducation.
commonadj (widespread)répandu adj
That opinion is quite common in this part of the world.
Cet avis est assez répandu dans ce coin du globe.
commonadj (notorious)notoire adj
The police treated me like a common criminal.
La police m'a traité comme un criminel notoire.
commonadj (without rank) hiérarchiesimple adj
He is just a common worker - not the boss.
Ce n'est pas le patron, juste un simple employé.
commonn (tract of land) appartenant à la villecommunal adj
We ate lunch on the common.
Nous avons pris notre déjeuner au terrain communal.
commonn (law: right) juridiquedroit nm
All villagers have common of fishing in these waters.
Tous les villageois ont le droit de pêcher dans ces eaux.
common, commonsn (large dining room)réfectoire nm
The students ate in commons every night.
Les étudiants dînaient dans le réfectoire chaque soir.
common, commonsn (food served communally) militaire : anglicismemess nm
We have to be in the dining room at five o'clock for commons.
Nous devons être à la salle à manger à cinq heures pour le mess.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
book of common prayermissel nm
by common consentadv (by the agreement of everyone)d'un commun accord adv
common accordn (shared agreement)commun accord nm
common ancestryn (shared family history)avoir des ancêtres communs v
My friend and I always thought it was strange how we looked so alike until we discovered we shared a common ancestry.
Mon ami et moi avions toujours trouvé ça étrange que nous nous ressemblions tant jusqu'à ce qu'on découvre que nous avions des ancêtres communs.
common ancestryv (species: shared descent from a distant ancestor)être de descendance commune v
Apes and humans share a common ancestry.
common beliefn (idea shared by many people)idée répandue nf
It is a common belief that education will improve your employment prospects.
 communément admis adj
Il est communément admis que l'éducation améliore les perspectives d'emploi.
 généralement accepté adj
common beliefn (mutual, shared opinion)idées en commun nfpl
It means a lot to both of us that, over the years, we continue to share many common beliefs.
Malgré le temps qui passe, nous avons toujours beaucoup d'idées en commun.
 opinions communes nfpl
common bondn (sth shared, unifying)lien nm
My common bond with him is that we grew up in the same neighborhood.
Le lien que j'entretiens avec lui est que nous avons grandi dans le même quartier.
common carotid artery (Medicine) Médecineartère carotide nf
common carriagen (public transport and freight business)transporteur nm
common carriern (company providing freight service)transporteur nm
That company is a common carrier both in California and Nevada.
common casecas commun
common casecas courant
common coldn (cold virus)rhume nm
There's no cure for the common cold.
common crab Zoologietourteau nm
common declarationdéclaration commune
common denominatorn literal (mathematics: shared quantity in fractions)dénominateur commun nm
common denominatorn figurative (common or shared factor)point en commun nm
Though the sisters were different in almost every way, one common denominator was their love of horses.
Les deux sœurs avaient un point en commun, leur passion pour les chevaux.
common dilln (strongly-flavoured herb)aneth nm
Note: In the US usually dill or dillweed
The common dill weed is the source of both dill seed and dill weed.
common divisordiviseur commun
common efforteffort concerté
common enemyn (shared adversary)ennemi commun nm
A traditional political move is to unite the people by creating a common enemy.
Désigner un ennemi commun est un moyen efficace pour rassembler plusieurs personnes.
common factorfacteur commun
common goodn (benefit of everyone)bien commun nm
Being honest with each other is for the common good.
common gracklen (large blackbird)quiscale bronzé nm
The common grackle is a pest at my bird feeders, but its iridescent purple head is handsome.
common groundn (shared interests)points communs nmpl
We started dating because we had a lot of common ground in our likes and dislikes.
On s'est découvert beaucoup de points communs.
 avoir en commun v
common knowledgen (sth that most people know)tout le monde sait que
It was common knowledge among the staff that Bill had a drinking problem.
Though Galileo was persecuted for saying this in the 17th century, it is now common knowledge that the earth orbits around the sun.
Tout le monde sait que la Terre tourne autour du Soleil.
 bien connu adj
Le soleil tourne autour de la terre, c'est bien connu.
 de notoriété publique loc adj
Il était de notoriété publique que Bill avait des problèmes d'alcool.
common language Linguistiquelangue véhiculaire nf
common law, common-lawn (informal but recognized status)concubins nmpl
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
Though they never married, they lived together long enough to be considered common-law partners.
common law husband or wife GB partenaire officielconcubin nmf
common loonn US (aquatic bird)plongeon huard nm
The common loon makes a mournful sound which echoes through the night.
 Québechuard, huart à collier nm
common mann (ordinary citizen, lay person)homme ordinaire nm
 homme du peuple nm
 homme de la rue nm
common mann (commoner, without title)roturier nm
Il paraît que la princesse fréquente un roturier.
common marketmarché commun
common measuren (poetry, verse: iambic meter)versification classique nf
common menhommes ordinaires
common multiplemultiple commun
common namenom courant
common northern whelk Zoologiepilot nm
common nounnom commun
common ownershipn (joint ownership, trusteeship)copropriété nf
The condominium owners have common ownership of the public areas.
common peoplen (ordinary people)gens ordinaires nmpl
They don't stand out for any particular reason, they're just common people.
Ils n'ont vraiment rien de spécial, ce sont juste des gens ordinaires.
 Monsieur et Madame Tout-le-Monde nmpl
 commun des mortels nm
Le commun des mortels n'a pas forcément appris le latin à l'école.
common peoplen (working-class people)gens du peuple nmpl
God must have loved the common people, he made so many of them. A. Lincoln
 gens ordinaires nmpl
common personbouton de fièvre nm
 feu sauage nm
common phrasen (much-used expression)expression courante nf
It takes awhile to learn the common phrases in a foreign language.
 expression usuelle nf
common practicen (sth customary, sth often done)être d'usage de + [infinitif] v
It is common practice to speak softly in a library.
It's common practice to shake hands in business affairs.
Il est d'usage de parler à voix basse dans une bibliothèque.
 pratique courante nf
Se serrer la main quand on fait des affaires est une pratique courante.
common prayer (religion) religionprière commune nf
common propertyparties communes
common rat rat communsurmulot nm
common reedroseau commun nm
common room de lycéefoyer nm
common roomsalle commune nf
common salt (food) alimentationsel blanc nm
common sayingn (much-used expression or proverb)adage nm
When I use a common saying it's folk wisdom, and when you use it, it's called a cliché.
 dicton populaire nm
common schoolécole publique
common seal (Zoology) Zoologiephoque commun nm
common sensen (practical thinking)bon sens nm
Ma pauvre, tu manques de bon sens !
common share USaction ordinaire
common shelduck Zoologietadorne nm
common soldiersoldat ordinaire nm
common sourcen (frequent place of origin)source fréquente nf
Poorly built homes are a common source of law suits.
The Internet is now a common source of information.
 être souvent à l'origine de v
Des maisons mal construites sont souvent à l'origine de procès.
common sourcen (shared origin )origine commune nf
All Indo-European languages are thought to come from a common source.
On pense que toutes les langues indo-européennes ont une origine commune.
 même origine nf
common statementdéclaration commune
common stockn pejorative (person: working-class background)petites gens nfpl
They're not in our class, dear. They come from common stock.
Tu n'épouseras pas cette fille, mon garçon. Son père et sa mère sont de petites gens. Ils ne sont pas comme nous.
 méprisantbas peuple nm
 roture nf
La royauté et la roture, ça a toujours fait de beaux mariages...
common stockn (finance: a type of capital stock)action ordinaire nf
The company issues two classes of equity: common stock and preferred stock.
common stocksnpl (financial securities: shares) financeactions ordinaires nfpl
common termn (colloquial or everyday word for sth)mot courant nm
common tern (zoology) zoologiesterne pierregarin nf
common timetemps commun nm
common touchn (affinity with ordinary people)empathie (avec les gens) nf
common understandingn (mutual agreement)accord (réciproque) nm
We have reached a common understanding.
common understandingn (usual interpretation (of sth))interprétation courante nf
The common understanding of the word "silent" is no noise whatsoever.
common varietyvariété commune nf
common yearannée commune
common-law, common lawadj (unofficial, not formalized)officieux adj
Note: hyphen used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun
common-law marriagen (partnership not formalized by marriage ceremony)concubinage nm
When a common law marriage exists, the spouses receive the same legal treatment given to legally married couples
common-law wifen (woman in a partnership not formalized by marriage)concubine nf
John had more than one common-law wife, though he was never married.
common-roomsalle commune nf
common-varietyvariété commune nf
greatest common divisorplus grand commun diviseur
have in commonavoir en commun
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