common

common
common [ˈkɒmən]
1. adjective
   a. ( = shared) [interest, cause, language] commun
• common denominator/factor dénominateur m/facteur m commun
• by common consent d'un commun accord
• common ground terrain m d'entente
• it's common knowledge that ... chacun sait que ...
• common land terrain m communal
► common to
• it's something common to all young children c'est quelque chose qu'on trouve chez tous les jeunes enfants
• a belief common to both Jews and Christians une croyance partagée par les juifs et les chrétiens► in common en commun
• they have nothing in common ils n'ont rien de commun
• in common with en commun avec
   b. ( = ordinary) commun
• it's quite common c'est très courant
• common belief croyance f universelle
• the common cold le rhume de cerveau
• to be common currency [idea, story] être répandu
• it's a common experience cela arrive souvent
• the common people le peuple
• a common occurrence une chose fréquente
• a common sight un spectacle familier
   c. ( = vulgar) [accent, person] vulgaire
• they're as common as muck (inf) (British) ce sont des ploucs (inf)
2. noun
( = land) terrain m communal
3. compounds
► Common Agricultural Policy noun Politique f agricole commune
► common denominator noun dénominateur m commun
► Common Entrance noun (British) examen d'entrée dans l'enseignement privé
► common law noun droit m coutumier
► common market noun ( = free trade organization) organisation f de libre-échange, marché m commun (entre pays quelconques)
► common room noun (British) salle f commune
► common stock noun (US Stock exchange) actions fpl ordinaires
* * *
['kɒmən] 1.
noun (land) terrain m communal
2.
commons plural noun
1) (the people)

the commons — le peuple

2) Politics (also Commons)

the commons — les Communes fpl

3.
adjective
1) (frequent) courant, fréquent

in common use — d'un usage courant

in common parlance — dans le langage courant

it is common for somebody to do — il est courant que quelqu'un fasse

to be common among — être répandu chez [children, mammals etc]

2) (shared) commun (to à)

in common — en commun

for the common good — pour le bien commun

it is common property — c'est la propriété de tous

it is common knowledge — c'est de notoriété publique

3) (ordinary) [man] du peuple (after n)

the common people — le peuple

the common herd — péj la masse

a common criminal — péj un criminel ordinaire

4) péj (low-class) commun

it looks/sounds common — ça fait commun

5) [courtesy, decency] le/la plus élémentaire
6) Zoology, Botany commun
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to be as common as muck ou dirt — (colloq) (vulgar) être d'une vulgarité crasse (colloq)

they are as common as muck — (colloq) (widespread) on en ramasse à la pelle

to have the common touch — avoir de la simplicité


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