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common [ˈkɒmən]1. adjectivea. ( = shared) [interest, cause, language] commun• it's common knowledge that... chacun sait que...• 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 communb. ( = ordinary) commun• to be common currency [idea, story] être répanduc. ( = vulgar) [accent, person] vulgaire2. noun3. compounds► common market noun ( = free trade organization) organisation f de libre-échange, marché m commun (entre pays quelconques)* * *['kɒmən] 1. 2.commons plural noun1) ( the people)3.the commons — les Communes fpl
1) ( frequent) courant, fréquentto be common among — être répandu chez [children, mammals etc]
2) ( shared) commun (to à)3) ( ordinary) [man] du peuple (after n)the common herd — péj la masse
a common criminal — péj un criminel ordinaire
it looks/sounds common — ça fait commun
5) [courtesy, decency] le/la plus élémentaire6) Zoology, Botany commun••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
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1 ( the people) the commons le peuple ;C adj1 ( often encountered) [crime, illness, mistake, name, problem, reaction] courant, fréquent ; in common use d'un usage courant ; in common parlance dans le langage courant ; it is common for sb to do il est courant que qn fasse ; to be common among être répandu chez [children, mammals etc] ;2 ( shared) [aim, approach, attributes, border, enemy, language, interest, ownership] commun (to à) ; for the common good pour le bien commun ; by common agreement d'un commun accord ; it is common property c'est la propriété de tous ; it is common knowledge c'est de notoriété publique ;3 ( ordinary) [man, woman] du peuple (after n) ; the common people le peuple ; a common soldier un simple soldat ; the common herd péj la masse ; a common criminal péj un criminel ordinaire ;5 ( minimum expected) [courtesy, decency, humanity] le/la plus élémentaire ;7 Math [denominator, factor, multiple] commun.D in common adv phr en commun ; to have sth in common avoir qch en commun ; to hold sth in common Jur posséder qch en commun.to be as common as muck ou dirt ○ ( vulgar) être d'une vulgarité crasse ○ ; they are as common as muck ○ ( widespread) on en ramasse à la pelle ; to be on short commons GB être rationné, faire maigre hum ; to have the common touch avoir de la simplicité.
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