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1 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) običajen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) skupen3) (publicly owned: common property.) javen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) prostaški5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) poprečen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) obči2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) občinsko zemljišče- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *I [kɔmən]adjective ( commonly adverb)skupen, javen; navaden, poprečen, obči; prostaški, plebejski, vulgarento make common cause with — podpirati kaj, delati za isto stvarslang common or garden — zelo vsakdanji, šablonskimusic common chord — trozvokgrammar common gender — dvojni spolII [kɔmən]nounobčinsko zemljišče, občinski pašnik; juridically dohodek od zemljišča -
2 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) vzrok2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) povod3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) cilj; v imenu (miru)2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) povzročiti; pripeljati do česa* * *I [kɔ:z]transitive verbpovzročiti, sprožiti, pripraviti koga do česaII [kɔ:z]noun(of) vzrok; ( for) povod, razlog; zadeva, stvar; načelo, ideal; pravda, tožbain the cause of — v imenu, zaradito make common cause with — strinjati se, delati v prid iste stvariFirst cause, Cause of causes — stvarnikfinal cause — končni cilj, namento plead s.o.'s cause — zastopati zadevo koga
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make common cause with someone — make common cause with (someone) formal if one group of people makes common cause with another group, they work together in order to achieve something that both groups want. Environment protesters have made common cause with local people to stop… … New idioms dictionary
make common cause with — (someone) formal if one group of people makes common cause with another group, they work together in order to achieve something that both groups want. Environment protesters have made common cause with local people to stop the motorway from being … New idioms dictionary
make common cause with — 1. To cast in one s lot with 2. To have the same interest and aims as • • • Main Entry: ↑common … Useful english dictionary
make common cause with somebody — make common ˈcause with sb idiom (formal) to be united with sb about sth that you both agree on, believe in or wish to achieve Main entry: ↑commonidiom … Useful english dictionary
make common cause with — index combine (act in concert), cooperate, involve (participate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
To make common cause with — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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make a common cause with — index federalize (associate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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