common decency in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for common decency in the English»French Dictionary

common decency N U

common decency

simple politesse f

Translations for common decency in the English»French Dictionary

common courtesy, decency, humanity

le/la plus élémentaire

Translations for common decency in the English»French Dictionary

I.common [Brit ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑmən] N (public land)

common

terrain m communal

Clapham Common

le terrain communal de Clapham

II.commons N npl

1. commons (the people):

the commons

le peuple

2. commons POL:

commons, a. Commons the commons

les Communes fpl

3. commons Am UNIV (refectory):

commons

réfectoire m

III.common [Brit ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑmən] ADJ

1. common (often encountered):

common 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 children, mammals etc

être répandu chez

2. common (shared):

common 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. common (ordinary):

common man, woman

du peuple after n

the common people

le peuple

a common soldier

un simple soldat

the common herd pej

la masse

a common criminal pej

un criminel ordinaire

4. common (low-class):

common pej

commun

it looks/sounds common

ça fait commun

5. common (minimum expected):

common courtesy, decency, humanity

le/la plus élémentaire

6. common:

common ZOOL, BOT frog, daisy, algae

commun

a common variety

une variété commune

7. common MATH:

common denominator, factor, multiple

commun

IV.in common ADV

in common

en commun

to have sth in common

avoir qc en commun

to hold sth in common LAW

posséder qc en commun

V.common [Brit ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑmən]

to be as common as muck or dirt (vulgar) inf

être d'une vulgarité crasse inf

they are as common as muck (widespread) inf

on en ramasse à la pelle

to be on short commons Brit

être rationné, faire maigre hum

to have the common touch

avoir de la simplicité

decency [Brit ˈdiːs(ə)nsi, Am ˈdisənsi] N

1. decency (good manners):

decency

politesse f

they might have had the decency to thank us

ils auraient pu avoir la politesse or la correction de nous remercier

you can't in all decency ask him to pay

tu ne peux décemment pas lui demander de payer

2. decency (morality):

he hasn't an ounce of decency

il n'a pas le moindre sens moral

3. decency:

decency (propriety)

convenances fpl

decency (in sexual matters)

décence f

he has no sense of decency

il n'a aucun sens des convenances

for the sake of decency

par souci or respect des convenances

to observe the decencies form

observer or respecter les convenances

common decency in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for common decency in the English»French Dictionary

decency [ˈdi:səntsi] N

1. decency no pl (social respectability):

decency

décence f

2. decency (goodness):

decency

bonté f

3. decency pl (approved behavior):

decency

convenances fpl

4. decency pl Am (basic comforts):

decency

commodités fpl

I.common <-er, -est [or more common, most common]> [ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑ:mən] ADJ

1. common (ordinary):

common name

courant(e)

in common use

d'un usage courant

2. common (widespread):

common

notoire

common disease

répandu(e)

it is common knowledge that...

il est de notoriété publique que...

to be common practice

être d'usage

3. common inv (shared):

common

commun(e)

the common good

le bien commun

by common assent

d'un commun accord

to make common cause with sb

faire cause commune avec qn

to have sth in common with sb/sth

avoir qc en commun avec qn/qc

4. common <-er, -est> pej (low-class):

common

commun(e)

common criminal, thief

de bas étage

5. common (average):

common

ordinaire

the common people

les gens ordinaires

the common people man

du peuple

the common people accent

populaire

II.common [ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑ:mən] N

common

terrain m communal

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She claimed that the university was operating outside the bounds of common decency, collegiality, professionalism and integrity.

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