commons in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for commons 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

House of Commons Info

House of Commons

Chambre basse du Parlement britannique où siègent 659 MPs (Members of Parliament). Chaque MP représente une circonscription (constituency) du Royaume-Uni. Le rôle essentiel de la Chambre des communes est d'exercer le pouvoir législatif et de débattre de la politique gouvernementale. Chaque séance débute par Question time, une demi-heure pendant laquelle les députés posent des questions aux ministres. Des commissions spécialisées (Select Committees) permettent également de contrôler les activités du gouvernement. → Parliament

See also Parliament

Parliament Info

Parliament

Corps législatif britannique composé de la Chambre des communes et de la Chambre des lords qui siègent au Palais de Westminster. Le souverain convoque et dissout le Parlement, ouvre chaque session parlementaire et signe les textes de lois. Des élections législatives ont lieu au minimum tous les cinq ans et renouvellent la totalité de la Chambre des communes. → House of Commons House of Lords Speaker

House of Commons

House of Commons N Brit:

House of Commons

Chambre f des communes

common carrier N Am

common carrier

entreprise f de transport public

common assault N LAW

common assault

coups mpl et blessures fpl

common chord N

common chord

accord m parfait

common cold N

common cold

rhume m de cerveau

common time N MUS

common time

mesure f à quatre temps

common currency N

1. common currency FIN:

common currency

monnaie f commune

2. common currency fig:

to make sth common currency (widely used)

banaliser qc

given common currency (widely accepted) opinion, fact

généralement accepté

common fraction N

common fraction

fraction f

commons in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for commons in the English»French Dictionary

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

common stock N Am FIN

common stock

action f ordinaire

common room N Brit

common room

salle f de détente

junior/senior common room

salle f d'étude

common denominator N a. MATH

common denominator

dénominateur m commun

common law N no pl

common law

droit m commun

common sense N no pl

common sense

bon sens m

common land N

common land

territoire m commun

Translations for commons in the French»English Dictionary

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roturier (-ière)

common

usité(e)

common(ly used)

dénominateur commun a. fig

common denominator

commons Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have the (common) courtesy to +infin pej

avoir la courtoisie de +infin

the common run of films/students

les films/étudiants ordinaires

we found some common ground

nous avons trouvé un terrain d'entente

to find common ground with sb

trouver terrain d'entente avec qn

not to have an ounce of common sense

ne pas avoir un gramme de bon sens [ou de jugeote] inf

to have nothing in common with sb

n'avoir aucun point commun avec qn

to join forces with a common objective

se regrouper autour de qn (se regrouper dans un but commun)

it's common knowlege that he did it

il est notoire qu'il l'a fait

to have nothing in common with sb/sth

n'avoir rien de commun avec qn/qc

to not have an iota of common sense

ne pas avoir un poil de bon sens

commons Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for commons in the French»English Dictionary

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intérêt général

common welfare

commons Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for commons in the French»English Dictionary

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conduite d'aspiration commune

common suction line

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An additional wing was constructed at the high school in 2008 and includes a media center, commons area, and six classrooms.

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A matador sculpture was placed in the student commons area in 1961.

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Deer, woodpeckers, and wildflowers are commons sites along the park's trails.

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The commons minerals are albite, olivine, clinopyroxene and oxides of iron and titanium.

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Examples of the digital commons include wikis, open-source software, and open-source licensing.

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In the sweet vocabulary of commons, grazing livestock is known as herbage, taking firewood, gorse or furze as estovers.

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Seven classrooms, a student commons area with computers, and office space for faculty.

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The school is two stories high with a commons area and a huge gymnasium.

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Additions included a new science classroom wing, an auditorium for the performing arts, a gymnasium, a student commons area and a track and football field.

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Scenes were filmed at the school's gym for a reunion prom set, football field, commons area and hallways; which included 200 extras.

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