common currency in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for common currency in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for common currency in the English»French Dictionary

currency [Brit ˈkʌr(ə)nsi, Am ˈkərənsi] N

1. currency FIN:

currency

monnaie f

currency

devise f

what is the currency of Poland?

quelle est la monnaie polonaise?

to buy foreign currency

acheter des devises étrangères

have you any German currency?

avez-vous de l'argent allemand?

2. currency:

currency (of word, term)

fréquence f

currency (of idea, opinion)

crédibilité f

to gain currency word, term:

devenir courant

to gain currency idea, opinion:

se répandre

to give currency to sth

accréditer qc

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

common currency in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for common currency in the French»English Dictionary

avoir pignon sur rue attitude méprisable

to be common currency

Translations for common currency in the English»French Dictionary

currency [ˈkʌrənsi, Am ˈkɜ:r-] N

1. currency (money used in a country):

currency

devise f

2. currency no pl (acceptance):

currency

circulation f

to enjoy wide currency

jouir d'une grande diffusion

to gain currency

se répandre

to have currency

avoir cours

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)

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Some early proposals focused on economic cooperation, unified foreign policy, a customs union and a common currency, but separate government offices.

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The form was one of many advanced engineering solutions, including folded plate roofs, that were in common currency.

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Such transfers are possible if the players have a common currency that is valued equally by all.

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Using this common currency allows enterprise management, marketing management and other managers to understand marketing performance effectiveness and efficiency.

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Those situations illustrate that we should not ignore the warnings against currency unions though there is plenty of benefits from joining common currency union.

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Gold did not circulate as common currency.

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It called for a regional parliament, a common market and a common currency.

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By submitting to a common currency, the countries would lose considerable autonomy in the management of the currency itself, including the setting of interest rates.

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The idea that war involves inherent friction that distorts, to a greater or lesser degree, all prior arrangements, has become common currency in fields such as business strategy and sport.

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To assure meaningful comparisons among activities, brands, markets, and points in time; the metrics must use a common scalea common currency.

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