common denominator in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for common denominator in the English»French Dictionary

lowest common denominator N MATH

lowest common denominator fig

plus petit dénominateur m commun

he reduces everything to the lowest common denominator pej

il rabaisse tout à ce qu'il y a de plus trivial

Translations for common denominator in the English»French Dictionary

common denominator, factor, multiple

commun

Translations for common denominator in the French»English Dictionary

dénominateur commun MATH fig

common denominator (à of)

plus petit dénominateur commun

lowest common denominator (à of)

réduction de fractions au même dénominateur

reduction of fractions to a common denominator

réduire des fractions au même dénominateur

to reduce fractions to a common denominator

Translations for common denominator 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

denominator [Brit dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə, Am dəˈnɑməˌneɪdər] N

denominator

dénominateur m

common denominator in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for common denominator in the English»French Dictionary

common denominator N a. MATH

common denominator

dénominateur m commun

Translations for common denominator in the French»English Dictionary

dénominateur commun a. fig

common denominator

Translations for common denominator in the English»French Dictionary

denominator [dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtəʳ, Am -ˈnɑ:məneɪt̬ɚ] N

denominator

dénominateur m

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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Another common denominator is the simultaneous presence of order and disorder.

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Their common denominator was the professional, cultural, or administrative expertise acquired through modern education.

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Could the symptom picture of different illnesses be traced back to a common denominator?

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Whether observed individually in private, with family and friends, or at large events, the common denominator is an awareness of worldwide synchronous celebration.

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However, not all fractional odds are traditionally read using the lowest common denominator.

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This allows developers to avoid the complexities involved in supporting multiple incompatible virtual machine images formats and focus on the lowest common denominator instead.

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The common denominator used to compute fractional interests in the property is 3,394,923,840,000.

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It is not necessary to determine the value of the common denominator to compare fractions.

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Perhaps the lowest common denominator would be more accurate.

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Fringe groups must not be allowed to tear apart our common denominator.

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