common land in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for common land in the French»English Dictionary

terrain communal

common land

Translations for common land in the English»French Dictionary

I.land [Brit land, Am lænd] N

1. land:

land CONSTR, LAW (terrain, property)

terrain m

land (very large)

terres fpl

building land

terrain à bâtir

the lie Brit or lay Am of the land lit

le relief du terrain

to get the lie Brit or lay Am of the land fig

savoir de quoi il retourne

get off my land!

dégagez de mon terrain! inf

private/public land

propriété f privée/publique

private/public land attr clearance, drainage, development

du terrain

private/public land purchase, sale

de terrain

private/public land prices

du terrain

private/public land deal, tax

foncier/-ière

private/public land law, tribunal

agraire

2. land FARM (farmland):

land

terre f

barren/fertile land

terre stérile/fertile

to live off/work the land

vivre de/travailler la terre

a movement back to the land

un retour à la terre

a movement back to the land attr worker

agricole

3. land (countryside):

land

campagne f

to live on/leave the land

vivre à/quitter la campagne

4. land POL (gen):

land (country)

pays m

foreign/tropical land

pays étranger/tropical

from many lands

de nombreux pays

throughout the land

dans tout le pays

the land of dreams, opportunity

le pays de

5. land (not sea):

land

terre f

I can see land

je vois la terre

to reach or make land

toucher terre

to remain on land

rester à terre

by land

par voie de terre

on land the bird is clumsy

sur la terre ferme l'oiseau est maladroit

land was sighted

la terre était en vue

land ahoy! NAUT

terre en vue!

the war on (the) land

la guerre terrestre

the war on (the) land attr battle, forces, transport, animal

terrestre

II.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB trans

1. land pilot:

land AEROSP, AVIAT aircraft, spacecraft

poser

land passengers, astronaut

débarquer

land cargo, luggage

décharger

NASA wants to land a space capsule on Mars

la NASA veut faire atterrir une capsule spatiale sur Mars

2. land NAUT:

land person

débarquer (on sur)

land cargo, luggage

décharger (on sur)

3. land FISH:

land fish

prendre

4. land (secure):

land fig, inf

décrocher inf

job, contract, prize I landed myself a job at the palace

je me suis dégoté un boulot au palais inf

5. land (saddle with problem) inf:

to land sb with task

refiler à qn

he landed me with washing the car

il m'a refilé la voiture à laver

to be landed with sb/sth

se retrouver avec qn/qc sur les bras

I was landed with the children/with cleaning the equipment

je me suis retrouvé avec les enfants/avec le nettoyage du matériel sur les bras

now you've really landed her in it or in a fine mess!

tu l'as vraiment fichue dans de beaux draps! inf

he landed us in court

on s'est retrouvé au tribunal par sa faute

6. land (deliver):

land inf

flanquer inf

blow, punch she landed him one (in the eye)

elle lui en a collé une (dans l'œil) inf

III.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB intr

1. land:

land AEROSP, AVIAT aircraft, balloon, passenger:

atterrir

land spacecraft: (on earth)

atterrir

land (on moon)

atterrir sur la lune

land (on moon)

alunir controvers

land (on planet)

se poser

as the plane came in to land

alors que l'avion se préparait à atterrir

2. land NAUT:

land passenger:

débarquer

land ship:

accoster

3. land SPORTS (gen):

land sportsman, gymnast, animal, insect, bird:

atterrir

land object, substance:

tomber

land hum

atterrir

land ball:

toucher le sol

he fell and landed at the bottom of the stairs

il est tombé et a atterri au bas de l'escalier

did you see where it landed?

tu as vu où c'est tombé or où ça a atterri?

most of the paint landed on me

presque toute la peinture m'est tombée dessus

the petition landed on my desk fig

la pétition a atterri sur mon bureau

the punch landed on his chin

le coup de poing l'a touché au menton

only one of the darts landed on the board

une seule fléchette s'est retrouvée sur la cible

IV.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB refl

to land oneself in difficult situation

se mettre dans

to land oneself with inf task, problem

se retrouver avec

V.land [Brit land, Am lænd]

to find out how the land lies

savoir de quoi il retourne

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 land in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for common land in the English»French Dictionary

common land N

common land

territoire m commun

Translations for common land in the English»French Dictionary

I.land [lænd] N

1. land no pl a. AGR:

land

terre f

by land

par voie de terre

2. land (area of ground):

land

terrain m

3. land (nation):

land

pays m

Phrases:

the Land of the Rising Sun

le pays du soleil levant

II.land [lænd] VB intr

1. land AVIAT:

land

atterrir

2. land NAUT:

land

débarquer

3. land (end up) a. SPORTS:

land

retomber

to land on one's feet

retomber sur ses pieds

III.land [lænd] VB trans

1. land (bring onto land):

land plane

faire atterrir

land boat

faire accoster

to land a plane on water

faire amerrir un avion

2. land (unload):

land

décharger

3. land (obtain):

land contract

décrocher

land fish

prendre

land job

dégoter

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

Before the 19th century the area was completely rural with an expanse of common land to the north and farmland to the south.

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The common land consist of grassland (wet, low-lying meadows), woodland, scrub and twelve ponds.

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Families will own private dwellings and share in 45 ha of common land.

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Livestock is often present, not only in this field but on the common land surrounding the council car park.

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By the end of the nineteenth century the common land here had become a venue for stump orators and political gatherings, thereby acquiring its name.

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The green was unenclosed common land, used for grazing with a pinfold where stray animals were kept until released on the payment of a fine.

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It also enables a district council to make an order prohibiting the stationing of caravans on common land, or a town or village green.

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Other suggestions include the pillar was cut to mark the boundary of the eastern part of the common land/cliff-edge.

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Up until the 1930s the park was common land, which included the right to graze cattle.

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The total area is about 7,000 hectares, half of which is common land with registered grazing rights for 45,000 sheep and 741 ponies.

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