common-law husband in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for common-law husband in the English»French Dictionary

common-law husband N

common-law husband

concubin m

Translations for common-law husband in the French»English Dictionary

concubin (concubine)

common law husband/wife

acquêt

property acquired in common by husband and wife

Translations for common-law husband 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

law [Brit lɔː, Am lɔ] N

1. law U (body of rules):

law

loi f

to obey/break the law

respecter/enfreindre la loi

to be against the law

être contraire à la loi form

to be against the law

être interdit

it is against the law to do

il est interdit de faire

the law is on our side

nous avons la loi pour nous

to be above the law

être au-dessus des lois

to remain within the law

rester dans les limites de la légalité

the law of the land

la législation du pays

the law as it stands

la législation en vigueur

under Italian law

d'après la loi italienne

by law

conformément à la loi

it's required by law

c'est obligatoire légalement

the bill became law yesterday

le projet de loi a été adopté hier

divine law

la loi divine

his word is law

sa parole fait loi

2. law LAW (rule):

law

loi f

a law against gambling, vagrancy

une loi interdisant

the laws on gambling, vagrancy

les lois sur

there has been a change in the law

la loi a été modifiée

there ought to be a law against it

ça devrait être interdit

3. law (justice):

law

justice f

court of law

cour f de justice

to go to law

recourir à la justice (about, over pour)

in the eyes of the law

aux yeux de la loi

to take the law into one's own hands

faire justice soi-même

4. law (police):

law inf

police f

I'll have the law on you!

je vais appeler la police!

5. law (academic discipline):

law

droit m

to study law

faire son droit

6. law (principle):

law

loi f

the laws of nature/motion

les lois de la nature/du mouvement

the laws of perspective

les règles fpl de la perspective

the second law of thermodynamics

le deuxième principe m de la thermodynamique

to be a law unto oneself

être un peu original

I.husband [Brit ˈhʌzbənd, Am ˈhəzbənd] N

husband (gen)

mari m

husband ADMIN

époux m

to live as husband and wife

vivre maritalement

to work as a husband and wife team

travailler en couple

to take a husband dated

prendre mari dated

II.husband [Brit ˈhʌzbənd, Am ˈhəzbənd] VB trans

1. husband (manage prudently):

husband

bien gérer

2. husband (economize):

husband

économiser

common-law husband in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for common-law husband in the English»French Dictionary

law [lɔ:, Am lɑ:] N

1. law (rule, set of rules):

law

loi f

the first law of sth

la première règle de qc

law and order

ordre m public

to be against the law

être réfractaire à la loi

to break/obey the law

enfreindre/respecter la loi

to take the law into one's own hands

se faire justice soi-même

2. law (legislation):

law

droit m

civil law

droit civil

3. law inf (police):

law

police f

4. law (court):

law

justice f

to go to law

recourir à la justice

5. law (scientific principle):

law

loi f

law of averages

loi des probabilités

Phrases:

the law of the jungle

la loi de la jungle

there's one law for the rich and another for the poor prov

avoir deux poids et deux mesures

he is a law unto himself

il n'en fait qu'à sa tête

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

I.husband [ˈhʌzbənd] N

husband

mari m

II.husband [ˈhʌzbənd] VB trans

husband money:

husband

bien gérer

to husband sb

être aux petits soins pour qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Eight other people, including her common-law husband, adopted sons and her daughter-in-law, have also been arrested in connection with the case.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Custody was awarded to a former common-law husband.

www.660news.com

About 10:30 p.m., an argument developed between the grandmother and her common-law husband.

jamaica-star.com

He believes he has the rights of a common-law husband.

www.ok.co.uk

Meanwhile, her common-law husband said they would be just as happy if they get some lumber to build a house for the family.

jamaica-gleaner.com

She and her common-law husband live together with their four combined kids -- two each from their former marriages -- ages 7, 9, 10 and 12.

www.thestar.com

She shared the home with her common-law husband and four children.

www.thestar.com

The female victim was not co-operating, though investigators believed her common-law husband was a suspect.

ottawacitizen.com

The victim lived on an acreage on the southwest edge of the city with her common-law husband, daughters and stepson.

www.cbc.ca

The police said her common-law husband fled the scene after the attack but was later apprehended.

www.jamaicaobserver.com