common thread in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for common thread in the English»French Dictionary

common thread N

common thread

point m commun

Translations for common thread in the English»French Dictionary

I.thread [Brit θrɛd, Am θrɛd] N

1. thread (for sewing):

thread

fil m

gold/silver thread

fil m d'or/d'argent

cotton/silk thread

fil m de coton/soie

to be hanging by a thread lit, fig

ne tenir qu'à un fil

2. thread (of argument, story):

thread fig

fil m

to follow/lose the thread

suivre/perdre le fil

central thread

fil m conducteur

to pull all the threads together

faire la synthèse

to pick up the thread of conversation, story

reprendre le fil de

to pick up the threads of career, life

reprendre le cours de

to pick up the thread of a relationship with sb

renouer avec qn

3. thread TECH (of screw):

thread

filetage m

4. thread (on Internet):

thread

fil m de discussion

II.threads N

threads Am (clothes):

threads npl inf

fringues inf

III.thread [Brit θrɛd, Am θrɛd] VB trans

1. thread lit:

thread bead, needle

enfiler

thread film, tape

introduire (into dans)

2. thread (move) fig:

to thread one's way through tables, obstacles

se faufiler entre

IV.thread [Brit θrɛd, Am θrɛd] VB intr

thread beads, needle:

s'enfiler

thread film, tape:

passer

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 thread in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for common thread in the English»French Dictionary

I.thread [θred] N

1. thread (for sewing):

thread

fil m

I've lost the thread of my argument fig

j'ai perdu le fil de ma pensée

2. thread (groove of screw):

thread

filet m

II.thread [θred] VB trans

1. thread (pass a thread):

thread needle

passer un fil dans

2. thread (string):

thread beads

enfiler

3. thread (insert):

thread tape, film

introduire

I.common <-er, -est [or more common, most common]> [ˈka·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 mpl ordinaires

the common people man

du peuple

the common people accent

populaire

II.common [ˈka·mən] N

common

terrain m communal