common cold in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for common cold in the English»French Dictionary

common cold N

common cold

rhume m de cerveau

Translations for common cold in the French»English Dictionary

rhinite

common cold, rhinitis spec

il n'y a pas de vaccination contre le rhume

there's no vaccination against the common cold

Translations for common cold 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

I.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] N

1. cold U (chilliness):

cold

froid m

to feel the cold

être sensible au froid, être frileux/-euse

to be out in the cold lit

être dehors dans le froid

to come in from or out of the cold lit

se mettre à l'abri du froid

to come in from or out of the cold fig

rentrer en grâce

to be left out in the cold fig

être isolé

he was trembling with cold

il grelottait de froid

2. cold C MED:

cold

rhume m

to have a cold

être enrhumé, avoir un rhume

to catch or get a cold

attraper un rhume

a bad cold

un gros rhume

a cold in the head

un rhume de cerveau

II.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADJ

1. cold (chilly):

cold

froid

cold fig colour, light

froid

to be or feel cold person:

avoir froid

the room was or felt cold

il faisait froid dans la pièce

the wind is or feels cold

le vent est froid

it's cold outside

il fait froid dehors

it's or the weather's cold

il fait froid

it's or the weather's getting colder

le temps se refroidit

to go cold food, tea, water:

se refroidir

don't let the baby get cold

ne laisse pas le bébé prendre froid

to keep sth cold food

tenir [qc] au frais

2. cold (unemotional):

cold expression, manner, smile, heart, logic etc

froid

to be cold to or towards sb

être froid avec qn

to leave sb cold

laisser qn froid

pop music/golf leaves me cold

la musique pop/le golf me laisse froid

3. cold (not recent):

cold news

déjà dépassé

the trail has gone cold

la piste s'est effacée

4. cold (unconscious):

to be out cold

être sans connaissance

to knock or lay sb out cold

assommer qn, mettre qn KO inf

III.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADV

1. cold (without preparation) inf:

cold speak, perform

à froid inf

2. cold Am (thoroughly):

cold learn, know

par cœur

to turn sb down cold

envoyer qn promener inf

IV.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld]

cold hands, warm heart

mains froides, cœur chaud

to have or get cold feet

avoir les jetons inf

in cold blood

de sang-froid

my blood runs cold fig

mon sang se fige

in the cold light of day

à tête reposée

to be as cold as ice person, part of body:

être gelé

to be as cold as ice room:

être glacial

to pour or throw cold water on sth

descendre qc en flammes inf

you're getting colder! GAMES

tu refroidis!

common cold in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for common cold in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.cold <-er, -est> [koʊld] ADJ

cold (not warm):

cold a. fig

froid(e)

to be as cold as ice

être glacé

cold beer

bière f fraîche

to be cold weather

faire froid

to be cold person

avoir froid

to go cold soup, coffee

se refroidir

to get cold person

avoir froid

to be cold comfort

ne pas être très rassurant

Phrases:

to have/get cold feet

perdre son sang froid

to pour cold water on sth

démolir qc

II.cold [koʊld] N

1. cold (low temperature):

cold

froid m

2. cold MED:

cold

rhume m

to catch a cold

attraper froid