commonplace in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for commonplace in the English»French Dictionary

I.commonplace [Brit ˈkɒmənpleɪs, Am ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs] N

commonplace

lieu m commun

it is a commonplace that …

c'est un lieu commun de dire que …

II.commonplace [Brit ˈkɒmənpleɪs, Am ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs] ADJ

commonplace (widespread)

commun

commonplace (banal, trite)

banal

commonplace book N

commonplace book

recueil m personnel de citations

Translations for commonplace in the French»English Dictionary

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poncif

cliché, commonplace

banal (banale) (courant) mot, idée

commonplace

banaliser (rendre courant)

to make [sth] commonplace

se banaliser

to become commonplace

banalité (d'histoire, de vie)

commonplace nature

(fait de rendre courant) favoriser la banalisation de qc

to help sth to become more commonplace

l'ordinaire

the commonplace

tomber dans le commun

to become commonplace ou run-of-the-mill

un épisode banal en soi

an episode that is in itself commonplace

commonplace in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for commonplace in the English»French Dictionary

I.commonplace ADJ

commonplace

banal(e)

II.commonplace N

commonplace

lieu m commun

Translations for commonplace in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

lieu commun

commonplace

banaliser qc

to make sth commonplace

banal(e) propos

commonplace

idée reçue

commonplace idea

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

During her upbringing, political dinner conversations were commonplace.

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A music single ringtone downloaded 100,000 times are commonplace.

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False invasion alarms were commonplace up to the end of 1943.

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Getting married immediately after high school was becoming commonplace and women were increasingly under tremendous pressure to marry by the age of 20.

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Silk-weaving remained commonplace in the area until the early 20th century, when the process became industrialised.

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At more than half of the schools visited, it was commonplace for more than 100 boys or girls to share a single working toilet.

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During the colonial period, discriminatory laws were commonplace.

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He pioneered several approaches now commonplace in quantum chemistry, notably the use of pseudopotentials.

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Historically, pneumatic control was commonplace, but electronic "direct digital control systems" are popular especially for mid-to-large size applications.

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Although the idea has now become commonplace, a scientific origin for vampirism or zombies was fairly original when written.

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