Formes composées
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ballad meter (US),
ballad metre (UK) n | (variation of common measure) (poésie) | versification classique nf |
BCE,
B.C.E. adv | initialism (Before the Common Era) | avant notre ère loc adv |
| | | av. J.-C. loc adv |
| | Julius Caesar was born in the year 100 BCE. |
| Before the Common Era expr | (Before Christ: non-Christian equivalent) | avant notre ère loc adv |
| | | avant Jésus-Christ loc adv |
| by common consent adv | (with everyone's agreement) | d'un commun accord loc adv |
| CE n | written, abbreviation (Common Era) | de notre ère loc adv |
| | Alfred the Great reigned from 871 to 899 CE. |
| | Alfred le Grand a régné de 871 à 899 de notre ère. |
| common accord n | (shared agreement) | commun accord nm |
| Common Agricultural Policy n | (CAP: farming policy of the EU) | politique agricole commune nf |
| common ancestor n | (biology, genealogy: line of descent) | ancêtre commun nm |
| | Humans and chimps share a common ancestor that lived 7 million years ago. |
| common ancestry n | (shared family history) | avoir des ancêtres communs v |
| | My friend and I always thought it was strange how we looked so alike until we discovered we shared a common ancestry. |
| | Mon ami et moi avions toujours trouvé ça étrange que nous nous ressemblions tant jusqu'à ce qu'on découvre que nous avions des ancêtres communs. |
| common ancestry n | (species: shared descent) | être de descendance commune v |
| | Apes and humans share a common ancestry. |
| common assault n | (violence against [sb]) | voies de fait nfpl |
| common belief n | (idea: popular) | idée répandue nf |
| | It is a common belief that education will improve your employment prospects. |
| | | it is common belief that... : il est communément admis que... adj |
| | Il est communément admis que l'éducation améliore les perspectives d'emploi. |
| common belief n | (opinion: shared) | idées en commun, opinions communes nfpl |
| | It means a lot to both of us that, over the years, we continue to share many common beliefs. |
| common bond n | ([sth] shared, unifying) | lien nm |
| | My common bond with him is that we grew up in the same neighborhood. |
| | Le lien que j'entretiens avec lui est que nous avons grandi dans le même quartier. |
| common carriage n | (aviation: public) | transporteur nm |
| common carrier n | (company providing freight service) | transporteur nm |
| | That company is a common carrier both in California and Nevada. |
| common cold n | (cold virus) | rhume nm |
| | There's no cure for the common cold. |
| | Il n'y a pas de remède au rhume. |
| common cost | (accounting) | charge commune nf |
| common courtesy n | (politeness, manners) | courtoisie commune, courtoisie élémentaire nf |
| common denominator n | (fractions: shared quantity) (Mathématiques) | dénominateur commun nm |
| common denominator n | figurative (shared feature) | point en commun, point commun nm |
| | Though the sisters were different in almost every way, one common denominator was their love of horses. |
| common dill n | (strongly-flavored herb) | aneth nm |
| | The common dill weed is the source of both dill seed and dill weed. |
| common disaster n | (law: two deaths at same time) (Droit) | décès simultanés nmpl |
| common enemy n | (shared adversary) | ennemi commun nm |
| | A traditional political move is to unite the people by creating a common enemy. |
| Common Era adv | (anno domini) | ère chrétienne nf |
| | | notre ère nf |
| common factor n | (mathematics: factor of 2 or more numbers) (Maths) | facteur commun nm |
| common factor n | (shared element) | facteur commun nm |
common fraction (US),
vulgar fraction (UK) n | (mathematics) (Maths) | fraction simple nf |
| common good n | (benefit of everyone) | bien commun nm |
| | Being honest with each other is for the common good. |
| | Être honnête l'un envers l'autre est pour le bien commun. |
| common grackle n | (large blackbird) | quiscale bronzé nm |
| | The common grackle is a pest at my bird feeders, but its iridescent purple head is handsome. |
| common ground n | (shared interests) | points communs nmpl |
| | | avoir [qch] en commun loc v |
| | (après divergences initiales) | terrain d'entente nm |
| | We started dating because we had a lot of common ground in our likes and dislikes. |
| | Nous avons commencé à sortir ensemble parce que l'on avait beaucoup de points communs dans ce que l'on aimait et n'aimait pas. |
| common informer n | mainly UK (law: [sb] who provides evidence) (personne) | indicateur, informateur nm |
| common knowledge n | ([sth] that most people know) | it is common knowledge that... : tout le monde sait que..., il est de notoriété publique que... |
| | | it is common knowledge that... : c'est bien connu que... adj |
| | It was common knowledge among the staff that Bill had a drinking problem. Though Galileo was persecuted for saying this in the 17th century, it is now common knowledge that the earth orbits the sun. |
| | Parmi le personnel, tout le monde savait que Bill avait un problème d'alcool. // Bien que Galilée ait été persécuté pour l'avoir dit au 17e siècle, tout le monde sait désormais que la Terre tourne autour du soleil. |
| common land n | (law: owned by several people) | terres communales nfpl |
| common law n | (legal system: custom) (système juridique anglo-saxon notamment) | common law nf |
| common logarithm n | (math: logarithm to the base 10) (Maths) | logarithme décimal nm |
| common loon n | US (aquatic bird) | plongeon huard nm |
| | The common loon makes a mournful sound which echoes through the night. |
| | (Can) | huard, huart à collier nm |
| the common man n | dated, uncountable (ordinary citizen, lay person) | l'homme de la rue, l'homme du peuple nm |
| | The political parties are all trying to appeal to the common man. |
| | Les parties politiques essaient tous de plaire à l'homme de la rue. |
| common man n | (male commoner, without title) | roturier nm |
| | If a common man married the daughter of a nobleman, she would lose her title. |
| | Si un roturier épousait la fille d'un noble, elle perdait son titre. |
| Common Market n | obsolete (law: European Economic Community) | marché commun nm |
| | Britain joined the Common Market in 1973. |
| common market n | (law: group of countries) | marché commun nm |
| | COMESA is the name of the common market for Eastern and Southern Africa. |
common measure,
common meter (US),
common metre (UK),
common time n | (poetry, verse: iambic meter) | versification classique nf |
common noun,
common name n | (generic name) (Grammaire) | nom commun nm |
| common opinion n | (general belief, consensus view) | opinion générale nf |
| | | avis général nm |
common or garden,
common-or-garden adj | UK, figurative, informal (ordinary) | ordinaire, banal, courant, commun adj |
| | | quelconque, vulgaire adj |
| common ownership n | (owning [sth] jointly) | copropriété nf |
| | The condominium owners have common ownership of the public areas. |
| common pandora n | (fish: Pagellus erythrinus) (poisson) | pageot commun nm |
| common people npl | (ordinary folk) | gens ordinaires nmpl |
| | | Monsieur et Madame Tout-le-Monde nmpl |
| | | commun des mortels nm |
| | They don't stand out for any particular reason; they're just common people. |
| | Ils n'ont vraiment rien de spécial, ce sont juste des gens ordinaires. |
| the common people npl | (working classes) | gens du peuple nmpl |
| | | gens ordinaires nmpl |
| | "God must have loved the common people, he made so many of them." - Abraham Lincoln |
| common phrase n | (much-used expression) | expression courante nf |
| | It takes awhile to learn the common phrases in a foreign language. |
| | | expression usuelle nf |
| common pleas npl | (law: civil actions) | plaidoyers communs nmpl |
| common practice n | ([sth] customary, [sth] often done) | pratique courante nf |
| | It is common practice to speak softly in a library. It's common practice to shake hands in business affairs. |
| | Il est pratique courante de parler doucement dans une bibliothèque. Se serrer la main quand on fait des affaires est une pratique courante. |
| | | to be common practice to do sth : être d'usage de faire [qch] loc v |
| | Il est d'usage de parler à voix basse dans une bibliothèque. |
| common property n | (belonging to community members) | bien commun nm |
| common property n | ([sth] widely known) | connu de tous loc adj |
| common ratio | (mathematics) (Maths) | raison, raison d'une suite nf |
| common room n | (recreation area for students, etc.) (pour élèves, au collège, lycée) | foyer nm |
| common salt | (ordinary salt) | sel commun, sel ordinaire nm |
| common saying n | (much-used expression or proverb) | adage nm |
| | When I use a common saying it's folk wisdom, and when you use it, it's called a cliché. |
| | | dicton populaire nm |
| common scold n | historical (law) | fauteur de trouble, fauteuse de trouble nm, nf |
| Note: Au Moyen Âge, personne (souvent une femme) bruyante et chicaneuse dont le comportement gênant était puni par la loi pour trouble à l'ordre public. |
| common sense n | (practical thinking) | bon sens nm |
| | He's an educated man, but he doesn't have much common sense. |
| | C'est un homme instruit mais il n'a pas beaucoup de bon sens. |
| common source n | (reason: frequent) | source fréquente nf |
| | Poorly built homes are a common source of law suits. |
| | The Internet is now a common source of information. |
| | | to be a common source of : être souvent à l'origine de v |
| | Des maisons mal construites sont souvent à l'origine de procès. |
| common source n | (origin: shared) | origine commune nf |
| | All Indo-European languages are thought to come from a common source. |
| | On pense que toutes les langues indo-européennes ont une origine commune. |
| common stock n | (animal: not purebred) (animal) | bâtard nm |
| | Breeding the common stock with purebreds improves the quality of the herd. |
| | Croiser des bâtards avec des pure-sang améliore la qualité du troupeau. |
| common stock n | pejorative (person: working class) (péjoratif) | bas peuple nf |
| | | petites gens nf |
| | (soutenu, vieilli : pas nobles) | roture nf |
| | They're not in our class, dear. They come from common stock. |
| | Ils ne sont pas de notre classe, très chère. Ils sont du bas peuple. |
| | Ils ne sont pas de notre classe, très chère. Ce sont de petites gens. |
| common stock n | (finance: share) (Finance) | action ordinaire nf |
| | The company issues two classes of equity: common stock and preferred stock. |
| | L'entreprise a émis deux classes de fonds propres : les actions ordinaires et les actions privilégiées. |
| common term n | (everyday word for [sth]) | mot courant nm |
| common term n | (mathematics: shared item) (Mathématiques) | terme commun nm |
| common thief n | (law: repeat convict) | voleur récidiviste, voleuse récidiviste nm, nf |
| common thread n | figurative ([sth] consistent or shared) | lien nm |
| common touch n | (affinity with ordinary people) | empathie (avec les gens) nf |
| common understanding n | (mutual agreement) | accord (réciproque) nm |
| | We have reached a common understanding. |
| common understanding n | (usual interpretation (of [sth])) | interprétation courante nf |
| | The common understanding of the word "silent" is no noise whatsoever. |
| common woman n | (female commoner, without title) | roturière nf |
| common-law n as adj | (marriage, partner: informal) | common-law marriage : concubinage nm |
| | | a common-law partner/husband/wife : un concubin, une concubine nm, nf |
| | (Can) | a common-law partner/husband/wife : un conjoint de fait, une conjointe de fait nm, nf |
| | (Belgique) | a common-law partner/husband/wife : un cohabitant, une cohabitante nm, nf |
| common-law husband n | (man in informal marriage) | concubin nm |
| | (Can) | conjoint de fait nm |
| | (Belgique) | cohabitant nm |
| common-law marriage n | (partnership: not formalized) | concubinage nm |
| | When a common-law marriage exists, the spouses receive the same legal treatment given to legally married couples. |
| common-law wife n | (woman in informal marriage) | concubine nf |
| | (Can) | conjointe de fait nf |
| | (Belgique) | cohabitante nf |
| | John had more than one common-law wife, though he was never married. |
| garden-variety adj | US, figurative (common, unexceptional) | ordinaire, banal, courant, commun adj |
| | | quelconque, vulgaire adj |
| greatest common divisor n | (mathematics) (Maths) | plus grand commun diviseur nm |
| have little in common v expr | (have few similarities or shared interests) | avoir peu en commun loc v |
| | The rich have little in common with the poor. |
| | Les riches et les pauvres ont peu en commun. |
| have nothing in common v expr | (have no similarities or shared interests) | ne rien avoir en commun loc v |
| | At first glance she seems to have nothing in common with her boyfriend. |
| | À première vue, elle ne semble ne rien avoir en commun avec son copain. |
| have things in common v expr | (have similarities or shared interests) | avoir des choses en commun loc v |
| | Luckily, they get on well as they have so many things in common. |
| | Par chance, ils s'entendent bien parce qu'ils ont beaucoup de choses en commun. |
| highest common factor n | (math: largest divisor) (Maths) | plus grand commun diviseur nm |
iliac artery,
common iliac artery n | (pelvic artery) (Anatomie) | artère iliaque nf |
| in common adv | (shared, mutually) | en commun loc adv |
| | My best friend and I get on well because we have so many things in common. |
| | Je m'entends bien avec mon meilleur ami car nous avons beaucoup de choses en commun. |
least common denominator,
lowest common denominator n | (lowest shared multiple) (Mathématiques) | plus petit dénominateur commun nm |
| | The least common denominator of the two fractions 1/6 and 1/4 is 12. |
| | Le plus petit dénominateur commun des deux fractions 1/6 et 1/4 est 12. |
| least common multiple n | (mathematics: lowest common denominator) (Mathématiques) | plus petit commun multiple nm |
| | | PPCM abr, nm inv |
| | Le plus petit commun multiple de 60 et 168 est 840. |
| lowest common denominator n | (least shared multiple) | plus petit dénominateur commun nm |
| lowest common denominator n | figurative (people: least enlightened) | niveau le plus faible nm |
| | The movie was crude and superficial, appealing to the lowest common denominator. |
| | Le film était grossier et superficiel, ne plaisant qu'au niveau le plus faible du public. |
| | | niveau le plus bas nm |
| | Le film était grossier et superficiel, ne plaisant qu'au niveau le plus bas du public. |
| lowest common multiple n | (smallest number divisible into another) (Maths) | plus petit commun multiple nm |
| | (Maths) | PPCM abr, nm inv |
| | Le plus petit commun multiple de 8 et de 12 est 24. |
| make common cause with [sb] v expr | (join forces) | faire cause commune avec loc v |
| | The union made common cause with the government in an effort to keep the factory from leaving town. |
| | Le syndicat a fait cause commune avec le gouvernement pour empêcher que l'usine ne quitte la ville. |
marshmallow,
marsh mallow,
common marshmallow n | (plant: species of mallow) (plante) | guimauve nf |
the public weal,
the common weal n | obsolete (common good, everyone's sake) | le bien commun nm |