Formas compostas:
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BCE,
B.C.E. adv | initialism (Before the Common Era) (sigla: antes da era comum) | AEC adv |
| | Julius Caesar was born in the year 100 BCE. |
| Before the Common Era expr | (Before Christ: non-Christian equivalent) | antes da Era Comum expres |
| by common consent adv | (with everyone's agreement) (por consentimento de todos) | por consenso comum loc adv |
| | | por consentimento geral loc adv |
| CE n | written, abbreviation (Common Era) (Abrev.;Era Comum, marcação de anos) | EC sf |
| | Alfred the Great reigned from 871 to 899 CE. |
| common accord n | (shared agreement) | comum acordo adj + sm |
| Common Agricultural Policy n | (CAP: farming policy of the EU) (União Europeia) | Política Agrícola Comum sf + loc adj |
| common ancestry n | (shared family history) (genealogia familiar) | ascendência comum loc sf |
| | | origem comum loc sf |
| | My friend and I always thought it was strange how we looked so alike until we discovered we shared a common ancestry. |
| common ancestry n | (species: shared descent) (espécies: descendência compartilhada) | ascendência comum loc sf |
| | | origem comum loc sf |
| | Apes and humans share a common ancestry. |
| common belief n | (idea: popular) (ideia compartilhada) | crença comum sf |
| | | crença geral sf |
| | It is a common belief that education will improve your employment prospects. |
| common belief n | (opinion: shared) (opinião compartilhada) | crença comum sf |
| | 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) | elo comum loc sm |
| | My common bond with him is that we grew up in the same neighborhood. |
| common carriage n | (aviation: public) (transporte público e frete) | transporte público loc sm |
| common carrier n | (company providing freight service) | transporte público loc sm |
| | | empresa de transportes |
| | That company is a common carrier both in California and Nevada. |
| common cold n | (cold virus) | resfriado sm |
| | There's no cure for the common cold. |
| common denominator n | (fractions: shared quantity) | denominador comum loc sm |
| common denominator n | figurative (shared feature) | denominador comum loc sm |
| | Though the sisters were different in almost every way, one common denominator was their love of horses. |
| common dill n | (strongly-flavored herb) (erva aromática) | aneto, endro sm |
| | | endro sm |
| | The common dill weed is the source of both dill seed and dill weed. |
| common enemy n | (shared adversary) | inimigo comum loc sm |
| | A traditional political move is to unite the people by creating a common enemy. |
common fraction (US),
vulgar fraction (UK) n | (mathematics) | fração sf |
| common good n | (benefit of everyone) | bem comum sm |
| | Being honest with each other is for the common good. |
| common grackle n | (large blackbird) (grande pássaro preto) | quíscalo sm |
| | The common grackle is a pest at my bird feeders, but its iridescent purple head is handsome. |
| common ground n | (shared interests) | interesses comuns loc smpl |
| | | áreas comuns loc sfpl |
| | We started dating because we had a lot of common ground in our likes and dislikes. |
| common knowledge n | ([sth] that most people know) | conhecimento geral loc sm |
| | 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. |
| | Era de conhecimento geral que Bill tinha um problema com a bebida. Embora Galileu tenha sido perseguido por dizer isso no século XVII, agora é de conhecimento geral que a Terra orbita o sol. |
| common law n | (legal system: custom) (tipo de sistema legal) | direito consuetudinário loc sm |
| common loon n | US (aquatic bird) (pássaro aquático) | mobelha grande loc sf |
| | The common loon makes a mournful sound which echoes through the night. |
| the common man n | dated, uncountable (ordinary citizen, lay person) | o homem comum sm |
| | | o cidadão comum sm |
| | The political parties are all trying to appeal to the common man. |
| common man n | (male commoner, without title) | plebeu sm |
| | If a common man married the daughter of a nobleman, she would lose her title. |
common measure,
common meter (US),
common metre (UK),
common time n | (poetry, verse: iambic meter) (poética) | metro iâmbico loc sm |
| | | pentâmetro iâmbico loc sm |
| common opinion n | (general belief, consensus view) (crença geral) | opinião comum loc sf |
| | | opinião corrente loc sf |
common or garden,
common-or-garden adj | UK, figurative, informal (ordinary) | comum adj |
| common ownership n | (owning [sth] jointly) | propriedade comum loc sf |
| | | posse comum loc sf |
| | The condominium owners have common ownership of the public areas. |
| common pandora n | (fish: Pagellus erythrinus) | pandora-comum sm |
| common people npl | (ordinary folk) | pessoas comuns loc sf pl |
| | | gente comum loc sf |
| | | povo sm |
| | They don't stand out for any particular reason; they're just common people. |
| the common people npl | (working classes) | classe trabalhadora loc sf |
| | "God must have loved the common people, he made so many of them." - Abraham Lincoln |
| common phrase n | (much-used expression) | expressão comum sf |
| | It takes awhile to learn the common phrases in a foreign language. |
| common practice n | ([sth] customary, [sth] often done) | prática comum loc sf |
| | It is common practice to speak softly in a library. |
| | It's common practice to shake hands in business affairs. |
| common room n | (recreation area for students, etc.) | sala comunal sf |
| | | sala recreativa sf |
| common saying n | (much-used expression or proverb) | expressão comum loc sf |
| | | clichê, chavão, lugar-comum sm |
| | When I use a common saying it's folk wisdom, and when you use it, it's called a cliché. |
| common sense n | (practical thinking) | bom senso adj + sm |
| | | senso comum sm + adj |
| | He's an educated man, but he doesn't have much common sense. |
| | Ele é um homem educado, mas ele não tem bom senso. |
| common source n | (reason: frequent) | origem comum loc sf |
| | Poorly built homes are a common source of law suits. The Internet is now a common source of information. |
| | Casas mal construídas são uma origem comum de processos judiciais. |
| common source n | (origin: shared) | origem comum, fonte comum loc sf |
| | All Indo-European languages are thought to come from a common source. |
| | Acredita-se que todas as línguas indo-europeias derivam de uma origem comum (or: fonte comum). |
| common stock n | (animal: not purebred) (animal: que não é de raça pura) | mestiço sm |
| | Breeding the common stock with purebreds improves the quality of the herd. |
| common stock n | pejorative (person: working class) (pejorativo) | gentalha, gentinha sf |
| | They're not in our class, dear. They come from common stock. |
| common stock n | (finance: share) (finanças) | ações comuns, ações ordinárias loc sf pl |
| | The company issues two classes of equity: common stock and preferred stock. |
| common term n | (everyday word for [sth]) (palavra coloquial) | termo comum loc sm |
| common term n | (mathematics: shared item) (matemática) | termo comum loc sm |
| common thread n | figurative ([sth] consistent or shared) | elemento/ ponto em comum loc sm |
| | | fio condutor loc sm |
| common touch n | (affinity with ordinary people) | dom para lidar com pessoas loc sm |
| common understanding n | (mutual agreement) (concordância de ideias) | consenso sm |
| | | senso comum |
| | We have reached a common understanding. |
| common understanding n | (usual interpretation (of [sth])) | entendimento comum loc sm |
| | The common understanding of the word "silent" is no noise whatsoever. |
| common woman n | (female commoner, without title) (mulher sem título) | plebeia sf |
| common-law n as adj | (marriage, partner: informal) (não formalizado) | de direito consuetudinário loc adj |
| | | de direito comum loc adj |
| common-law marriage n | (partnership: not formalized) (não formalizado) | concubinato sm |
| | | mancebia sf |
| | | união estável sf |
| | When a common-law marriage exists, the spouses receive the same legal treatment given to legally married couples. |
| | Quando existe um concubinato, os cônjuges recebem o mesmo tratamento legal concedidos a casais casados legalmente. |
| common-law wife n | (woman in informal marriage) (união não formalizada) | companheira sf |
| | John had more than one common-law wife, though he was never married. |
| garden-variety adj | US, figurative (common, unexceptional) | comum adj |
| | | banal adj |
| | | trivial adj |
| have nothing in common v expr | (have no similarities or shared interests) | não ter nada em comum expres v |
| | At first glance she seems to have nothing in common with her boyfriend. |
| have things in common v expr | (have similarities or shared interests) | ter coisas em comum expres v |
| | Luckily, they get on well as they have so many things in common. |
| in common adv | (shared, mutually) | em comum loc adv |
| | My best friend and I get on well because we have so many things in common. |
| | Meu melhor amigo e eu nos damos bem porque temos muitas coisas em comum. |
least common denominator,
lowest common denominator n | (lowest shared multiple) (mat.) | mínimo denominador comum loc sm |
| | The least common denominator of the two fractions 1/6 and 1/4 is 12. |
| least common multiple n | (mathematics: lowest common denominator) (mat.) | mínimo múltiplo comum loc sm |
| lowest common denominator n | (least shared multiple) (mat.) | mínimo múltiplo comum loc sm |
| lowest common denominator n | figurative (people: least enlightened) (figurativo: pessoas de educação limitada) | mínimo múltiplo comum loc sm |
| | The movie was crude and superficial, appealing to the lowest common denominator. |
| make common cause with [sb] v expr | (join forces) | unir forças com expres |
| | | ser solidário com expres |
| | | solidarizar-se vp |
| | | aliar-se vp |
| | The union made common cause with the government in an effort to keep the factory from leaving town. |
marshmallow,
marsh mallow,
marsh-mallow,
common marshmallow n | (plant: species of mallow) (botânica) | malvaísco sm |
| | | alteia sf |
| | All parts of the marshmallow are used in herbal medicine. |
| tenancy in common n | (law: shared tenancy) (direito) | propriedade em condomínio expres |