What does commun in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word commun in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use commun in French.

The word commun in French means common, commonplace, communal, common, plain, common, average, ordinary, staff, communal areas, toilet, have in common, common good, group gift, joint gift, gift from a group, general agreement, general consensus, ordinary mortal, joint account, common denominator, common denominator, common law, common teaching, joint teaching, common factor, stand together, form a common front, join forces, unit trust, out of the ordinary, out-of-the-ordinary, yew, commonplace, popular belief, common market, single market, single market, common market, European single market, pool, pooling, common name, common heritage, shared heritage, rather unusual, uncommon, seal, common seal, greatest common divisor, highest common divisor, least common multiple, lowest common multiple, smallest common multiple, similarity, thing in common, something in common, kitty, common law system, fin whale, finback whale, common reed, common sense, shared foundation, foundation, core, be out of the ordinary, public transport, core curriculum. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word commun

common, commonplace

adjectif (courant)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le colvert est un canard plutôt commun.
The mallard is a fairly common bird.

communal

adjectif (partagé par plusieurs)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Dans l'immeuble, les parties communes sont à la charge de tous.
In this building, the communal areas are everyone's responsibility.

common

adjectif (général)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'intérêt commun est de vivre en paix.
It's in our common interest to live in peace.

plain

adjectif (péjoratif (sans distinction)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Son langage est très commun.
His language is very plain.

common

adjectif (usuel)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
On emploie souvent « on » à la place de « nous » dans la langue commune.
French often uses "on" instead of "nous" in common parlance.

average, ordinary

nom masculin (soutenu (caractère du plus grand nombre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le commun des mortels court le 100 mètres en plus de 10 secondes.
Average people take more than ten seconds to run the hundred metres.

staff

nom masculin (soutenu (ensemble du personnel d'une maison)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le commun était souvent logé dans les dépendances de la maison.
The staff are often accommodated in the house's outbuildings.

communal areas

nom masculin pluriel (lieux, pièces partagés)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
L'entretien des communs ressortit à la copropriété.

toilet

nom masculin pluriel (familier (toilettes, sanitaires) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les communs du 3e sont encore hors service !

have in common

locution verbale (partager)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

common good

nom masculin (intérêt général)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gouvernement dit œuvrer au bien commun.

group gift, joint gift, gift from a group

nom masculin (cadeau groupé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

general agreement, general consensus

nom masculin (accord général)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ordinary mortal

nom masculin (figuré (personne quelconque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le commun des mortels n'est pas poursuivi par les paparazzi.

joint account

nom masculin (compte joint)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common denominator

nom masculin (point en commun)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common denominator

nom masculin (maths : multiplicateur commun) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common law

nom masculin (droit civil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common teaching, joint teaching

nom masculin (cours partagé par plusieurs formations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common factor

nom masculin (ressemblance, point partagé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stand together, form a common front, join forces

locution verbale (se montrer solidaires)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

unit trust

nom masculin (placement boursier) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

out of the ordinary, out-of-the-ordinary

locution adjectivale (pas courant, extraordinaire)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Nous assistons ce soir à une victoire hors du commun.
We saw a victory this evening that was out of the ordinary (or: We saw an out-of-the-ordinary victory this evening).

yew

nom masculin (variété de conifère) (tree)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

commonplace

nom masculin (figure de style)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La journaliste ne parlait de ce politicien que par lieu commun.

popular belief

nom masculin (idée reçue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un lieu commun d'accuser les immigrés de tous les malheurs.

common market, single market

nom masculin (marché partagé à plusieurs pays)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

single market, common market, European single market

nom masculin (France (Marché de la CE) (EU)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pool

locution verbale (mutualiser)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cette équipe pluridisciplinaire met en commun ses savoir-faire.

pooling

nom féminin (partage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common name

nom masculin (grammaire : type de substantif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je dois compléter ma phrase avec un nom commun.

common heritage, shared heritage

nom masculin (ensemble relevant de l'identité de tous)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La culture d'une nation est le patrimoine commun de ses citoyens.

rather unusual, uncommon

locution adjectivale (litote pour rare)

seal, common seal

nom masculin (mammifère marin) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

greatest common divisor, highest common divisor

nom masculin (Maths : nombre en commun) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le plus grand diviseur commun de 36 et 24 est 12.

least common multiple, lowest common multiple, smallest common multiple

nom masculin (multiple commun à 2 nombres) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

similarity

nom masculin (ressemblance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a plusieurs points communs entre ces deux tableaux.

thing in common, something in common

nom masculin (goût partagé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai beaucoup de points communs avec mon ami Jérôme.
I have a lot in common with my friend Jerome. New: I try to get on with my in-laws, but we have nothing in common!

kitty

nom masculin (argent mis en commun) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common law system

nom masculin (droit habituel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fin whale, finback whale

nom masculin (espèce de cétacé) (marine mammal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rorqual commun est une espèce menacée.

common reed

nom masculin (sagne, plante vivace) (plant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common sense

nom masculin (bon sens) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paul a réagi comme la majorité des gens, avec beaucoup de sens commun et de capacité à juger.

shared foundation

nom masculin (base commune)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nos filiales reposent sur le socle commun de la maison mère.

foundation, core

nom masculin (Scolaire : compétences de base) (knowledge, skills)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be out of the ordinary

locution verbale (être original)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

public transport

nom masculin pluriel (mode de transport collectif) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les transports en commun facilitent la circulation urbaine.

core curriculum

nom masculin (enseignement : module commun)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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