common

common
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. courant
This type of mistake is common among beginners.Ce type d'erreur est courant chez les débutants.
b. fréquent
It's common to see deer in the field at dusk.Il est fréquent d'apercevoir des cerfs dans les champs au crépuscule.
a. commun
The residents in the building have a common garden.Les résidents de l'immeuble disposent d'un jardin commun.
a. ordinaire
The common cold is an illness that affects people all over the world.Le rhume ordinaire est une maladie qui touche des personnes du monde entier.
b. banal
The actress was wearing common gardening clothes at the interview.L'actrice portait de banals vêtements de jardinage lors de l'interview.
a. vulgaire
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
(pejorative)
Such common talk is not proper of a lady.Ce genre de propos vulgaires ne convient pas à une dame.
a. simple
Even common soldiers play an important role.Même les simples soldats ont un rôle important.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le terrain communal
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Let's meet at the common for a picnic this afternoon.Retrouvons-nous sur le terrain communal pour un pique-nique cet après-midi.
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