seen or happening often; quite normal or usual
Example:
a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.
| Arabic: | شائِع |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 通常的 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 通常的 |
| Czech: | běžný |
| Danish: | almindelig |
| Dutch: | gewoon |
| Estonian: | üldine, tavaline |
| Finnish: | yleinen, tavallinen |
| French: | courant, banal |
| German: | gewöhnlich |
| Greek: | κοινός, συνηθισμένος |
| Hungarian: | közönséges |
| Icelandic: | algengur |
| Indonesian: | biasa |
| Italian: | comune |
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| Japanese: | ありふれた |
| Korean: | 흔한 |
| Latvian: | parasts; vienkāršs; izplatīts |
| Lithuanian: | įprastas, plačiai paplitęs, dažnai pasitaikantis |
| Norwegian: | vanlig, alminnelig |
| Polish: | pospolity |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | comum |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | vulgar |
| Romanian: | obişnuit, banal |
| Russian: | обычный |
| Slovak: | bežný |
| Slovenian: | običajen |
| Spanish: | corriente |
| Swedish: | vanlig |
| Turkish: | yaygın, çokça, sıkça görülen |
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belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one
Example:
This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.
| Arabic: | مُشْتَرَك |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 公共的 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 公共的 |
| Czech: | společný |
| Danish: | kendt; fælles |
| Dutch: | gemeenschappelijk |
| Estonian: | ühine |
| Finnish: | yhteinen |
| French: | commun |
| German: | gemeinsam |
| Greek: | κοινός |
| Hungarian: | közös |
| Icelandic: | sameiginlegur |
| Indonesian: | sama |
| Italian: | comune |
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| Japanese: | 共通の |
| Korean: | 공통의 |
| Latvian: | kopīgs; kopējs |
| Lithuanian: | bendras |
| Norwegian: | felles |
| Polish: | wspólny, powszechny |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | comum |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | comum |
| Romanian: | comun |
| Russian: | общеизвестный;общий |
| Slovak: | spoločný |
| Slovenian: | skupen |
| Spanish: | común |
| Swedish: | gemensam |
| Turkish: | ortak, müşterek |
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of ordinary, not high, social rank
Example:
the common people
| Arabic: | عادي،لِعامَّة الشَّعْب |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 普通的 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 普通的 |
| Czech: | obyčejný, prostý |
| Danish: | jævn; almindelig |
| Dutch: | gewoon |
| Estonian: | liht |
| Finnish: | tavallinen |
| French: | du commun |
| German: | einfach |
| Greek: | κοινός, λαϊκός |
| Hungarian: | átlagos |
| Icelandic: | óbreyttur; alþÿðan |
| Indonesian: | kebanyakan |
| Italian: | comune |
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| Japanese: | 普通の |
| Korean: | 보통의, 평범한 |
| Latvian: | vienkāršs |
| Lithuanian: | eilinis, paprastas |
| Norwegian: | vanlig, alminnelig, folkelig |
| Polish: | prosty |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | comum |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | plebeu |
| Romanian: | de rând |
| Russian: | простой |
| Slovak: | prostý |
| Slovenian: | poprečen |
| Spanish: | corriente |
| Swedish: | vanlig, enkel |
| Turkish: | sıradan, basit |
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of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence)
Example:
The house is empty.
| Arabic: | إسْم عام, مُشْتَرَك |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 通格的 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 通格的 |
| Czech: | obecný |
| Danish: | fællesnavn |
| Dutch: | soortnaam |
| Estonian: | üldnimi |
| Finnish: | yleisnimi |
| French: | commun |
| German: | Gattungs… |
| Greek: | κοινό ουσιαστικό γραμμ. |
| Hungarian: | köznév |
| Icelandic: | samnafn |
| Indonesian: | nama jenis |
| Italian: | comune |
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| Japanese: | 普通名詞の |
| Korean: | 보통 명사의 |
| Latvian: | sugas |
| Lithuanian: | bendrinis |
| Norwegian: | fellesnavn |
| Polish: | pospolity |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | comum |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | comum |
| Romanian: | comun |
| Russian: | имя нарицательное |
| Slovak: | všeobecný o podstatnom mene |
| Slovenian: | obči |
| Spanish: | común |
| Swedish: | appellativ |
| Turkish: | cins |
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a group of people living together and sharing everything they own
| Arabic: | الكوميونه العامَّه |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 公社 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 公社 |
| Czech: | komuna |
| Danish: | kollektiv; storfamilie |
| Dutch: | commune |
| Estonian: | kommuun |
| Finnish: | kommuuni |
| French: | commune |
| German: | die Kommune |
| Greek: | κοινόβιο |
| Hungarian: | kommuna |
| Icelandic: | kommúna, sambÿli |
| Indonesian: | komune |
| Italian: | comune |
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| Japanese: | 共同生活体 |
| Korean: | 코뮌 |
| Latvian: | komūna; kopiena |
| Lithuanian: | komuna, bendruomenė |
| Norwegian: | kollektiv, storfamilie |
| Polish: | komuna |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | comunidade |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | comuna |
| Romanian: | comunitate |
| Russian: | коммуна |
| Slovak: | komúna |
| Slovenian: | komuna |
| Spanish: | comuna |
| Swedish: | kollektiv |
| Turkish: | komün, cemaat |
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shared by, or belonging to, two or more
Example:
She and her husband have a joint bank account.
| Arabic: | مُشْتَرَك |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 共有的 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 共有的 |
| Czech: | společný |
| Danish: | fælles |
| Dutch: | gezamenlijk |
| Estonian: | ühine |
| Finnish: | yhteinen |
| French: | commun |
| German: | gemeinsam |
| Greek: | κοινός |
| Hungarian: | közös |
| Icelandic: | sameiginlegur |
| Indonesian: | gabungan |
| Italian: | comune |
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| Japanese: | 共同の |
| Korean: | 공유의 |
| Latvian: | kopīgs; kopējs |
| Lithuanian: | bendras |
| Norwegian: | felles |
| Polish: | wspólny |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | conjunto |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | conjunto |
| Romanian: | comun |
| Russian: | общий |
| Slovak: | spoločný |
| Slovenian: | skupen |
| Spanish: | colectivo, mutuo |
| Swedish: | gemensam |
| Turkish: | ortak, müşterek |
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common to, or shared by, two or more
Example:
a mutual friend
| Arabic: | مُشْتَرَك |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 共有的 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 共有的 |
| Czech: | společný |
| Danish: | fælles |
| Dutch: | gemeenschappelijk |
| Estonian: | ühine |
| Finnish: | yhteinen |
| French: | mutuel |
| German: | gemeinsam |
| Greek: | κοινός |
| Hungarian: | közös |
| Icelandic: | sameiginlegur |
| Indonesian: | bersama |
| Italian: | comune |
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| Japanese: | 共通の |
| Korean: | 공통의 |
| Latvian: | kopējs |
| Lithuanian: | bendras |
| Norwegian: | felles |
| Polish: | wspólny |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | mútuo |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | mútuo |
| Romanian: | comun |
| Russian: | общий |
| Slovak: | spoločný |
| Slovenian: | skupen |
| Spanish: | mutuo |
| Swedish: | gemensam |
| Turkish: | ortak |
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ordinary; rather boring or unexciting
Example:
a pedestrian account
| Arabic: | عادي، مُمِل |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 平淡的,沉闷的 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 平淡的,沉悶的 |
| Czech: | obyčejný, suchý |
| Danish: | kedsommelig |
| Dutch: | banaal |
| Estonian: | proosaline, igav |
| Finnish: | lattea |
| French: | prosaïque |
| German: | langweilig |
| Greek: | ανιαρός |
| Hungarian: | unalmas |
| Icelandic: | hversdagslegur |
| Indonesian: | membosankan |
| Italian: | comune, banale |
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| Japanese: | 並みの |
| Korean: | 범속한; 단조로운 |
| Latvian: | ikdienišķs; garlaicīgs |
| Lithuanian: | nuobodus, kasdieniškas |
| Norwegian: | tørr, uinspirert |
| Polish: | prozaiczny |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | prosaico |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | prosaico |
| Romanian: | plictisitor |
| Russian: | прозаический, скучный |
| Slovak: | suchopárny |
| Slovenian: | suhoparen |
| Spanish: | pedestre |
| Swedish: | prosaisk, alldaglig, trivial |
| Turkish: | sıradan, yavan |
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common or widespread at the present time
Example:
the prevailing mood of discontent among young people
| Arabic: | شائِع، سائِد |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 流行的 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 流行的 |
| Czech: | panující, běžný |
| Danish: | almindelig; dominerende |
| Dutch: | gangbaar, heersend |
| Estonian: | valdav |
| Finnish: | vallitseva |
| French: | du jour |
| German: | vorherrschend |
| Greek: | κυρίαρχος, επικρατών, διαδεδομένος |
| Hungarian: | általános |
| Icelandic: | ráðandi |
| Indonesian: | umum |
| Italian: | comune |
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| Japanese: | 一般的な |
| Korean: | 널리 퍼져 있는 |
| Latvian: | izplatītākais; valdošais |
| Lithuanian: | paplitęs, visuotinis |
| Norwegian: | rådende, gjeldende, gjengs |
| Polish: | powszechny |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | predominante |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | corrente |
| Romanian: | răspândit |
| Russian: | превалирующий |
| Slovak: | panujúci, bežný |
| Slovenian: | prevladujoč |
| Spanish: | predominante, imperante; usual, corriente |
| Swedish: | rådande, förhärskande |
| Turkish: | yaygın |
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(especially of bad or dangerous things) very widespread
Example:
After the failure of the harvest, disease and starvation were rife.
| Arabic: | شائِع، مُتَفَشٍّ |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 流行的 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 流行的 |
| Czech: | hojný, běžný |
| Danish: | udbredt |
| Dutch: | wijdverbreid |
| Estonian: | üldlevinud |
| Finnish: | yleinen |
| French: | qui sévit |
| German: | grassieren |
| Greek: | ευρύτατα διαδεδομένος |
| Hungarian: | elterjedt |
| Icelandic: | útbreiddur |
| Indonesian: | meluas |
| Italian: | comune, diffuso |
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| Japanese: | 流行して |
| Korean: | 만연한, 퍼져 있는 |
| Latvian: | par negatīvām parādībām izplatīts; pārpilns |
| Lithuanian: | plačiai paplitęs |
| Norwegian: | utbredt |
| Polish: | rozpowszechniony, nagminny |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | abundante |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | corrente |
| Romanian: | larg răspândit |
| Russian: | распространённый |
| Slovak: | častý, bežný, rozšírený |
| Slovenian: | razširjen |
| Spanish: | abundante |
| Swedish: | utbredd, förhärskande |
| Turkish: | yaygın |
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