What does commune in French mean?

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

The word commune in French means town, the Commune, the Paris Commune, common, commonplace, communal, common, plain, common, average, ordinary, staff, communal areas, toilet, united action, common year, fixed address, rural community, urban community, make common cause with, make common cause with, share a bedroom, share a room, mass grave, mass grave, common law, town hall, municipal building, Common Agricultural Policy, village hall, shared room, shared bathroom, without comparison, without equal, quite unlike, common-source amplifier, life together. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word commune

town

nom féminin (ville, municipalité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous connaissons tous les élus de la commune.
We know all the councillors in the town.

the Commune, the Paris Commune

nom féminin (Histoire : régime populaire) (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Commune est un soulèvement parisien populaire du printemps 1871.
The Commune was a popular Parisian uprising during the spring of 1871.

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 !

united action

nom féminin (action de plusieurs états)

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

common year

nom féminin (année de 365 jours) (365 days)

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

fixed address

nom féminin (localité de dépendance)

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

rural community

nom féminin (commune hors agglomération)

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

urban community

nom féminin (commune appartenant à une agglomération)

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

make common cause with

locution verbale (se joindre à [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pour une fois notre syndicat a fait cause commune avec les autres.

make common cause with

locution verbale (unir ses forces avec)

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

share a bedroom, share a room

locution verbale (partager la même chambre)

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

mass grave

nom féminin (sépulture commune pour déshérités)

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

mass grave

nom féminin (guerre : lieu d'enterrements multiples)

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

common law

nom féminin (anglicisme (droit commun)

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

town hall, municipal building

nom féminin (mairie)

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

Common Agricultural Policy

nom féminin (politique agricole de l'Europe) (EU)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Politique Agricole Commune est la politique mise en place par l'Union Européenne sur des mesures de contrôle des prix et de subventionnement.

village hall

nom féminin (salle polyvalente) (village)

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

shared room

nom féminin (salle partagée)

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

shared bathroom

nom féminin (salle de bain partagée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le problème en collocation est la salle de bain commune.

without comparison, without equal

locution adjectivale (incomparable)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cette voiture est sans commune mesure.

quite unlike

(pas comparable à)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce nouveau quartier est sans commune mesure avec celui d'où l'on vient.
There is no comparison between this neighbourhood and the one we come from.

common-source amplifier

nom féminin (amplificateur électronique) (electronics)

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

life together

nom féminin (vie à plusieurs)

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

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