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UK: /ˈkɒm.ən/ US: /ˈkɑː.mən/

Translation

adj
corriente
a common name
un nombre corriente
común
corriente
frecuente
Unfortunately, road accidents are very common here
Por desgracia, los accidentes de tráfico son muy frecuentes aquí
corriente
the common people
la gente corriente
ordinario,ria
normal
común
compartido,da
a room with a common bathroom
una habitación con baño compartido
UK (offens)
vulgar
Don't be so common!
No seas tan vulgar
ordinario,ria
common or garden
común y corriente
in common
en común
What do they have in common?
¿Qué tienen en común?
to be common knowledge
ser de dominio público
(Definition of common adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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