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La Palabra del Día: Común

La Palabra del Día: Común

20
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Común

common, mutual

If you have ideas for good words, please send me a PM – I will make it a future word of the day.

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My Example:

Me gusta mi nombre, pero cuando estaba en la escuela, me daba cuenta de que es muy común, porque cuando la profesora dijo “Chris”, cinco estudiantes decían “aquí”…


I like my name, but when I was in school, I realized that it is very common, because when the teacher said “Chris”, five students said – “Here”…

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updated Jan 24, 2012
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
jejeje good one Chris. - jennyo45, Jan 23, 2012
I never experienced that chris but I can imagine it could be irritating from time to time. - 00434ec3, Jan 23, 2012
wow, era en la escuela, dunce corner!!!! grrrrr - 00494d19, Jan 23, 2012
Just a reminder to you Chris that I am thankful for your work to post this daily. - katydew, Jan 23, 2012
Gracias Katy.... :) - 001a2987, Jan 23, 2012

29 Answers

7
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Solamente para hacemos agradable común,es bastante o suficiente. For us to make a mutual aggrement would be sufficent or enough.

updated Jan 23, 2012
posted by heliotropeman
I think you mean: "Para nosotros, llegar a un acuerdo mutuo sería suficiente" :) - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
Yes, that is what I meant. Thank you ,I have a long long way to go. Please bear with me. - heliotropeman, Jan 23, 2012
7
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The only thing we have in common us that we are common.

Lo único que tenemos en común es que somos comunes.

updated Jan 23, 2012
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
"somos comunes" (plural) :) - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
Does it work in Spanish? My mother in law would be thrilled with the English, of course. - annierats, Jan 23, 2012
¡Definitivamente no me gusta le! - territurtle, Jan 23, 2012
nice. - 00434ec3, Jan 23, 2012
6
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Es común hoy en día que los niños no tengan respeto como antes. Es algo muy triste.

It is common today that children do not have respect like they used to. It is something very sad. alt text

updated Jan 23, 2012
edited by CentralAM
posted by CentralAM
Es verdad. - territurtle, Jan 23, 2012
Los padres tienen ensenar Central:) - Jraider, Jan 23, 2012
jajajajajajajajaj rofl.....those two could be mine - 00434ec3, Jan 23, 2012
You're right, Central, and I think there is only one little mistake: "no tengan" :) - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
jaja - muy gracioso!! :) - 001a2987, Jan 23, 2012
6
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Corrected sentence:

A veces cuando conozco a un nuevo amigo, nos damos cuenta que tenemos amigos en común.

Original sentence: A veces cuando conozco a un nuevo amigo, damos cuenta que tenemos amigos en común.

Sometimes when I meet a new friend, we find out that we have friends in common.

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updated Jan 23, 2012
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Very well! Only: "nos damos" :) - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
¡Muchas gracias, Cordobesa! - sanlee, Jan 23, 2012
Nice painting and true statement. I'm always surprised when I meet someone who knows someone I know. - katydew, Jan 23, 2012
5
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Nadie es común; cada persona es especial.

No one is common; each person is special.

updated Jan 24, 2012
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
Es una frase hermosa. - territurtle, Jan 23, 2012
Muy hermosa, y además perfectamente escrita :) - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
Thank you Cordobesa for checking my sentence for correct grammar. - Maria-Russell, Jan 23, 2012
Thanks territurtle. - Maria-Russell, Jan 23, 2012
5
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Todos pueden aprovecharse de la sala común , pero la asistente es una mujer bastante ordinaria, que lástima.

The common room is for everybody's use but we have rather a common cleaning woman, I'm afraid.

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updated Jan 24, 2012
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
rofl :D - territurtle, Jan 23, 2012
@ terri, it took me ages to try to think up one that gives the insulting nature possible with ' common' in English... - annierats, Jan 23, 2012
You could say too: "vulgar" with the same meaning :) - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
:) - 001a2987, Jan 23, 2012
My mother-in-law would say common, it's very common to say vulgar. - annierats, Jan 24, 2012
5
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Como mi tío octogenario siempre dijo, la vida es demasiado corta para beber un inferior vino común.

As my uncle in his eighties always said, life is too short to drink cheap plonk.

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updated Jan 24, 2012
posted by Castor77
Lol - Leatha, Jan 23, 2012
Bien! I think you could change the end "corta como para beber un vino corriente" (I think it doesn't sound natural the word "común" in this case). - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
Your uncle gets my vote, I would get on well with him. - annierats, Jan 24, 2012
5
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Las vistas en las montañas de Vermont por lo común son muy espectaculares.

The vistas in the Green Mountains of Vermont are generally very spectacular.

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updated Jan 23, 2012
edited by Jeremias
posted by Jeremias
Jay Peak? - Castor77, Jan 23, 2012
Ahh... Camel's Hump - Jeremias, Jan 23, 2012
¡Preciosas vistas y muy bien la frase! :) - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
Sí - son muy bonitas...me gusta verlas... - 001a2987, Jan 23, 2012
4
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No es común ver a todos estos animales junto a un abrevadero.

It is not common to see these animals together at a water hole.

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updated Jan 24, 2012
posted by bandit51jd
Just a question: wouldn't you say: no es normal? - annierats, Jan 23, 2012
Bandit, i'l vote for you when we get some more comments, I just picked on yours as an example because I have rarely heard this use in Spanish.. - annierats, Jan 23, 2012
Perfecta! :) Well done, Bandit :) - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
Sí Annie, también puedes decir "no es normal" (es más frecuente, pero también se puede emplear "común" con el mismo significado y suena igual de bien). - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
Good, cordobesa, a good new word then! - annierats, Jan 24, 2012
Excellent question and answer Cordobesa. I´m thrilled ¨abrevadero¨ worked as it also means a water trough for cattle. - bandit51jd, Jan 24, 2012
4
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Kansas had "common law" marriage in the past. Many people still believe they are married though they don't have a license.

Kansas tenía "ley común" matrimonios en el pasado. Mucha gente aún así cree que son casando aunque no tienen un certificado de matrimonio.

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updated Jan 24, 2012
posted by Leatha
Perhaps you could say: "En Kansas existía el "matrimonio de derecho consuetudinario" (I think that's the equivalent term in Spanish) en el pasado. Mucha gente aún, cree que así están casados aunque..." - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
jejeje - 001a2987, Jan 23, 2012
4
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La lechuza común (conocida en latín como Tyto alba) es la especie más ampliamente distribuida de la lechuza.

The barn owl (known in Latin as Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl.

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updated Jan 24, 2012
posted by pesta
Well done, Pesta!! Si no quieres repetir "lechuza" podrías decir "es la especie más ampliamente distribuida de su género/dentro de su género", pero la frase está perfecta como la has escrito :) - Cordobesa, Jan 24, 2012
Genial! Voting once for the sentence, once for the picture (wonderful, beautiful birds), and again for the cleverest use of the Word of the Day! - ajaks, Jan 24, 2012
¡Gracias, Cordobesa y ajaks! - pesta, Jan 24, 2012
4
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Lo que parece sentido común a una persona tal vez parezca loco a otra. What seems common sense to one person may seem crazy to another.

updated Jan 23, 2012
posted by mstivers
Si mstivers! congrats on the 10k:) - Jraider, Jan 23, 2012
Only one little change. I think it sounds more natural: "Lo que parece de sentido... parezca una locura a otra" - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
3
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Es poco común conocer a alguien a quien puedas amar todo la vida, pasa.

It's not very common to meet someone you can love for life but it happens.

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dedicado a mi novio

updated Jan 24, 2012
edited by dewclaw
posted by dewclaw
Precioso, Dew :) "alguien a quien puedas amar toda la vida, pero pasa". - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
Thanks for the corrections. - dewclaw, Jan 23, 2012
to meet.... :) - 001a2987, Jan 23, 2012
3
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Lo que tenemos en común debe ser más importante que nuestras diferencias.

What we have in common should be more important than our differences.

updated Jan 24, 2012
edited by Spenco
posted by Spenco
It's perfect, Spenco! :) - Cordobesa, Jan 23, 2012
Bienvendio al foro Spenco.... :) - 001a2987, Jan 23, 2012
Muchas gracias. :-) - Spenco, Jan 23, 2012