Usage examples of "Common" in English with translation to French

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Franklin was known for his common sense. Franklin était connu pour son bon sens.
We have to set up the Republic of common sense. Il faut mettre en place la République du bon sens.
We find little common sense, but in those who share our opinion. Nous ne trouvons guère de gens de bon sens, que ceux qui sont de notre avis.
A person with common sense would never do this kind of thing. Une personne de bon sens ne ferait jamais une telle chose.
It is true he is a learned man, but he lacks common sense. C'est vrai que c'est un homme instruit, mais il manque de bon sens.
Someone told me that Albert Einstein said, "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. " Quelqu'un m'a dit qu'Albert Einstein déclara : "Le bon sens est la collection des préjugés acquis à l'âge de dix-huit ans."
Garlic and onion are good remedies against the common cold. L'ail et l'oignon constituent de bons remèdes contre le rhume.
They accused the president of not caring about the common man. Ils accusèrent le président de ne pas se soucier de l'homme de la rue.
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. Pour les gens ordinaires, la religion est vérité, pour les sages, elle est mensonge, pour les dirigeants, elle est utile.
It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you. Ce n'est pas immoral pour un romancier de mentir. Au contraire, plus les mensonges sont gros et habiles, et plus les gens du peuple et les critiques vous louangeront.
Mathematicians have this in common with the French: whatever you're trying to say to them, they take it and translate it in their own way and turn it around into something completely different. Les mathématiciens sont comme les Français : quoi que vous leur disiez ils le traduisent dans leur propre langue et le transforment en quelque chose de totalement différent.
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