in common

en común

Personas o cosas tienen intereses, características o cualidades semejantes.

En inglés sencillo: People or things have similar interests, features, or qualities.

• We have a lot in common.
• The two stories had little in common.
• What do these animals have in common?

Cómo se usa: have something in common with someone/something (I have a lot in common with my sister.)

Sinónimos: alike, similar

Expresiones frecuentes: much in common, nothing in common

en común

Dos o más personas conocen a la misma persona, tienen algo compartido o han vivido la misma experiencia.

En inglés sencillo: Two or more people share the same person, thing, or experience.

• We have a teacher in common.
• They discovered they had an ancestor in common.
• Do you and Sam have any friends in common?

Cómo se usa: have someone/something in common (We have a friend in common.)

Sinónimos: shared

Expresiones frecuentes: someone in common, something in common

en copropiedad, en común

Dos o más personas poseen un mismo bien o comparten el derecho a utilizarlo.

En inglés sencillo: Two or more people own or have the right to use the same property together.

• They own the field in common.
• The village held its grazing land in common.
• This agreement covers property owned in common.

Cómo se usa: hold/own something in common (The sisters own the land in common.)

Sinónimos: jointly

Expresiones frecuentes: hold in common, own in common