in common

en commun

Des personnes ou des choses ont des intérêts, des caractéristiques ou des qualités semblables.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : have something in common with someone/something (I have a lot in common with my sister.)

Synonymes : alike, similar

Expressions courantes : much in common, nothing in common

en commun

Plusieurs personnes connaissent la même personne, partagent quelque chose ou ont vécu la même expérience.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : have someone/something in common (We have a friend in common.)

Synonymes : shared

Expressions courantes : someone in common, something in common

en copropriété, en commun

Plusieurs personnes possèdent ensemble un bien ou partagent le droit de l’utiliser.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : hold/own something in common (The sisters own the land in common.)

Synonymes : jointly

Expressions courantes : hold in common, own in common