we have a lot in common

d'un commun accord — by mutual agreement

nous avons des amis communs — we have friends in common

pour le bien commun — for the common good

après dix ans de vie commune — after living together for ten years

les événements d'hier sont sans commune mesure avec les précédents — yesterday's events are on an altogether different scale from previous ones

elle est d'une beauté peu commune — she's uncommonly beautiful

c'est/il est d'un commun! — it's/he's so common!

sortir du commun — to be out of the ordinary

hors du commun — exceptional

avoir quelque chose en commun — to have something in common

nous mettons tout en commun — we share everything

Nous avons des intérêts communs. — We have interests in common., We have common interests.

Je l'ai appris par des amis communs. — I heard it from mutual friends.

le bien commun — the common good

avoir des points communs avec qn — to have things in common with sb

Ils ont beaucoup de points communs. — They have a lot in common.

sans commune mesure — completely different

c'est sans commune mesure avec... — there's no possible comparison with...

sans commune mesure avec qch — on an altogether different scale from sth

une salle de bain commune — a shared bathroom

d'un commun accord — by mutual agreement

Ils ont décidé d'un commun accord d'abandonner le projet. — They decided by mutual agreement to drop the project.

Ce genre de problème est tout à fait commun. — This kind of problem is very common., This kind of problem is very commonplace.

peu commun — unusual

cela sort du commun — it's out of the ordinary

le commun des mortels — the common run of people

en commun [faire] — jointly

Ils n'ont rien en commun. — They've got nothing in common.

Nous mettons tous nos livres en commun. — We share all our books.

Wspólny Rynek — the Common Market

wspólny mianownik/podzielnik — common denominator/factor

to nie ma nic wspólnego z tobą — this has nothing to do with you

mieć wiele wspólnego (z kimś) — to have a lot in common (with sb)

zrobiliśmy/zrobili to wspólnymi siłami — it was a joint effort

nie możemy znaleźć wspólnego języka — we're not on the same wavelength

nel punto in cui il sentiero si divide — at the point where the path divides

a quel punto mi sono arreso — at that point I gave up

arrivare al punto di fare — to go so far as to do

in punto di morte — at death's door, at one's last gasp

a che punto siamo? — where are we?

a che punto sei arrivato col lavoro? — how far have you got with the work?

fino a che punto...? — to what extent...?

non lo credevo stupido fino a questo punto — I didn't think he was that stupid

al punto che — to the extent that

a un certo punto — at one point

essere a buon punto (nel fare) — to be partway through (doing)

un punto fondamentale di un testo — a basic point in a text

punto per punto — point by point

venire al punto — to get (straight) to the point

le città sono indicate sulla cartina da un punto — towns are marked on the map by a dot

un punto luminoso in lontananza — a point of light in the distance

un punto all'orizzonte — a speck on the horizon

segnare, perdere -i — to score, lose points

contare i -i — to keep (the) score

vincere ai -i — to win on points

due -i — colon

punto di ebollizione, congelamento, fusione — boiling, freezing, melting point

aumentare di 2 -i (percentuali) — to rise by 2 points

dare un punto a qcs. — to stitch up sth., to put a stitch in sth

mi hanno dato sei -i (di sutura) — I had six stitches

mezzogiorno in punto — high noon

essere a punto — to be in order

era bardato di tutto punto — he was rigged out in his best clothes

punto (e) a capo — full stop, new paragraph

punto di contatto — point of contact

punto (a) croce — cross-stitch

punto erba — stem stitch

punto di forza — strong point, strength

punto interrogativo — question mark, interrogation mark

punto di non ritorno — point of no return

punto d'onore — point of honour

punto panoramico — viewpoint

tornare al punto di partenza — to come full circle, to go back to square one

punto di ritrovo — meeting-place

punto di rottura — breaking point

punto (di) vendita — outlet, point of sale, sales point

punto e virgola — semicolon

punto di vista — point of view

da un punto di vista economico — from an economic point of view

dare dei -i a qcn. — to knock spots off sb.

di punto in bianco — point-blank, out of the blue, all of a sudden

abbiamo molti -i in comune — we have a lot in common

fare il punto della situazione — to take stock of the situation

non mi dispiace punto — I don't mind at all

jdm die Augen verbinden — to blindfold sb

mit verbundenen Augen — blindfold(ed)

jdn (mit jdm) verbinden — to put sb through (to sb)

ich verbinde! — I'll put you through, I'll connect you

(Sie sind hier leider) falsch verbunden! — (I'm sorry, you've got the) wrong number!

mit wem bin ich verbunden? — who am I speaking to?

(= mit sich bringen) mit etw verbunden sein — to involve sth

die damit verbundenen Kosten/Gefahren etc — the costs/dangers etc involved

in ihrer Person verbinden sich Klugheit und Schönheit — she combines both intelligence and beauty

jemanden/sich verbinden — dress somebody's/one's wounds

jemandem die Augen verbinden — blindfold somebody

mit verbundenen Augen — blindfold[ed]

jemanden [mit jemandem] verbinden — put somebody through [to somebody]

Moment, ich verbinde — one moment, I'll put you through

falsch verbunden sein — have got the wrong number

er war ihr freundschaftlich verbunden — he was bound to her by ties of friendship

uns verbindet nichts mehr — nothing holds us together any longer