Sentence examples for common in French from inspiring English sources

Many words in English, like "weekend" and "cool," are common in French.

Tay-Sachs disease, once thought to be a "Jewish disease", is as common in French Canadians and Cajuns.

His comments about Mr Fabius, he insisted, "had no religious connotation"; the phrase was common in French.

In this respect American universities are beginning to approximate the expectation of two theses long common in French and German ones.

Nasalized vowels are common in French (e.g., in vin "wine," bon "good," and enfant "child"), Portuguese, and a number of other languages.

These are more common in French dialects than in standard French, which preserves a mere handful, such as mouton "sheep," ruche "beehive," and arpent "land measure".

Fish stock is a common ingredient in French cooking; supermarkets in France carry it in various dried and liquid concentrations.

Though Renault has suspended three executives, the complaint was made "against persons unknown," a common tactic in French legal affairs.

It was used to collect venom without apparent deleterious effects, and characterized for the first time the venom of Zoropsis spinimana, a common spider in French Mediterranean regions.

Mr. Bannon said that with his help as the "connective tissue" and a common opponent in French President Emmanuel Macron, he liked his chances.

But the German historians argue that the Latin word ictus is also a common term in French fencing, meaning a blow or hit.