What does comune in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word comune in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use comune in Italian.

The word comune in Italian means communal, common, prevalent, common, ordinary, average, everyday, commonplace, municipality, district, city hall, town hall, community, commune, collective, ordinary, common, Able Seaman, friend in common, have in common, have in common, have in common, common good, common cause, city of residence, mere mortal, things in common, common criminal, common denominator, as mutually agreed, as jointly agreed, common divisor, to band together for a cause, mutual funds, mass grave, abnormal, extraordinary, communal garden, collective imagination, municipal employee, in common, common interests, Paris Commune, cliche, cliché, a trouble shared is a trouble halved, a trouble shared is a trouble halved, greatest common divisor, lowest common denominator, least common multiple, in the city of, in the town of, in the municipal district of, common name, common noun, common name, not common, popular opinion, common belief, points in common, shared interest, common interest, common offence, table salt, common feeling, shared feeling, common wine. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word comune

communal

aggettivo (di tutti, promiscuo) (belonging to everyone)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Ogni piano dello studentato ha una stanza comune con una TV.

Every floor of the dorm has a communal room with a TV.

common, prevalent

aggettivo (diffuso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

La varicella è una malattia molto comune fra i bambini.

Chicken pox is one of the most common diseases among children.

common, ordinary, average, everyday, commonplace

aggettivo (usuale, ordinario)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Possiamo regolare questa valvola con un comune cacciavite.

We can fix this valve with a common (or: ordinary) screwdriver.

municipality, district

sostantivo maschile (entità territoriale) (territorial entity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

I comuni ricevono sempre meno fondi statali e stanno aumentando le tasse.

The municipalities (or: districts) receive less and less funding from the state and are starting to raise their own taxes.

city hall, town hall

sostantivo maschile (municipio, sede municipale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Oggi devo andare in comune a richiedere dei certificati.

Today I need to go to city hall to request some certificates.

community, commune

sostantivo femminile (comunità collettivistica) (collective community)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Ha lasciato il suo appartamento e il lavoro ed è andato a vivere in una comune.

He left his apartment and his job and went to live in a commune.

collective

aggettivo (la maggior parte, i più)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Nell'immaginario comune la vita della rockstar è fatta di eccessi.

In the collective imagination the the rock star's life is one of excesses.

ordinary, common

sostantivo maschile (normalità)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Quella donna ha doti decisamente fuori dal comune.

That woman has qualities that are definitely out of the ordinary.

Able Seaman

sostantivo maschile (grado nella marina militare)

Mio cugino ha ottenuto il comune di prima classe della marina militare italiana.

My cousin has obtained the rank of Able Seaman in the Italian military navy.

friend in common

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

have in common

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (avere somiglianze, affinità)

have in common

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (condividere)

have in common

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

common good

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Bisogna lavorare insieme per il bene comune.

We must work together for the common good.

common cause

city of residence

sostantivo maschile (città dove si risiede)

mere mortal

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

things in common

common criminal

common denominator

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

as mutually agreed, as jointly agreed

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

Scelsero di comune accordo di andare ciascuno per la propria strada.

They mutually agreed to each go their own way.

common divisor

to band together for a cause

mutual funds

mass grave

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

I cadaveri venivano gettati nelle fosse comuni senza alcun rispetto.

The bodies were disrespectfully thrown into the mass graves.

abnormal, extraordinary

locuzione aggettivale (straordinario)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

communal garden

collective imagination

sostantivo maschile

municipal employee

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in common

locuzione avverbiale (collettivamente)

common interests

(general)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

They have very few things in common.

Paris Commune

cliche, cliché

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Quello che gli uomini siano più immaturi delle donne è un luogo comune.

It's a cliche that men are more immature than women.

a trouble shared is a trouble halved

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

greatest common divisor

(math)

lowest common denominator

sostantivo maschile (matematica)

least common multiple

sostantivo maschile (multiplo matematico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in the city of, in the town of, in the municipal district of

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

common name

sostantivo maschile (nome volgare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common noun, common name

sostantivo maschile (contrario di nome proprio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

not common

popular opinion

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common belief

sostantivo maschile (opinione diffusa)

points in common

shared interest, common interest

(qualities, also an issue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Non ci sono punti in comune tra di noi.

The two of us share no common interests.

common offence

(UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

table salt

common feeling, shared feeling

(emotion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common wine

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