Usage examples of "sens commun" in French with translation to English

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Marie manque de sens commun. Mary is in want of common sense.
Il manque de sens commun. He is devoid of common sense.
Elle manque de sens commun. She is lacking in common sense.
Il est dépourvu de sens commun. He lacks common sense.
On dit quelquefois : "Le sens commun est fort rare." We sometimes say: "Common sense is quite uncommon."
Mon sens commun est tellement bouleversé qu'il n'est plus commun. My common sense is so messed up, that it's not common anymore.
Le sens commun, c'est le ramassis des préjugés appris jusqu'à l'âge de 18 ans. Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Ne vous ont-ils pas enseigné le sens commun aussi bien que la dactylographie à l'école où tu as étudié ? Didn't they teach you common sense as well as typing at the school where you studied?
Quand il y avait du désespoir dans les régions atteintes par la sécheresse et la crise économique à travers le pays, elle a vu une nation qui conquérait la peur elle-même avec un New Deal, de nouveaux emplois et d'un nouveau sens d'un but commun. Oui, nous pouvons. When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.
Son discours n'avait aucun sens pour moi. His speech made no sense to me.
Tom et moi n'avons rien en commun. Tom and I have nothing in common.
Connaissez-vous le sens de ce mot ? Do you know the meaning of this word?
Ces deux-là n'ont pas grand-chose en commun. These two have very little in common.
Tu ne sens pas la maison trembler ? Don't you feel the house shaking?
Cet hôtel est bien situé en ce qui concerne les transports en commun. This hotel is conveniently located in terms of public transportation.
Danny n'a pas le sens de la beauté. Danny has no sense of beauty.
De nombreux chiens ont en commun la manie d'aboyer sur les inconnus. Barking at strangers is a habit common to many dogs.
N'as-tu donc pas le sens de la justice ? Don't you have a sense of justice?
Ces temps derniers, Israël et l'Iran ont vraiment très peu de choses en commun, mais l'espéranto en fait partie. Recently, Israel and Iran have very few things in common, but Esperanto is one of them.
Quelle est le sens de cela ? What's the meaning of that?
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