Topic: French

"C'est peu commun."

Translation:That is not common.

January 6, 2013

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/johncopter

    So how would I say "This is kind of common"?

    January 6, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
    Mod

      "c'est plutôt commun" or "c'est assez commun"

      January 6, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/lkt005

        peu can be "not very" apparently... so could we say "that is not very common? "

        February 15, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/solipsist180

          Can someone point me to a grammar lesson explaining how « peu » takes a ngative meaning in this example? thx :)

          March 31, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
          Mod

            "peu" means "little" in this case = not much. it is like "quite" or "rather", it is an adverb that modifies the adjective to give it more or less intensity in its meaning.

            March 31, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/labrini_k

              could we just translate by " it's uncommon"?

              April 14, 2013
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