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1 expression
expression [εkspʀesjɔ̃]feminine nouna. expressionb. ( = locution) expression* * *ɛkspʀɛsjɔ̃1) gén expressionplein d'expression — [yeux, visage] expressive
avec expression — [réciter, chanter] with feeling
réduire quelque chose à sa plus simple expression — fig to reduce something to a minimum
2) ( groupe de mots) expressionexpression figée, expression toute faite — set phrase
d'expression française/anglaise — French-speaking/English-speaking
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ɛkspʀesjɔ̃ nf1) [concept, opinion] expression2) (= locution) expressionexpression toute faite — set expression, set phrase
réduit à sa plus simple expression (= formulation) — reduced to its simplest terms
* * *expression nf1 gén expression; plein d'expression [yeux, visage] expressive; [chant] full of expression; sans expression expressionless; avec expression [réciter, chanter] with feeling; réduire qch à sa plus simple expression fig to reduce sth to a minimum;2 ( groupe de mots) expression; expression imagée or figurée figurative expression; expression idiomatique idiom, idiomatic expression; expression figée set phrase; expression toute faite set phrase; péj cliché; passez-moi l'expression! if you'll pardon the expression!; bête au-delà de toute expression too stupid for words; d'expression française/anglaise French-speaking/English-speaking.expression corporelle self-expression through movement.[ɛksprɛsjɔ̃] nom féminin[dans la correspondance]expression familière colloquial expression, colloquialismexpression figée set phrase ou expression, fixed expression, idioma. [figée] set phrase ou expressionb. [cliché] hackneyed phrase, cliché2. [fait de s'exprimer] expression, expressing (substantif non comptable), voicing (substantif non comptable)3. [pratique de la langue]expression écrite/orale written/oral expression5. [vivacité] expressiongeste/regard plein d'expression expressive gesture/looksans expression locution adjectivale -
2 expression toute faite
a. [figée] set phrase ou expressionb. [cliché] hackneyed phrase, cliché -
3 tópico
adj.1 commonplace, topical, platitudinous.2 topical, applied to the surface, local.m.1 topic, subject, issue, subject matter.2 platitude.* * *► adjetivo1 MEDICINA external1 commonplace, cliché————————1 commonplace, cliché* * *1. ADJ1) (Med) local2) (=trillado) commonplace, trite2. SM1) (=lugar común) commonplace, cliché2) LAm (=tema) topic, subject* * *I- ca adjetivo1) <comentario/afirmación> trite2) (Farm)IIa) (tema, asunto) topic, subjectb) ( tema trillado) hackneyed subject; ( expresión) cliché* * *= cliche, platitude, hackneyed expression.Ex. The true meaning of the cliche 'A picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom.Ex. I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with a model collection development policy rather than, as Ruth succinctly stated a moment ago, 'grandiose platitudes' with liberty and justice for all.Ex. By stereotypes I mean the hackneyed expressions people use in a more or less automatic fashion without stopping to think what they really mean.----* de uso tópico = use + topically.* uso tópico = for external use only.* * *I- ca adjetivo1) <comentario/afirmación> trite2) (Farm)IIa) (tema, asunto) topic, subjectb) ( tema trillado) hackneyed subject; ( expresión) cliché* * *= cliche, platitude, hackneyed expression.Ex: The true meaning of the cliche 'A picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom.
Ex: I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with a model collection development policy rather than, as Ruth succinctly stated a moment ago, 'grandiose platitudes' with liberty and justice for all.Ex: By stereotypes I mean the hackneyed expressions people use in a more or less automatic fashion without stopping to think what they really mean.* de uso tópico = use + topically.* uso tópico = for external use only.* * *A ‹comentario/afirmación› trite, hackneyed, clichédB ( Farm):[ S ] uso tópico for external use only1 (tema, asunto) topic, subject2 (tema trillado) hackneyed subject; (expresión) cliché, trite phrase/expression, commonplace* * *
tópico 1◊ -ca adjetivo
1 ‹comentario/afirmación› trite
2 (Farm): ( on signs) uso tópico for external use only
tópico 2 sustantivo masculino
( expresión) cliché
tópico,-a
I adjetivo
1 Med Farm uso tópico, for external use
2 (comentario) trite
II m (lugar común, frase hecha) commonplace, cliché, platitude
' tópico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cliché
- tópica
- uso
English:
commonplace
- platitude
- take in
* * *tópico, -a♦ adj1. Med topical2. [manido] clichéd♦ nmcliché* * *I adj MED:de uso tópico for external useII m cliché, platitude* * *tópico, -ca adj1) : topical, external2) : trite, commonplacetópico nm1) : topic, subject2) : cliché, trite expression -
4 Redensart
f expression; allgemeine Redensart common saying; abgedroschene Redensart hackneyed expression ( oder phrase), cliché; das ist nur so eine Redensart it’s just a figure of speech; bloße Redensarten empty phrases ( oder talk)* * *die Redensartexpression; phrase* * *Re|dens|artf(= Phrase) hackneyed expression (Brit), cliché; (= Redewendung) expression, idiom; (= Sprichwort) saying; (= leere Versprechung) empty promisedas ist nur so eine Rédensart — it's just a way of speaking
bloße Rédensarten — empty talk
* * *Re·dens·artf1. (feststehender Ausdruck) expressiondas ist nur so eine \Redensart it's just a figure of speecheine feste [o stehende] \Redensart a. pej a stock phrase* * *1) expression; (Sprichwort) saying2) Plural (Phrase) empty or meaningless words* * *Redensart f expression;allgemeine Redensart common saying;abgedroschene Redensart hackneyed expression ( oder phrase), cliché;das ist nur so eine Redensart it’s just a figure of speech;bloße Redensarten empty phrases ( oder talk)* * *1) expression; (Sprichwort) saying2) Plural (Phrase) empty or meaningless words* * *f.colloquialism n.expression n.idiom n.vernacular n. -
5 galvauder
galvodeverbe transitif to sully [réputation]; to dull [gloire]; to waste [talent]; to overwork [idée]; to squander [fortune]* * *ɡalvode vt* * *galvauder verb table: aimerA vtr to sully [réputation]; to dull [gloire]; to abuse, to waste [don, talent]; to overwork [idée, théorie, expression]; to squander [fortune]; expression galvaudée overused ou hackneyed expression.B †vi ( muser) to loaf around.C se galvauder vpr [personne] to cheapen oneself.[galvode] verbe transitif2. [don, qualité] to prostitute3. [mot, sens] to debasele mot a été galvaudé the word has become clichéd ou hackneyed through overuse————————se galvauder verbe pronominal intransitifto demean ou to lower oneself -
6 cliché
m.1 cliché, commonplace, old saw, banality.2 stencil, cliché, plate.3 cliché, negative of photographic film.* * *1 (imprenta) plate2 (fotografía) negative3 figurado (lugar común) cliché* * *SM1) (Tip) stencil2) (=tópico) cliché3) (Fot) negative* * *1) (expresión, idea) cliché2) ( de multicopista) stencil; (Impr) plate; (Fot) negative* * *= cliche, stereotyped, stencil, master, spirit master, hackneyed expression.Ex. The true meaning of the cliche 'A picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.Ex. The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.Ex. The catalogue covers filmstrips, slides, films, filmloops, portfolios, posters, charts, overhead projection transparencies, kits, cassettes, gramophone records, work cards, educational games, spirit masters, etc.Ex. By stereotypes I mean the hackneyed expressions people use in a more or less automatic fashion without stopping to think what they really mean.----* clichés = stereotyping.* hacer un cliché = cut + stencil.* lleno de clichés = cliche-ridden.* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.* * *1) (expresión, idea) cliché2) ( de multicopista) stencil; (Impr) plate; (Fot) negative* * *= cliche, stereotyped, stencil, master, spirit master, hackneyed expression.Ex: The true meaning of the cliche 'A picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex: The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.Ex: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.Ex: The catalogue covers filmstrips, slides, films, filmloops, portfolios, posters, charts, overhead projection transparencies, kits, cassettes, gramophone records, work cards, educational games, spirit masters, etc.Ex: By stereotypes I mean the hackneyed expressions people use in a more or less automatic fashion without stopping to think what they really mean.* clichés = stereotyping.* hacer un cliché = cut + stencil.* lleno de clichés = cliche-ridden.* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.* * *A (expresión) clichéB1 (de multicopista) stencil2 ( Impr) plate3 ( Fot) negative* * *
cliché sustantivo masculino
(Impr) plate;
(Fot) negative
cliché sustantivo masculino
1 Fot negative
2 Impr plate
3 (tópico) cliché
' cliché' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
latiguillo
- tópica
- tópico
English:
cliché
- stencil
* * *cliché nm1. Fot negative2. Imprenta plate3. [tópico] cliché* * *m1 TIP plate2 ( tópico) cliché* * *cliché nm1) : cliché2) : stencil3) : negative (of a photograph) -
7 стереотипен
стереотѝпен,прил., -на, -но, -ни stereotype (attr.); stereotyped; прен. trite, hackneyed; \стереотипенна фраза stock/trite phrase, hackneyed expression; \стереотипенно издание stereotype edition; reprint.* * *stereotype; stereotyped; (прен.): hackneyed ; ordinary -
8 М-119
ОБЩЕЕ МЕСТО lit, usu. disapprov NP usu. obj or subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu. это) fixed WOa hackneyed expression, truismcommonplaceplatitude worn-out phrase.Оригинальный, неповторимый... в музыкальном творчестве композитор оказался неискусным и вялым подражателем общих мест символистской поэзии в искусстве словесном (Гладков 1). Uniquely original...as acomposer, Scriabin the poet was revealed as an inept and jejune imitator of Symbolist commonplaces (1a).(Иванов:) Полюбил, разлюбил, не хозяин своим чувствам - всё это общие места, избитые фразы, которыми не поможешь... (Чехов 4). (I.:) Falling in love, falling out of love, not master of my feelings—all platitudes, trite phrases, which do not help... (4a). -
9 общее место
• ОБЩЕЕ МЕСТО lit, usu. disapprov[NP; usu. obj or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. это); fixed WO]=====⇒ a hackneyed expression, truism:- commonplace;- platitude;- worn-out phrase.♦ Оригинальный, неповторимый... в музыкальном творчестве композитор оказался неискусным и вялым подражателем общих мест символистской поэзии в искусстве словесном (Гладков 1). Uniquely original...as acomposer, Scriabin the poet was revealed as an inept and jejune imitator of Symbolist commonplaces (1a).♦ [Иванов:] Полюбил, разлюбил, не хозяин своим чувствам - всё это общие места, избитые фразы, которыми не поможешь... (Чехов 4). [I.:] Falling in love, falling out of love, not master of my feelings - all platitudes, trite phrases, which do not help... (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > общее место
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10 rengaine
rengaine [ʀɑ̃gεn]feminine noun( = formule) hackneyed expression ; ( = chanson) old melody* * *ʀɑ̃gɛnc'est toujours la même rengaine — fig it's the same old thing every time
* * *ʀɑ̃ɡɛn nfpéjoratif old tuneC'est à chaque fois la même rengaine. — It's the same old tune every time.
* * *rengaine nf ( chanson) corny old song○; ( air) corny old tune○; fig c'est toujours la même rengaine fig it's always the same old song.[rɑ̃gɛn] nom féminin2. (figuré)avec eux, c'est toujours la même rengaine they never change their tune, with them it's always the same (old) story -
11 cadeau
n. m.1. Payment received by prostitute. (With this meaning the word derives from the hackneyed expression 'N'oublie pas mon petit cadeau!')2. Ne pasfaire de cadeaux (fig.): To give nothing away, to be hard and unrelenting (in sport or business matters). -
12 fanfare
n. f.1. 'Song-and-dance', fuss about nothing.2. En avant lafanfare! (joc.): Off we go again! (This rather hackneyed expression is often used by scoutmasters and other youth group leaders.) C'est un sale coup pour lafanfare! What rotten luck! -
13 изтъркан
1. scrubbed (clean)rubbed, scoured, etc. вж. изтърквам2. (изтрит, износен) worn (out)(само за дрехи) threadbare, shabby3. прен. trite, stale, hackneyed, well-wornизтъркан израз a hackneyed/trite expressionизтъркана фраза tag* * *изтъ̀ркан,мин. страд. прич. (и като прил.)1. scrubbed (clean); rubbed, scoured, polished, burnished;3. прен. trite, stale, hackneyed, well-worn; copy-book (attr.); амер. cornball, corny; \изтъркана история an old/hoary chestnut; \изтъркана фраза tag.* * *bare; outworn; quotidian; stereotyped; threadbare; trite: a изтъркан expression - изтъркан израз; vapid* * *1. (изтрит, износен) worn (out) 2. (само за дрехи) threadbare, shabby 3. rubbed, scoured, etc. вж. изтърквам 4. scrubbed (clean) 5. ИЗТЪРКАН израз a hackneyed/trite expression 6. ИЗТЪРКАНa фраза tag 7. прен. trite, stale, hackneyed, well-worn -
14 frase
f phrasefrase fatta cliché* * *frase s.f.2 pl. ( locuzione stereotipata) phrases, fine words: ne ho abbastanza delle tue belle frasi!, I've had enough of your fine words; frasi di circostanza, suitable phrases; ci siamo scambiati le solite frasi sul tempo, we exchanged the usual comments on the weather // frase fatta, set (o stock) phrase, idiom, cliché, commonplace: parlare per frasi fatte, to talk in clichés3 ( espressione) phrase, expression: non ha detto frasi troppo gentili sul suo conto, he didn't say very nice things about him; trovare la frase giusta, to find the right expression (o phrase)4 (mus.) phrase.* * *['fraze]sostantivo femminile1) ling. sentence2) (espressione) phrase, expression3) mus. phrase•frase fatta — (luogo comune) hackneyed phrase, set expression, tag
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15 galvaudé
galvaudé, e [galvode]adjective[expression] hackneyed ; [mot] overused* * *ɡalvode adj galvaudé, -e(expression) hackneyed, (mot) clichéd* * *[plaisanterie] corny -
16 избитое выражение
1) General subject: commonplace, sound hackneyed (I know that sounds hackneyed but he's my true soulmate.)2) Colloquial: rubber stamp3) Business: trite expression -
17 шаблонный
pattern (attr.), banal; hackneyed, unoriginal, triteшаблонное произведение — stereotyped / banal work
шаблонная фраза — trite expression, hackneyed phrase
это шаблонно — this is banal / unoriginal
шаблонный подход (к; к делу и т. п.) — a routine approach (to)
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18 затасканный
разг.1) прич. см. затаскивать I2) прил. ( изношенный) worn [wɔːn]; threadbare3) прил. ( избитый) hackneyed [-nɪd]; worn-out; triteзата́сканное выраже́ние — hackneyed / trite expression
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19 шаблонный
1) ( сделанный по образцу) pattern (attr), template (attr)2) (избитый, банальный) banal [-'ɑːl]; hackneyed [-nɪd], unoriginal, triteшабло́нное произведе́ние — stereotyped / banal work
шабло́нный отве́т — stereotyped answer
шабло́нная фра́за — trite expression, hackneyed phrase
шабло́нный подхо́д (к делу и т.п.) — routine [ruː'tiːn] approach (to)
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20 шаблонный
прил.pattern, templet ; banal перен.; hackneyed, unoriginal, trite; stereotypedшаблонное произведение — stereotyped/banal work
шаблонная фраза — trite expression, hackneyed phrase
шаблонный подход (к делу и т.п.) — a routine approach (to)
это шаблонно — that is banal/unoriginal
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