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1 banal
Adj. trite, banal; (alltäglich) run-of-the-mill...; (simpel) very straightforward; ins Banale ziehen reduce to the banal* * *hackneyed; banal; trite; commonplace* * *ba|nal [ba'naːl]1. adjbanal, trite2. advbanally, tritely* * *ba·nal[baˈna:l]adj banaleine \banale Angelegenheit/Ausrede a trivial matter/excuseeine \banale Bemerkung a trite [or trivial] remarkein \banales Thema a commonplace topic* * *1.2) (gewöhnlich) commonplace; ordinary2.1) (abwertend): (platt) banally; tritely2) (gewöhnlich)banal gesagt — to put it plainly and simply
* * *ins Banale ziehen reduce to the banal* * *1.2) (gewöhnlich) commonplace; ordinary2.1) (abwertend): (platt) banally; tritely2) (gewöhnlich)* * *adj.banal adj.hackneyed adj. adv.banally adv.tritely adv. -
2 abgedroschen
* * *well-worn; corny; worn; banal; commonplace; common; hackneyed; trite* * *ạb|ge|dro|schen ['apgədrɔʃn]adj (inf)hackneyed (Brit), well-worn; Witz auch corny (inf)eine abgedroschene Redensart — a hackneyed (Brit) or trite saying
* * *1) (not original or interesting: a corny joke.) corny2) tritely3) ((of a remark, saying etc) already said in exactly the same way so often that it no longer has any worth, effectiveness etc: His poetry is full of trite descriptions of nature.) trite* * *ab·ge·dro·schenein \abgedroschener Witz an old [or ancient] [or stale] joke* * *Adjektiv (ugs.) hackneyed; well-worn; trite* * *abgedroschene Redewendung auch cliché* * *Adjektiv (ugs.) hackneyed; well-worn; trite* * *adj.hackneyed adj.trite adj. adv.tritely adv. -
3 trivial
Adj. trivial, shallow; Bemerkung: auch trite, banal; (alltäglich) commonplace, everyday, ordinary, trivial, banal geh.* * *trivial* * *tri|vi|al [tri'viaːl]1. adjtrivial; Gespräch auch banal2. advtrivially* * ** * *tri·vi·al[triˈvi̯a:l]adj banal, trite* * *1.1) (platt) banal; trite; (unbedeutend) trivial2) (alltäglich) humdrum <life, career>2.* * *trivial adj trivial, shallow; Bemerkung: auch trite, banal; (alltäglich) commonplace, everyday, ordinary, trivial, banal geh* * *1.1) (platt) banal; trite; (unbedeutend) trivial2) (alltäglich) humdrum <life, career>2. -
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См. также в других словарях:
tritely — trite ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse. DERIVATIVES tritely adverb triteness noun. ORIGIN Latin tritus rubbed … English terms dictionary
tritely — adverb in a trite manner tritely expressed emotions • Derived from adjective: ↑trite … Useful english dictionary
Tritely — Trite Trite (tr[imac]t), a. [L. tritus, p. p. of terere to rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See {Throw}, and cf. {Contrite}, {Detriment}, {Tribulation}, {Try}.] Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tritely — adverb see trite … New Collegiate Dictionary
tritely — See trite. * * * … Universalium
tritely — adverb In a trite manner … Wiktionary
tritely — adv. in an unoriginal manner, in a stale manner … English contemporary dictionary
tritely — trite·ly … English syllables
trite — tritely, adv. triteness, n. /truyt/, adj., triter, tritest. 1. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter. 2. characterized by hackneyed expressions,… … Universalium
trite — [traıt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: tritus, past participle of terere to rub, wear out ] a trite remark, idea etc is boring, not new, and insincere ▪ Her remarks sounded trite and ill informed. >triteness n [U] >tritely adv ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
trite — adjective (triter; tritest) Etymology: Latin tritus, from past participle of terere to rub, wear away more at throw Date: 1548 hackneyed or boring from much use ; not fresh or original • tritely adverb • triteness noun Synonyms … New Collegiate Dictionary