Translation meaning & definition of the word "threadbare" into Dutch language

adjective

1. Repeated too often

• Overfamiliar through overuse

• "Bromidic sermons"

• "His remarks were trite and commonplace"

• "Hackneyed phrases"

• "A stock answer"

• "Repeating threadbare jokes"

• "Parroting some timeworn axiom"

• "The trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

synonym:
• banal
,
• commonplace
,
• hackneyed
,
• old-hat
,
• shopworn
,
• stock(a)
,
• threadbare
,
• timeworn
,
• tired
,
• trite
,
• well-worn

1. Te vaak herhaald

• Overbekend door overmatig gebruik

• "Bromidische preken"

• "Zijn opmerkingen waren banaal en alledaags"

• "Gehackneyde zinnen"

• "Een standaardantwoord"

• "Herhalende versleten grappen"

• "Een versleten axioma parroten"

• "De afgezaagde metafoor `hard as nails'"

synoniem:
• banaal
,
• commonplace
,
• hackneyed
,
• oude hoed
,
• shopworn
,
• voorraad(a)
,
• threadbare
,
• timeworn
,
• moe
,
• trite
,
• versleten

2. Having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

• "Threadbare rugs"

synonym:
• threadbare

2. Het dutje laten wegslijten zodat de draden doorschijnen

• "Draadkale vloerkleden"

synoniem:
• threadbare