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    Banale (en. Banal)

    /ba.nal/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Which has nothing exceptional or interesting.
    This film was quite banal and did not captivate me at all.
    Ce film était assez banal et ne m'a pas du tout captivé.
    Which is common, ordinary.
    The ideas he proposes are so banal.
    Les idées qu'il propose sont tellement banales.
    Said of something announced in a neutral tone or devoid of effect.
    The comment was so banal that it elicited no reaction.
    Le commentaire était tellement banal qu'il n'a suscité aucune réaction.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'banalis', derived from 'bana', which means 'bank' or 'common place'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    a banal life
    A life that is not exciting, ordinary.
    une vie banale
    banal ideas
    Ideas that lack originality.
    des idées banales
    a banal remark
    A trivial or obvious remark.
    une remarque banale

    Related Words

    banality
    The character of what is banal.
    banalité
    banalize
    To make something banal.
    banaliser

    Slang Meanings

    Simple thing
    What you just said is just a simple thing.
    Ce que tu viens de dire, c'est juste un truc simple.
    It's seen and reviewed
    His joke is seen and reviewed.
    Sa blague, c'est du vu et revu.