English to French Meaning of hackneyed - rebattu

Hackneyed :

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Definitions of hackneyed in English

Adjective

Examples of hackneyed in English

(1) However, the story and the manner of its telling are alike hackneyed , dull, and pointless.(2) The final hour has long past on the horror spoof and, sadly, all that's left is hackneyed jokes and trite dialogue.(3) History should be about forcing people to challenge their perceptions, not reinforcing hackneyed stereotypes of the past.(4) Secondly, it was full to overflowing of hackneyed sexist stereotypes.(5) The script is hackneyed , riddled with stereotypes and offers nothing that hasn't been seen in every single gangster film ever made.(6) We've heard Beethoven so many times that there is always a danger of it falling into a hackneyed mode of routine playing.(7) The blame, say critics, lies with the hackneyed , highly predictable plots.(8) His boss can take even a hackneyed phrase and let it dangle suggestively in the air until a dozen meanings reveal themselves.(9) But the key to stock market glory isn't contained in some hackneyed phrase.(10) Their books use hackneyed plotlines, stock characters, and omission of inconvenient facts.(11) They also provide English with a number of now rather hackneyed phrases like ‘to cry wolf’.(12) It's a trite and hackneyed old platitude - but sometimes, you do just have to stop and look at what's around you.(13) But a closer look reveals there's more to this course than a hackneyed phrase.(14) It is littered with hackneyed phrases and lazy commonplaces.(15) This year's summit has been accompanied by the usual round of hackneyed phrases about the need to end poverty.(16) Maybe it's time to trot out that hackneyed phrase about ‘the pace of modern life’.

Related Phrases of hackneyed

(1) hackney ::

clicher

(2) hackneyed expression ::

rengaine

Related Phrases of hackneyed

(1) hackney ::

clicher

(2) hackneyed expression ::

rengaine

Synonyms

Adjective

5. timeworn ::

timeworn

6. platitudinous ::

banal

7. vapid ::

insipide

8. stale ::

vicié

9. tired ::

fatigué

10. threadbare ::

râpé

12. banal ::

banal

13. hack ::

pirater

15. hoary ::

chenu

16. commonplace ::

banal

17. common ::

commun

18. ordinary ::

ordinaire

19. stock ::

Stock

20. conventional ::

conventionnel

21. stereotyped ::

stéréotypé

23. unimaginative ::

sans imagination

24. unoriginal ::

sans originalité

25. uninspired ::

qui manque d'inspiration

26. prosaic ::

prosaïque

27. dull ::

terne

28. boring ::

ennuyeuse

30. pedestrian ::

piéton

31. run-of-the-mill ::

la gestion de l'usine-

32. boilerplate ::

boilerplate

33. routine ::

routine

35. cheesy ::

ringard

36. corny ::

banal

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