commonplace

común, frecuente

Que ocurre a menudo o se encuentra en muchos lugares.

En inglés sencillo: Happening often or found in many places.

• Online shopping is commonplace.
• Such delays became commonplace last winter.
• Electric cars are increasingly commonplace in our city.

Sinónimos: common, frequent, widespread

Antónimos: rare, unusual

Expresiones frecuentes: become commonplace, increasingly commonplace, commonplace practice

corriente, ordinario

Corriente, sin nada especial ni interesante.

En inglés sencillo: Ordinary and lacking anything special or interesting.

• The room had a commonplace design.
• She turned commonplace objects into beautiful sculptures.
• His ideas seemed rather commonplace.

Sinónimos: ordinary, unremarkable, uninteresting

Antónimos: remarkable, extraordinary

Expresiones frecuentes: commonplace ideas, commonplace objects, commonplace design, commonplace appearance

cosa corriente

Algo ordinario que las personas hacen o experimentan con frecuencia.

En inglés sencillo: Something ordinary that people often do or experience.

• Long delays are a commonplace here.
• What once seemed magical is now a commonplace.
• The book examines the commonplaces of family life.

Cómo se usa: a commonplace of something (Long journeys are a commonplace of modern life.)

Sinónimos: everyday occurrence, ordinary thing

Expresiones frecuentes: a commonplace, everyday commonplace, commonplace of life

tópico, lugar común

Idea o afirmación tan repetida que ya no aporta nada nuevo ni interesante.

En inglés sencillo: An idea or statement repeated so often that it says nothing new or interesting.

• His speech contained only commonplaces.
• She repeated the commonplace that money cannot buy happiness.
• The essay offers fresh insights instead of tired commonplaces.

Sinónimos: cliché, platitude, truism

Expresiones frecuentes: repeat a commonplace, empty commonplace, tired commonplace

recopilar citas

Guardar pasajes de tus lecturas en un cuaderno personal.

En inglés sencillo: To collect passages from your reading in a personal notebook.

• She liked to commonplace while reading.
• He commonplaced passages from several poets.
• Students were encouraged to commonplace regularly in their notebooks.

Expresiones frecuentes: commonplace regularly, commonplace a passage, commonplace while reading