commonplace

courant, fréquent

Qui arrive souvent ou se trouve dans de nombreux endroits.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : common, frequent, widespread

Contraires : rare, unusual

Expressions courantes : become commonplace, increasingly commonplace, commonplace practice

banal, ordinaire

Ordinaire, sans rien de particulier ni d’intéressant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : ordinary, unremarkable, uninteresting

Contraires : remarkable, extraordinary

Expressions courantes : commonplace ideas, commonplace objects, commonplace design, commonplace appearance

banalité, chose courante

Chose ordinaire que les gens font ou vivent souvent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a commonplace of something (Long journeys are a commonplace of modern life.)

Synonymes : everyday occurrence, ordinary thing

Expressions courantes : a commonplace, everyday commonplace, commonplace of life

lieu commun, cliché

Idée ou phrase si souvent répétée qu’elle n’apporte rien de nouveau ni d’intéressant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cliché, platitude, truism

Expressions courantes : repeat a commonplace, empty commonplace, tired commonplace

recueillir des citations

Rassembler des passages de ses lectures dans un carnet personnel.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : commonplace regularly, commonplace a passage, commonplace while reading