trivial

insignifiant, mineur

Trop petit ou peu important pour mériter beaucoup d’attention.

En anglais simple : Too small or unimportant to deserve much attention.

• It was a trivial mistake.
• They argued about trivial details all evening.
• Do not let a trivial problem spoil your day.

Synonymes : unimportant, minor, insignificant

Contraires : important, significant

Expressions courantes : trivial matter, trivial detail, trivial mistake, trivial issue

banal, ordinaire

Très courant et familier, sans rien de particulier ni d’inhabituel.

En anglais simple : Very ordinary and familiar, with nothing unusual or special about it.

• Their conversation concerned trivial everyday events.
• The novel turns trivial experiences into beautiful stories.
• He recorded the trivial routines of village life.

Synonymes : ordinary, commonplace, mundane

Contraires : exceptional, unusual

Expressions courantes : trivial conversation, trivial events, trivial experience