noun🔗ShareClichés, expressions éculéesSomething, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude."The villain kidnapping the love interest in a film is a bit of a cliché."L'enlèvement de l'intérêt amoureux par le méchant dans un film est un peu un cliché.languagewritingcommunicationphrasewordliteraturestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareClichéA stereotype (printing plate)."The old printing press used heavy cliches to stamp the same image onto hundreds of pages. "L'ancienne presse utilisait de lourds clichés pour imprimer la même image sur des centaines de pages.languagewritingstylephrasecommunicationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUtiliser des clichésTo use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché."The fantasy author, struggling to find a name for a wise old wizard, ultimately cliches it by calling him "Merlinus the All-Knowing." "L'auteur de fantasy, peinant à trouver un nom pour un vieux sorcier sage, utilise finalement des clichés en l'appelant "Merlinus le Tout-Puissant".languagewordwritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
