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hackneyed

/ˈhæknid/

hackneyedadjektiv

more hackneyed

Komp.

most hackneyed

Super.

/ˈhæknid/

Übersetzungen

éculéSe dit surtout d’une idée, d’une formule, d’un sujet ou d’un cliché devenu trop usé par l’usage.

The movie's plot was so hackneyed that I could predict the ending within the first ten minutes.

L’intrigue du film était tellement éculée que j’ai pu prévoir la fin dans les dix premières minutes.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

rebattuS’emploie pour un sujet, une formule ou un propos devenus trop connus à force d’être répétés.

galvaudéPlus fréquent avec des mots, des expressions ou des idées dont l’usage excessif a affaibli la force.

Definitionen

Lacking in freshness or originality; overused and clichéd.

The movie's plot was so hackneyed that I could predict the ending within the first ten minutes.

Made commonplace or trite through frequent use.

The speech was filled with hackneyed slogans that failed to inspire the audience.

Synonyme

Antonyme

hackneyedpartizip perfekt

/ˈhæk.nid/

Used as a past-participle adjective derived from the verb "hackney".

Übersetzungen

éculéEmploi adjectival du participe passé, au sens de « usé à force d’être répété ».

A hackneyed phrase soon loses its impact.

Une phrase éculée perd vite son impact.

Definitionen

Past participle of the verb "hackney," used attributively.

A hackneyed phrase soon loses its impact.

Synonyme

hackneyverb

hackneyed

Präteritum

hackneyed

Präteritum

hackneyed

Partizip Perfekt

hackneying

Gerundium

/ˈhækni/

Übersetzungen

galvauderSe dit surtout d’une expression, d’une idée ou d’un mot.

The writer was careful not to hackney the phrase by using it too often in his novel.

L’écrivain veillait à ne pas galvauder cette expression en l’employant trop souvent dans son roman.

Definitionen

To make something banal or trite by frequent use.

The writer was careful not to hackney the phrase by using it too often in his novel.

Synonyme

hackneysubstantiv

Definitionen

A horse or pony of a light breed with a high-stepping trot, used in harness.

The hackney was well-suited for pulling the carriage through the city streets.

A horse-drawn vehicle kept for hire.

They decided to take a hackney to the theater instead of walking.

A person who writes to earn money, especially a writer who produces dull or unoriginal work.

He was considered a hackney, churning out novels that lacked creativity.

hackneyadjektiv

Definitionen

Designating a horse, carriage, cab, or similar conveyance that is kept for public hire; by extension, ordinary or commonplace.

They hailed a hackney cab outside the station.