How is the word banal translated from French to English

English translation
run-of-the-mill
adjective

Ordinaire et sans rien de particulier.

Ordinary and not special in any way.

Examples with “banal”

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  • C'était un hôtel banal près de la gare. — It was a run-of-the-mill hotel near the station.

  • Ce restaurant sert une cuisine banale. — This restaurant serves run-of-the-mill food.

  • Le concert s'est révélé plutôt banal. — The concert turned out to be pretty run-of-the-mill.

  • Je préfère les objets uniques aux produits banals. — I prefer unique items over run-of-the-mill products.

  • N'était-ce qu'une excuse banale de plus ? — Was it just another run-of-the-mill excuse?

  • Sa prestation était banale, sans rien d'excitant. — His performance was just run-of-the-mill, nothing exciting.

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