banal
French → English
(modern) commonplace: lacking originality; obvious and uninteresting
C'est un film d'action très banal avec une fin prévisible.
(English) It's a very commonplace action movie with a predictable ending.
Son excuse pour son retard était vraiment banale et peu convaincante.
(English) His excuse for being late was truly commonplace and unconvincing.
(legal/feudal) communal: relating to facilities shared by the public or a feudal community
Le moulin banal appartenait autrefois au seigneur du village.
(English) The communal mill formerly belonged to the village lord.
Dans certaines régions, il existait des fours banaux pour cuire le pain.
(English) In some regions, there were communal ovens for baking bread.
Entry ID: fr:en:banal · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary