No. 3,842 in Catalan
banal
Ordinary, trivial, or lacking originality.
In a sentence
La decoració de la festa era molt banal, sense gaire creativitat.
The decoration of the party was very banal, without much creativity.
The word 'banal' in this sentence describes something lacking originality or interest.
Tot i que el llibre tenia alguns capítols interessants, en general, la història semblava força banal.
Although the book had some interesting chapters, overall, the story seemed rather banal.
Here, 'banal' characterizes the story as common or unremarkable.
No crec que escollir mots tan banals pel poema reflecteixi la seva veritable habilitat poètica.
I don't think choosing such banal words for the poem reflects his true poetic skill.
In this context, 'banal' refers to words that are overly ordinary and lack depth.
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