cli·ché

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• cli|ché — «klee SHAY», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an expression or idea worn out by long use. “Father Time,” “white as snow,” and “cheeks like roses” are clichés. »Our complacent cliché is that nervous breakdowns are a prerogative of the rich (Dwight… …   Useful english dictionary

• ché — at·ta·ché; bou·ché; ché·be·ro; cou·ché; dé·bou·ché; dé·ta·ché; écor·ché; ha·ché; le·clan·ché; pa·na·ché; pen·ché; plan·ché·ite; po·ché; re·cher·ché; bro·ché; cli·ché; tou·ché; bal·ché; cle·ché; four·ché; …   English syllables

• cliché — cli·ché …   English syllables

• cliché — cli•ché or cli•che [[t]kliˈʃeɪ, klɪ [/t]] n. 1) a trite, stereotyped expression, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox[/ex] 2) a trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of form, musical style, etc 3) anything that has become trite… …   From formal English to slang

• cliché — cli|ché [ kli ʃeı, kli,ʃeı ] noun count a phrase or idea that is boring because people use it a lot and it is no longer original ╾ cli|chéd adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Cliché — Cli|ché [kli ʃe:]: ↑Klischee …   Universal-Lexikon

• cliché — cli·ché s.m.inv. ES fr. TS tipogr., edit. 1a. matrice zincografica usata per l inserimento delle immagini nella stampa tipografica 1b. matrice di piombo o altro materiale usata per la riproduzione in stereotipia Sinonimi: 1lastra, stereotipia,… …   Dizionario italiano

• Cliché — Cli|ché 〈[ ʃe:] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; fig.〉 = Klischee (3) …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

• cliché — cli|ché [ˈkli:ʃeı US kli:ˈʃeı] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: , past participle of clicher to print from a metal plate ] an idea or phrase that has been used so much that it is not effective or does not have any meaning any longer ▪ There… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Cliché — Cli|ché [kli ʃe:] vgl. ↑Klischee …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch