Cliché in english
Cliche
pronunciation: kliʃeɪ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kliʃeɪ part of speech: noun
In gestures
cliché = cliche ; stereotyped ; stencil ; master ; spirit master ; hackneyed expression ; hackneyed phrase.
Example: The true meaning of the cliche 'A picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom.Example: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Example: The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.Example: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.Example: The catalogue covers filmstrips, slides, films, filmloops, portfolios, posters, charts, overhead projection transparencies, kits, cassettes, gramophone records, work cards, educational games, spirit masters, etc.Example: By stereotypes I mean the hackneyed expressions people use in a more or less automatic fashion without stopping to think what they really mean.Example: Use of hackneyed phrases shows a certain amount of laziness, an absence of creativity, and a general lack of awareness of how to communicate clearly.more:
» clichés = stereotyping .
Example: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.» hacer un cliché = cut + stencil [Reproducir el original de un documento sobre un material transparente que posteriormente se utiliza para obtener las planchas de impresión] .
Example: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.» lleno de clichés = cliche-ridden .
Example: A constant annoyance in news writing is journalese -- a trade jargon that relies on worn-out, copycat, cliche-ridden phrasing.» novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction .
Example: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.