corny

éculé, ringard

Ennuyeux ou ridicule parce que trop utilisé et sans idée nouvelle.

En anglais simple : Boring or silly because it has been used too often and has no new ideas.

• Dad told another corny joke.
• I've heard that corny line a hundred times.
• The show was full of corny puns.

Synonymes : cheesy, stale, hackneyed, trite

Contraires : original

Expressions courantes : corny joke, corny old line, corny idea

mièvre, à l'eau de rose

Qui exprime l’amour ou d’autres sentiments d’une façon exagérée et déjà vue, paraissant ridicule.

En anglais simple : Showing love or other feelings in a familiar, exaggerated way that seems silly.

• That love song is corny.
• The movie had a corny ending, but I enjoyed it.
• His speech sounded corny enough to make us laugh.

Synonymes : cheesy, soppy, sentimental

Expressions courantes : corny love song, corny romantic scene, corny ending