prosaïque

pʁozaik

Definition

Definition of prosaïque - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

quotidienbanal et ordinaire, qui manque d'originalité ou d'intérêt

Sa vie prosaïque se résume au travail et aux courses.

banal

ordinaire

littératureécrit en prose ordinaire, sans caractère poétique

Son style prosaïque manque de lyrisme et d'images poétiques.

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de manière prosaïque

adv.

sans recherche ni élégance dans l'expression

Il a décrit de manière prosaïque cette belle soirée d'été.

Origin of prosaïque

français, prosaïque (relatif à la prose)

Terms with prosaïque included in their meaning

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sans poésie

adj.

prosaïque

qui manque de beauté artistique et d'émotion

sans poésie

adv.

prosaïque

de manière dépourvue de beauté ou de charme artistique

antipoétique

adj.

prosaïque

qui s'oppose à l'esprit poétique ou manque de beauté lyrique

pédestrement

adv.

style

de manière banale, prosaïque et sans originalité

Examples of prosaïque in a sentence

Son discours prosaïque n’a ému personne dans la salle.
Le récit prosaïque ne suscite aucune émotion.
Ce roman prosaïque manque d’originalité littéraire.

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English:mundane, unpoetic, ...
German:prosaïsch, prosaisch, ...
Italian:prosaico, ...
Spanish:prosaico, sin lirismo, ...
Portuguese:banal, sem lirismo, ...
Chinese:平淡, 平实的, ...
Japanese:平凡な, 散文的な, ...
Arabic:عادي, نثري, ...
Hebrew:יוֹמְיוֹמִי, פְּרוֹזָאִי, ...
Russian:прозаичный, прозаический, ...
Ukrainian:прозаїчний, ...
Catalan:quotidià, prosaic, ...
Danish:prosaisk, nøgtern, ...
Dutch:prozaïsch, ...
Greek:καθημερινό, πεζός, ...
Hungarian:hétköznapi, prózai, ...
Khmer:ធម្មតា, រាយធម្មតា, ...
Korean:평범한, 산문적인, ...
Polish:prozaiczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):prosaico, sem lirismo, ...
Romanian:prozaic, ...
Swedish:prosaisk, ...
Thai:ธรรมดา, ราบเรียบ, ...
Turkish:sıradan, düz yazılı, ...
Vietnamese:tầm thường, thuần văn xuôi, ...

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Definition of prosaïque - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

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