Grammatical class

Noun

cliché

(printing) stereotype (printing plate)

Details

Syllables

cli-ché

Phonetics

kli.ʃe

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

8512

Freq. (movies)

7815

Freq. (news)

10714

Sentences

Prendre un cliché

Take a snapshot

A1

C'est un vieux cliché.

It's an old stereotype.

A1

C'est un cliché, mais c'est vrai.

It's a cliche, but it's true.

A1

Voici un cliché de ma femme à la plage.

This is a snapshot of my wife on the beach.

A1

Le terme "cliché" vient de la langue française.

The word "cliche" comes from French.

A1

Je pense que cela aurait fait un meilleur cliché avec un objectif 10 mm.

I think it would have been a better shoot with a 10mm lens.

A2

J'ai fait un cliché en gros plan de son visage.

I took a close shot of her face.

B1

Ce qui est radical aujourd'hui sera cliché demain, peut-être.

What's radical today may be cliché tomorrow.

B1