banalEnglish → GermanOxford English–Germanbanal /baˈnaːl/ A adjective 1 (derogatory) (platt) banal; trite, banal ‹speech, reply, response, excuse› 2 (gewöhnlich) commonplace; ordinaryB adverb 1 (derogatory) (platt) banally; tritely 2 (gewöhnlich) banal gesagt to put it plainly and simply