train-train

French

Alternative forms

• traintrain

Alternative forms

• trantran (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɛ̃.tʁɛ̃/

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Noun

train-train m (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) routine, drudge, grind; same old same old

   Synonym: routine

   le train-train quotidien ― the daily grind

   • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:

     La vie entière remuait, poursuivait ses activités, ses emplettes, son train-train.

     The whole town was bustling, go about their activities, their purchases, their daily grind.

See also

• métro, boulot, dodo

Further reading

• “train-train”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.