banal, ordinaire
He asked banal questions.
Il posait des questions banales.
When you explain it, poetry becomes banal.
Quand on l'explique, la poésie devient banale.
— The Postman (1994)
It's a banal question.
C’est une question banale.
— Solaris (1972)
It had to look banal.
Il fallait que ça ait l’air banal.
— Bugonia (2025)