banal

When you explain it, poetry becomes banal.

Quand on l'explique, la poésie devient banale.

— The Postman (1994)

It had to look banal.

Il fallait que ça ait l’air banal.

— Bugonia (2025)

It's a banal question.

C’est une question banale.

— Solaris (1972)

He asked banal questions.

Il posait des questions banales.