train-train

French

Alternative forms

traintrain

Alternative forms

trantran (archaic)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁɛ̃.tʁɛ̃/
France (Île-de-France) (file)
Audio (file)

Noun

train-train m (uncountable)

(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.

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