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réchauffé

reheated, warmed-up

adjective reh-shoh-FEH Rare

Also means

rehashed, stale

Usage Note

Réchauffé literally means reheated food, but figuratively it describes something old presented as new — an idea, a joke, or an argument that has been recycled. C'est du réchauffé ('that's old news / rehashed stuff') is a common dismissive phrase. It is the past participle of réchauffer used as an adjective or noun.

Examples

"Ce scénario est du réchauffé."

Natural Translation

This plot is rehashed material.

Literal Translation

This plot is of-the reheated.

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