train-train

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Noun

train-train m (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) routine, drudge, grind; same old same old
    Synonym: routine
    le train-train quotidienthe 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.

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