Spanish-English translations for tópico

cliché
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I see this as resorting to clichés. Esto me parece echar mano de los tópicos. He could have quoted a number of other clichés, but they are only clichés because they are true. Podría haber citado algunos otros tópicos, pero solo son tópicos porque dicen la verdad. We are therefore not talking about clichés, but about reality. Por tanto, no estamos hablando de tópicos, sino de realidad.
commonplace
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To speak of striking the right balance has become a commonplace. Hablar del equilibrio adecuado se ha convertido en un tópico. The Commission work programme for 2010 consists of 14 pages of the usual commonplaces and platitudes. El programa de trabajo de la Comisión para 2010 consta de 14 páginas de tópicos y perogrulladas habituales. Madam President, Commissioner, it is a matter of concern that the use of drugs is everywhere being treated as unimportant and commonplace. Señora Presidenta, señor Comisario, el consumo de drogas se trivializa por doquier y se convierte en tópico de modo preocupante.

platitude
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Otherwise, it is simply a series of platitudes. Por lo demás, es simplemente una serie de tópicos. The Commission work programme for 2010 consists of 14 pages of the usual commonplaces and platitudes. El programa de trabajo de la Comisión para 2010 consta de 14 páginas de tópicos y perogrulladas habituales. I appeal for the stakeholders in the industry to be consulted in a meaningful way, not with platitudes. Solicito que se consulte a las personas que tienen intereses en el sector de forma efectiva, no con tópicos.
question
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What is your question?The question of seniority will be discussed at the meetingThere was a question of which material to use
thread
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All of these essays have a common threadI’ve lost the thread of what you’re sayingthread a needle
topicalThe book is divided into topical chapters.Fair trade has become quite a topical issue
topos
trite
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It may sound trite to say so, but the time bomb is still ticking away before our very eyes. Quizás suene a tópico, pero la bomba de relojería sigue su cuenta atrás y ante nuestros propios ojos. First of all, the inseparable links between economic, social and environmental policy have, as has already been pointed out, gone beyond the level of trite statements and can now be seen in practice. Primero, los vínculos inseparables entre la política económica, social y ambiental, como ya se ha indicado, han superado el nivel de los tópicos y ahora se manifiestan en la práctica.

trope
truismIn fact, this has become a commonly used truism. De hecho, se ha convertido en un tópico de uso habitual. As we discuss this issue, we would like to remind the European Commission and Council of that old truism. Ahora que discutimos este tema, nos gustaría recordar este antiguo tópico a la Comisión Europea y al Consejo. It is a truism that European law has been able to benefit from the ability to draw on rich comparative material of varying legal traditions in our different Member States. Es un tópico que el Derecho europeo se haya beneficiado de la capacidad de inspirarse en el rico material comparativo de las distintas tradiciones jurídicas de nuestros diferentes Estados miembros.