treadmill
US /ˈtred.mɪl/
UK /ˈtred.mɪl/
1.
tapis de course
an exercise machine that consists of a continuous moving belt on which to walk or run
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I run on the treadmill for 30 minutes every morning.
Je cours sur le tapis de course pendant 30 minutes chaque matin.
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The gym has several new treadmills.
La salle de sport a plusieurs nouveaux tapis de course.
2.
train-train, routine
a monotonous routine of work or life that offers little satisfaction and from which it is difficult to escape
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He felt trapped on the corporate treadmill, working long hours with no real purpose.
Il se sentait piégé dans le train-train de l'entreprise, travaillant de longues heures sans but réel.
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Escaping the daily treadmill of city life was his dream.
Échapper au train-train quotidien de la vie citadine était son rêve.