Meanings
in southern Germany and Austriavapid, flavourless, bland
Das Essen schmeckt fad.The food tastes bland.
boring, bored
Das war ein fader Film.That was a boring film.
Examples
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Wasser schmeckt fad, nachdem es gekocht ist.Water tastes insipid after it has been boiled.
Mit dir streiten ist fad.You're a boring person to argue with.