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1 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) vienkāršs2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) skaidrs; saprotams3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) tiešs; atklāts4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) skaidrs; acīmredzams5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) neizskatīgs2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) līdzenums2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) labiskais valdziņš (adījumā)•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *līdzenums; bēdāties, sērot; žēloties, gausties; līdzens, gluds; saprotams, skaidrs; parasts, vienkāršs; vaļsirdīgs, atklāts; vienkrāsains; neizskatīgs, neglīts; tiešais valdziņš; neatšķaidīts; saprotami, skaidri; vienkārši; vaļsirdīgi, atklāti -
2 plain clothes
ordinary clothes, not a uniform: Detectives usually wear plain clothes; (also adjective) (a plain-clothes job.) civildrēbes* * *civiltērps -
3 plain-spoken
adjective (speaking honestly and candidly, not trying to be tactful: She is a very plain-spoken person who always says what she means.) vaļsirdīgs -
4 plain dealer
godīgs cilvēks; atklāts cilvēks -
5 plain dealing
godīgums, taisnīgums; godīga rīcība -
6 plain living
pieticīga dzīve -
7 plain sailing
(progress without difficulty.) kā pa sviestu* * *gluds ceļš -
8 plain speaking
atklāta valoda -
9 plain-clothes
civildrēbes -
10 plain-clothes man
detektīvs -
11 plain-looking
necils, neglīts -
12 plain chocolate
(dark chocolate not containing milk.) tīra šokolāde -
13 in plain English
(in simple words; clearly expressed: Would you mind explaining it in plain English?) skaidrā valodā; visiem saprotami -
14 as plain as the nose on my face
skaidrs kā dienaEnglish-Latvian dictionary > as plain as the nose on my face
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15 in plain Saxon
skaidri un gaiši -
16 under plain cover
parastā aploksnē -
17 austere
[o:'stiə](severely simple and plain; without luxuries or unnecessary expenditure: an austere way of life.) askētisks; atturīgs* * *bargs, stingrs; askētisks, vienkāršs -
18 bald
[bo:ld]1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) plikpaurains2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) bez spalvām (par dzīvniekiem)3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) neizpušķots; kails•- baldness- balding
- baldly* * *plikpaurains; bez spalvām, klajš, kails; neizpušķots, kails; neizteiksmīgs, bāls -
19 baldly
adverb (in a plain or bare way: He answered her questions baldly.) bez aplinkiem; tieši* * *bez aplinkiem, atklāti; kaili, nabadzīgi -
20 clear-cut
adjective (having a clear outline; plain and definite: clear-cut features.) skaidri iezīmēts; noteikts* * *skaidri iezīmēts, noteikts
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plain — plain … Dictionnaire des rimes
plain — plain, aine 1. (plin, plè n ) adj. 1° Qui est sans inégalités, uni. • Si le pays est bossu ou plain, couvert de bois ou découvert, VAUBAN. Dîme, p. 223. • Des cascades dans des lieux plains et sablonneux, J. J. ROUSS. Hél. IV, 11.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Plain — Plain, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plain — PLAIN, [pl]aine. adj. Il signifie proprement, Qui est uni, plat, & sans inegalitez: & il reçoit divers sens selon les divers substantifs, ausquels il se joint. Ainsi on dit, qu Une maison est en plain champ, en plaine campagne, pour dire, qu Elle … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
plain — plain1 [plān] adj. [OFr < L planus, flat, level < IE base * plā , broad, flat > FLOOR, FIELD] 1. Obs. flat; level; plane 2. free from obstructions; open; clear [in plain view] 3. clearly understood; evident; obvious [to make one s meani … English World dictionary
plain — adj 1 plane, flat, *level, even, smooth, flush Antonyms: solid 2 clear, distinct, obvious, *evident, manifest, patent, apparent, palpable Analogous words: *clear, lucid, perspicuous: *explicit, express, definite, specific, categorical Antonyms:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
plain — [adj1] clear, obvious apparent, audible, big as life*, broad, comprehensible, definite, distinct, evident, legible, lucid, manifest, open, open and shut*, palpable, patent, talking turkey*, transparent, understandable, visible; concepts… … New thesaurus
Plain — Plain, n. [Cf. OF. plaigne, F. plaine. See {Plain}, a.] 1. Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain — Plain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plaining}.] [Cf. {Plane}, v.] 1. To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface. [R.] [1913 Webster] We would rake Europe rather, plain the East. Wither. [1913 Webster] 2. To make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain — ist der Name folgender Personen: Honest John Plain Maria Plain sowie des Adelsgeschlechts: Grafen von Plain Plain ist ein Ortsname: Plain (Wisconsin) Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
Plain — Plain, adv. In a plain manner; plainly. To speak short and pleyn. Chaucer. To tell you plain. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English