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[ˌpleɪn'spəʊk(ə)n](person) franco (-a), schietto (-a), (criticism) senza mezze parole -
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♦ plain /pleɪn/A a.1 chiaro; evidente; ovvio; facile: plain words, parole chiare; The significance of his works is plain, il significato delle sue opere è evidente2 semplice; franco; schietto; puro; sobrio; alla buona; comune; ordinario; normale; disadorno: plain food [cooking], cibo [cucina] semplice; a plain cook, un cuoco (o una cuoca) alla buona; plain folk, gente semplice; a plain meal, un pasto semplice (o alla buona); plain paper, carta ordinaria ( non scritta o non intestata); plain words, parole franche; the plain truth, la pura verità; plain style, stile disadorno; DIALOGO → - In a meeting- A plain design would need less work of course, un design semplice richiederebbe naturalmente meno lavoro3 insignificante; bruttino; brutto; comune: It's a pity the girl is so plain, peccato che la ragazza sia così insignificante; a plain face, un viso bruttino (o comune)5 ( di disegno) in bianco e nero ( non a colori); non ornato; a tinta unita: a plain carpet, un tappeto a tinta unita8 piano; liscioB n.C avv.1 chiaramente; con chiarezza; con semplicità: The noise came plain to my ears, percepii chiaramente il rumore● plain cards, carte basse ( da gioco; non figure) □ plain chocolate, cioccolato fondente (o amaro) □ plain chocolates, cioccolatini amari ripieni □ plain clothes, abiti borghesi; abiti civili □ plain-clothes, in borghese; in abiti civili: plain-clothes officer, poliziotto in borghese □ plain common sense, il puro buonsenso □ plain dealing, modo d'agire onesto; sincerità; schiettezza; lealtà □ ( cucina) plain flour, farina normale ( senza aggiunte; cfr. self-raising flour, sotto self-) □ plain living, vita modesta, semplice □ plain sailing, (naut.) navigazione facile; (fig.) vita facile, lavoro da ragazzi, roba da ridere (fam.) □ (relig.) plain service, servizio divino semplice ( senza canti, simile alla ‘messa piana’ dei cattolici) □ plain sewing, cucito semplice (o non elaborato) □ plain-spoken, franco; schietto; senza peli sulla lingua (fam.) □ plain-spokenness, franchezza; schiettezza □ ( cucito) plain stitch, punto dritto (o a legaccio) □ ( nel bridge e nel whist) plain suit, seme che non è atout □ (leg., in GB) plain theft, furto semplice □ (fin.) plain vanilla, semplice (o standard) ( detto di titoli, strumenti finanziari, ecc.) □ as plain as day (o as a pikestaff), ovvio; evidentissimo; lampante □ in plain English, per dirla schietta □ in plain sight, in bella vista; in piena luce □ in plain view = in plain sight ► sopra □ in plain words, in termini chiari; in poche parole □ (fam.) It's as plain as the nose on your face!, è lampante!; lo vedrebbe anche un cieco! -
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[pleɪn] 1.1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe4) (obvious) chiaro, evidentehe's jealous, it's plain to see — è geloso, è evidente
to make it plain to sb. that — fare capire chiaramente a qcn. che
5) (direct) [answer, language] franco, schiettoin plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che
7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto2.nome geogr. pianura f.3.1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente••* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) semplice2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) chiaro3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) chiaro, evidente5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) insignificante, comune2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) pianura2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) diritto•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
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- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *[pleɪn] 1.1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe4) (obvious) chiaro, evidentehe's jealous, it's plain to see — è geloso, è evidente
to make it plain to sb. that — fare capire chiaramente a qcn. che
5) (direct) [answer, language] franco, schiettoin plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che
7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto2.nome geogr. pianura f.3.1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente•• -
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(speaking in a particular way: plain-spoken; smooth-spoken.) dalla voce (...)
См. также в других словарях:
Plain-spoken — Plain spo ken, a. Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity; also, spoken sincerely; as, plain spoken words. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plain-spoken — [plān′spō′kən] adj. speaking or spoken plainly or frankly plain spokenness n … English World dictionary
plain-spoken — 1670s, from PLAIN (Cf. plain) (adj.) … Etymology dictionary
plain-spoken — index straightforward Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
plain-spoken — adjective saying what you think directly and honestly but without being rude … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plain-spoken — also plainspoken ADJ GRADED (approval) If you say that someone is plain spoken, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even when they know that what they say may not please other people. ...a plain spoken American full of scorn for pomp… … English dictionary
plain-spoken — /playn spoh keuhn/, adj. 1. candid; frank; blunt. 2. using simple, direct language: a plain spoken politician. [1670 80] Syn. direct, open, forthright. * * * … Universalium
plain-spoken — adjective he s not being rude, he s just plain spoken Syn: candid, frank, outspoken, forthright, direct, honest, truthful, open, blunt, straightforward, explicit, unequivocal, unambiguous, not afraid to call a spade a spade, tell it like it is;… … Thesaurus of popular words
plain-spoken — plain′ spo′ken adj. candid; frank; blunt • Etymology: 1670–80 … From formal English to slang
plain spoken — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, articulate, artless, ascetic, austere, bald, bare, bluff, blunt, broad, brusque, candid, common, commonplace, direct, downright, dry, dull, eloquent, explicit, forthright, frank, frankhearted, free, free hand … Moby Thesaurus
plain-spoken — adj 1. plain, plain speaking, point blank, blunt, to the point; abrupt, bluff, brusque, tactless, rude, downright, outright, out and out, explicit, unequivocal, Inf. flatfooted; outspoken, free, free spoken, free speaking, unreticent, bold,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder