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1 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) απλός,σκέτος2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) σαφής,ξεκάθαρος3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) ειλικρινής,ντόμπρος4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) ολοφάνερος5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) ασχημούλης2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) πεδιάδα2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) απλός πόντος (πλεξίματος)•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
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2 Plain
adj.Level, flat: P. ὁμαλός, ἐπίπεδος, V. λευρός.Smooth: P. and V. λεῖος.Simple: P. and V. ἁπλοῦς. P. εἰλικρινής.Candid: P. and V. ἁπλοῦς; see plain-spoken.In plain speech: P. and V. ἁπλῶς. V. ὡς ἁπλῷ λόγῳ.Not beautiful, ugly: P. and V. αἰσχρός, P. μοχθηρός, V. δύσμορφος.Without device: V. ἄσημος.Without embroidery ( of stuffs): P. λεῖος (Thuc. 2. 97).Clear: P. and V. δῆλος, ἔνδηλος, σαφής, ἐναργής, λαμπρός, φανερός, διαφανής, ἐκφανής, ἐμφανής, περιφανής, Ar. and P. εὔδηλος, κατάδηλος, P. ἐπιφανής, καταφανής, V. σαφηνής, τορός, τρανής, Ar. ἐπίδηλος.Make plain, v.: P. and V. σαφηνίζειν (Xen.), διασαφεῖν (Plat.), V. ὀμματοῦν, ἐξομματοῦν, ἐκσημαίνειν; see Show, Explain.——————subs.P. and V. πεδίον, τό, V. πλάξ, ἡ.Gods that haunt the plain: V. θεοὶ πεδιονόμοι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Plain
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3 plain clothes
ordinary clothes, not a uniform: Detectives usually wear plain clothes; (also adjective) (a plain-clothes job.) πολιτικά ρούχα -
4 plain-spoken
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5 Plain-spoken
adj.P. and V. ἁπλοῦς, ἐλεύθερος, V. ἐλευθερόστομος.Be plain-spoken, v.: P. παρρησιάζεσθαι, V. ἐλευθεροστομεῖν, ἐξελευθεροστομεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Plain-spoken
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6 plain chocolate
(dark chocolate not containing milk.) (σοκολάτα)κουβερτούρα -
7 plain sailing
(progress without difficulty.) εύκολη υπόθεση,παιχνιδάκι -
8 Plain dealing
subs.Use honesty.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Plain dealing
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9 Plain-spokenness
subs.P. and V. παρρησία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Plain-spokenness
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10 plain
1) κάμπος2) πεδιάδα3) σκέτο4) σκέτος -
11 in plain English
(in simple words; clearly expressed: Would you mind explaining it in plain English?) σε απλά Αγγλικά,σε απλή γλώσσα -
12 Champaign
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Champaign
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13 Flat
adj.Level: P. πλατύς, ὁμαλός, V. λευρός.Smooth: P. and V. λεῖος.met., insipid: P. ἕωλος.Downright: P. and V. ἁπλοῦς, P. ἄκρατος, Ar. πλατύς.Consisting of plain: P. and V. πεδιάς (Plat.), P. πεδιεινός.——————subs.See Plain.House let out into tenements: P. συνοικία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Flat
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14 Stretch
v. trans.P. and V. τείνειν, ἐντείνειν.Thy body moulded by the skilful hands of craftsmen shall lie stretched upon my couch: V. σοφῇ δὲ χειρὶ τεκτόνων δέμας τὸ σὸν εἰκασθὲν ἐν λέκτροισιν ἐκταθήσεται (Eur., Alc. 348).Stretch out: P. and V. τείνειν, προτείνειν, ἐκτείνειν.Offer: P. and V. ὀρέγειν.Lengthen: P. and V. τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, μηκύνειν, P. ἀποτείνειν.Stretch over: V. ὑπερτείνειν (τί τινος).Stretch under, spread under: P. and V. ὑποστορεννύναι (Xen. also Ar.).Stretch oneself: Ar. σκορδινᾶσθαι.V. intrans. P. and V. τείνειν, P. καθήκειν, διήκειν.Stretch alongside: P. παρατείνειν (absol.), παρήκειν (absol.), Ar. παρατείνεσθαι (absol.).——————subs.Length: P. and V. μῆκος, τό.Expanse: κύκλος, ὁ; see Expanse.Open space: P. εὐρυχωρία, ἡ.Plain: P. and V. πεδίον, τό, V. πλάξ, ἡ.They pass... over the level stretches of plain: V. χωροῦσι... πεδίων ὑποτάσεις (Eur., Bacch. 748).At a stretch, by an effort: P. μετὰ πολλοῦ πόνου, V. πολλῷ πόνῳ; see under Effort.Continuously: Ar. and P. συνεχῶς.Keep on the stretch, v. trans.: P. κατατείνειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stretch
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15 Undisguised
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Undisguised
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16 Unreserved
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Unreserved
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17 -spoken
(speaking in a particular way: plain-spoken; smooth-spoken.) ειπωμένος -
18 austere
[o:'stiə](severely simple and plain; without luxuries or unnecessary expenditure: an austere way of life.) λιτός, απέριττος -
19 bald
[bo:ld]1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) φαλακρός2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) φαλακρός3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) απερίφραστος•- baldness- balding
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20 baldly
adverb (in a plain or bare way: He answered her questions baldly.) απερίφραστα
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