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  • 21 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) ligetil
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) åben; ærlig
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) indlysende; tydelig
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) almindelig
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slette
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) retmaske
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English
    * * *
    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) ligetil
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) åben; ærlig
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) indlysende; tydelig
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) almindelig
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slette
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) retmaske
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English

    English-Danish dictionary > plain

  • 22 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) preprost
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) jasen
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) odkrit
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) očiten
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) puščoben
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) ravnina
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) desna petlja
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English
    * * *
    I [pléin]
    adjective ( plainly adverb)
    preprost, enostaven, navaden; brez okraskov, preprost (soba itd.); nevzorčast, enobarven (blago); črno-bel (fotografija, risba); nemikaven, neprivlačen, neuglajen (obraz, dekle); jasen, razumljiv, nedvoumen, brez ovinkov (pogovor), očiten, razločen; nerazredčen (alkohol); odkrit, pošten; srednji, nepomemben, povprečen; metallurgy nelegiran (npr. jeklo); raven, plosk (dežela); figuratively gol, čist (nesmisel)
    plain card — navadna karta (razen kralja, dame in fanta)
    plain dealer — poštenjak, odkrit človek
    plain dealing — odkritost, iskrenost, pošteno trgovanje
    in plain Englishali in plain language — brez ovinkov, naravnost (povedati)
    plain sewing — bela vezenina, šivanje belega perila
    II [pléin]
    adverb
    jasno, razumljivo; odkrito, pošteno
    III [pléin]
    noun
    ravnina, ravan, nižava, poljana; bojišče; plural prerija
    IV [pléin]
    intransitive verb British English archaic & poetically žalovati, tožiti, tarnati

    English-Slovenian dictionary > plain

  • 23 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) simples
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) simples
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) claro
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) sem graça
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planície
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ponto de meia
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English
    * * *
    [plein] n 1 planície. 2 plains Amer prado, campina. • adj 1 plano, raso, liso. 2 manifesto, claro, evidente, óbvio. in plain English / em bom e claro inglês. 3 franco, sincero. he used plain language towards him / ele lhe falou com toda a franqueza. 4 simples, comum, modesto. 5 singelo, natural. 6 unicolor. in plain clothes em trajes civis, à paisana. to be plain with agir corretamente com, usar de franqueza com. to make plain explicar, explanar, elucidar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > plain

  • 24 plain

    [̈ɪpleɪn]
    plain прямой, откровенный; plain dealing прямота, честность; to be plain (with smb.) говорить (кому-л.) неприятную правду plain sailing легкий, простой путь; it will be all plain sailing = все пойдет как по маслу plain ясный, явный, очевидный; to make it plain выявить, разъяснить plain гладкий, ровный (о местности) plain незамысловатый, обыкновенный; plain water обыкновенная вода; plain card нефигурная игральная карта plain некрасивый plain одноцветный, без узора (о материи) plain откровенно plain плоскость plain поэт. поле брани plain простой, незнатный; plain folk простонародье plain простой, скромный (о пище и т. п.) plain простой; понятный; plain writing разборчивый почерк plain прямой, откровенный; plain dealing прямота, честность; to be plain (with smb.) говорить (кому-л.) неприятную правду plain равнина plain поэт. сетовать, жаловаться, плакаться; хныкать plain ясно, разборчиво, отчетливо plain ясный, явный, очевидный; to make it plain выявить, разъяснить plain ясный, явный, очевидный plain незамысловатый, обыкновенный; plain water обыкновенная вода; plain card нефигурная игральная карта plain clothes штатское платье; plain work простое шитье (в отличие от вышивания) plain простой, незнатный; plain folk простонародье plain sailing легкий, простой путь; it will be all plain sailing = все пойдет как по маслу plain sailing мор. плавание по локсодромии the plain truth (или fact) is that... дело просто в том, что..., совершенно очевидно, что... plain незамысловатый, обыкновенный; plain water обыкновенная вода; plain card нефигурная игральная карта plain clothes штатское платье; plain work простое шитье (в отличие от вышивания) plain простой; понятный; plain writing разборчивый почерк

    English-Russian short dictionary > plain

  • 25 plain

    {plein}
    I. 1. равнина, поле
    2. лицева плетка
    II. 1. ясен, разбираем, понятен, явен
    PLAIN as a pikestaff/as daylight/as the day/as the nose on your face/as the sun at noonday ясно като бял ден, от ясно по-ясно, съвършено очевидно
    to make something PLAIN разяснявам нещо
    in PLAIN English/Saxon на прост език, ясно, недвусмислено, направо
    in PLAIN languageнешифрован
    2. обикновен, прост
    PLAIN clothes цивилни дрехи (особ. нa полицaй)
    PLAIN cook готвач за обикновени менюта
    PLAIN sailing плаване без трудности, прен. лесна работа
    3. прям, откровен, искрен
    PLAIN dealing откровеност, прямота
    to be PLAIN with someone искрен/прям съм към някого
    4. едноцветен, без шарки, неоцветен
    5. обикновен (за лице), ни хубав, ни грозен
    III. adv ясно, недвусмислено
    IV. adv ам. съвсем, направо
    it PLAIN galled me направо ми беше противно
    V. v ост. плача, оплаквам
    * * *
    {plein} n 1. равнина, поле; 2. лицева плетка.(2) {plein} а 1. ясен, разбираем, понятен; явен; plain as a pikesta{3} {plein} adv ясно, недвусмислено.{4} {plein} adv ам. съвсем, направо; it plain galled me направо ми {5} {plein} v ост. плача; оплаквам.
    * * *
    явен; ясен; открит; обикновен; откровен; понятен; безцветен; равнина; прост; прям; разбрано; простосмъртен; разбираем; грозен; дюс; едноцветен; невзрачен; неприветлив; неоцветен; неугледен; некрасив; неукрасен;
    * * *
    1. i. равнина, поле 2. ii. ясен, разбираем, понятен, явен 3. iii. adv ясно, недвусмислено 4. in plain english/saxon на прост език, ясно, недвусмислено, направо 5. in plain languageнешифрован 6. it plain galled me направо ми беше противно 7. iv. adv ам. съвсем, направо 8. plain as a pikestaff/as daylight/as the day/as the nose on your face/as the sun at noonday ясно като бял ден, от ясно по-ясно, съвършено очевидно 9. plain clothes цивилни дрехи (особ. нa полицaй) 10. plain cook готвач за обикновени менюта 11. plain dealing откровеност, прямота 12. plain sailing плаване без трудности, прен. лесна работа 13. to be plain with someone искрен/прям съм към някого 14. to make something plain разяснявам нещо 15. v. v ост. плача, оплаквам 16. едноцветен, без шарки, неоцветен 17. лицева плетка 18. обикновен (за лице), ни хубав, ни грозен 19. обикновен, прост 20. прям, откровен, искрен
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    plain [plein] I. adj 1. ясен, разбираем, понятен; явен; as \plain as a pikestaff, \plain as the day ( daylight); \plain as the nose on your face, \plain as the sun at noonday ясно като бял ден, съвършено ясно (очевидно, безспорно); in \plain English ( Saxon) на прост (ясен) език; направо; ясно, недвусмислено; a message in \plain language нешифровано съобщение; 2. прост, обикновен; \plain clothes цивилни дрехи; \plain-clothes man ам. цивилен агент, детектив; \plain sailing плаване без трудности (особености); прен. лесна работа; \plain cook готвач на обикновени менюта; FONT face=Times_Deutsch◊ adv plainly; 3. прям, откровен, искрен, открит; \plain dealing откровеност, искреност; прямота; 4. пълен, абсолютен; \plain madness чиста лудост; 5. едноцветен, без шарки, дюс; неоцветен, безцветен; 6. грозен, неприветлив, некрасив, неугледен; II. adv ясно, разбрано; недвусмислено; III. plain2 n равнина; поле; IV. plain поет. = complain.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > plain

  • 26 plain

    [pleɪn] 1.
    1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona
    2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe
    3) eufem. (unattractive) [ woman] insignificante, bruttino
    4) (obvious) chiaro, evidente

    he'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, schietto

    in plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che

    6) attrib. (downright) [ common sense] semplice; [ignorance, laziness] puro e semplice, completo
    7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco
    8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto
    2.
    nome geogr. pianura f.
    3.
    1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto
    2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente
    ••
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    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) semplice
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) chiaro
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) chiaro, evidente
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) insignificante, comune
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) pianura
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) diritto
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English
    * * *
    [pleɪn] 1.
    1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona
    2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe
    3) eufem. (unattractive) [ woman] insignificante, bruttino
    4) (obvious) chiaro, evidente

    he'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, schietto

    in plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che

    6) attrib. (downright) [ common sense] semplice; [ignorance, laziness] puro e semplice, completo
    7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco
    8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto
    2.
    nome geogr. pianura f.
    3.
    1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto
    2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente
    ••

    English-Italian dictionary > plain

  • 27 plain ***

    [pleɪn]
    1. adj, - er comp - est superl
    1) (clear, obvious) chiaro (-a), palese, evidente, (path, track) ben segnato (-a)

    it's as plain as a pikestaff or as the nose on your face famè chiaro come il sole

    he's lying, that's plain — è chiaro che mente

    2) (outspoken, honest, frank) franco (-a), aperto (-a), schietto (-a)

    plain dealing — sincerità, franchezza

    in plain language or English — in parole povere

    3) (simple, with nothing added) semplice, (paper: unlined) non rigato (-a), (fabric: in one colour) in tinta unita inv, (without seasoning) scondito (-a)

    a plain white blouse — una camicetta bianca, semplice

    4) (not pretty) insignificante, scialbo (-a)
    2. adv
    1) (fam: simply, completely) semplicemente
    2)

    (clearly) I can't put it plainer than that — non potrei esprimermi più chiaramente

    3. n
    1) Geog pianura
    2) Knitting (maglia a) diritto

    English-Italian dictionary > plain ***

  • 28 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) einfaldur, látlaus
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) augljós, greinilegur, auðskilinn
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) hreinskilinn
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) greinilegur
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) ófríður
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slétta
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) slétt prjón
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English

    English-Icelandic dictionary > plain

  • 29 plain

    világos, érthető, alföld, tisztán látható, egyenes
    * * *
    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) egyszerű; sima
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) világos
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) egyenes
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) nyilvánvaló
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) nem csinos
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) síkság
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) sima (szem) (kötésnél)
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English

    English-Hungarian dictionary > plain

  • 30 plain

    adj. sade, süssüz, yalın, düz, desensiz, gösterişsiz, çirkin, açık, net, dürüst, su katılmamış, engebesiz
    ————————
    adv. sade bir biçimde, yalın bir dille
    ————————
    n. düzlük, ova
    * * *
    gösterişsiz
    * * *
    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) sade
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) açık, basit
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) dürüst, açık
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) açık, belirgin
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) sevimsiz, güzel değil
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) ova
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) basit esas ilmik
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English

    English-Turkish dictionary > plain

  • 31 plain

    • paljas
    • rumannäköinen
    • ruma
    • niukka
    • normaali
    • ikävystyttävä
    • ilmeinen
    • hiukseton
    • avoin
    • aukea
    • silkka
    • sileä
    • aava
    • alkeellinen
    • alaston
    • alasti
    • askeettinen
    • arkinen
    • vaatimaton
    • vähäeleinen
    • väritön
    • tavanomainen
    • tavallinen
    • teeskentelemätön
    • kaunistelematon
    • karu
    • mutkaton
    • peittelemätön
    • peitteinen
    • selväkielinen
    • selvä
    • suorasukainen
    • suora
    • sula
    • tasainen
    • tasanko
    • yksivärinen
    • yksikertainen
    • yksinkertainen
    • kuvioton
    • lakeus
    • pinta
    • koristelematon
    • koruton
    • kolkko
    • luonteva
    • luonnollinen
    * * *
    plein 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) yksinkertainen
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) selkeä
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) suora
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) ilmeinen
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) tavallisen näköinen
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) tasanko
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) oikea silmukka
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English

    English-Finnish dictionary > plain

  • 32 plain

    [pleɪn] 1. adj
    ( unpatterned) gładki; ( simple) prosty; (clear, easily understood) jasny; ( not beautiful) nieładny; ( frank) otwarty
    2. adv 3. n
    ( area of land) równina f; (KNITTING) prawe oczko nt

    to make sth plain to sbdawać (dać perf) coś komuś jasno do zrozumienia

    * * *
    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) zwykły, prosty
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) zrozumiały
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) szczery, otwarty
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) oczywisty
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) nieładny
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) równina
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ścieg gładki
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English

    English-Polish dictionary > plain

  • 33 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) vienkāršs
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) skaidrs; saprotams
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) tiešs; atklāts
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) skaidrs; acīmredzams
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) neizskatīgs
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) līdzenums
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) labiskais valdziņš (adījumā)
    - 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

    English-Latvian dictionary > plain

  • 34 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) paprastas, kuklus
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) aiškus, suprantamas
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) atviras, tiesus
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) aiškus, akivaizdus
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) negražus
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) lyguma, plokštuma
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) lygus mezgimas
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > plain

  • 35 plain

    adj. tydlig, klar; enkel; ful; jämn, slät
    --------
    adv. enkelt; uppenbart, tydligt
    --------
    n. jämn mark; slätt
    * * *
    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel, vanlig
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar, tydlig
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) ärlig, uppriktig
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) uppenbar
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) alldaglig, slätstruken, ful
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slätt
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) rätstickning
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English

    English-Swedish dictionary > plain

  • 36 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) jednoduchý, prostý
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) jasný
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) upřímný
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) zřejmý, jasný
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) nehezký
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planina
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) oko pletené hladce
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English
    * * *
    • planina
    • prostý
    • rovina
    • obyčejný

    English-Czech dictionary > plain

  • 37 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) jednoduchý
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) jasný
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) úprimný
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) jasný
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) nepekný
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planina
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) očko pletené hladko
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English
    * * *
    • škaredý
    • jednoduchý
    • rovina
    • prostý
    • planina

    English-Slovak dictionary > plain

  • 38 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) simplu
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) clar
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) sincer
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) evident, clar
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) oarecare
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) câmpie
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ochi (de împleti­tură)
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English

    English-Romanian dictionary > plain

  • 39 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) απλός,σκέτος
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) σαφής,ξεκάθαρος
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) ειλικρινής,ντόμπρος
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) ολοφάνερος
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) ασχημούλης
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) πεδιάδα
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) απλός πόντος (πλεξίματος)
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English

    English-Greek dictionary > plain

  • 40 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) simple
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) clair
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franc
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) évident, clair
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) quelconque
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) plaine
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) maille à l'endroit
    - plainness - plain chocolate - plain clothes - plain sailing - plain-spoken - in plain English

    English-French dictionary > plain

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