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1 plain sailing
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2 plain
plein 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel, alminnelig, vanlig2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar, tydelig3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) oppriktig, likefram4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) tydelig, klar5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) lite pen2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slette, flate, vidde2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) rett strikkemaske•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain Englishenkel--------flate--------plan--------ren--------simpel--------skjær--------slette--------tydeligvisIsubst. \/pleɪn\/1) slette, jevn, åpen mark2) rettstrikning, rett, rett maske3) ( poetisk) slagfeltabyssal plain dyphavssletteIIverb \/pleɪn\/( gammeldags eller poetisk) sørge, klageIIIadj. \/pleɪn\/1) enkel, hverdagslig• here we serve good, plain foodher serverer vi god, hverdagslig mat2) ikke pyntet\/dekorert, ensfarget3) lettfattelig, klart uttrykt• what? plain talk from a politician?4) ærlig, rett fra hjertet5) skikkelig, åpenbar, ren og skjær6) uten spesiell status\/tittel, uten pretensjoner, enkel7) ( om utseende) ikke vakker, lite pen, alminnelig8) ( strikking) rett, glattin plain sight of something med noe innen synsvidde innen synsvidde av noeplain and simple rett og slettplain as day soleklart, klart som dagenplain bread and butter smørbrød uten pålegg, smør og brødplain card ( i kortspill) verken trumfkort eller bildekortplain chocolate mørk sjokoladeplain cigarette sigarett uten filter eller munnstykkeplain clothes ( også plain-clothes) sivilt antrekkplain flour vanlig mel (uten tilsatt bakepulver)plain Jane jente med alminnelig utseendeplain knitting rettstrikning glattstrikningplain omelette omelette naturelle, fransk omelettplain ring glatt ringplain sailing grei skuring, bare barnemat, en lett oppgave, en lett match ( sjøfart) seiling i farvann uten skjær eller hindringerplain stitch rett maskeplain text klartekst, ikke kodeplain water rent vannIVadv. \/pleɪn\/1) tydelig, klart• I'll tell you plain: I'm finished with you2) simpelthen, rett og slett, rent ut sagt -
3 sailing
noun (the activity or sport of navigating a ship or boat that has sails: Sailing is one of his hobbies.) seilsportIsubst. \/ˈseɪlɪŋ\/1) seiling2) seilsport3) skipsavgang, avgangstid• when is the next sailing to Portsmouth?4) seiltur, seilas5) navigasjonlist of sailings avgangsliste, seilingslisteplain sailing grei skuringtime of sailing avgangstidIIadj. \/ˈseɪlɪŋ\/1) seilende2) seil-, seilings-
См. также в других словарях:
plain\ sailing — • plain sailing • smooth sailing n. phr. An uncomplicated, unhampered, or easy course. For a graduate of such a famous university as he was, that assignment was plain sailing … Словарь американских идиом
plain sailing — noun uncount something easy to do or achieve: The French won the game, but it wasn t all plain sailing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plain sailing — If something is relatively easy and there are no problems doing it, it is plain sailing … The small dictionary of idiomes
plain sailing — meaning ‘a straightforward situation or course of action’, is an early 19c alteration of the original (late 17c) phrase plane sailing, which denoted a system of measuring short nautical distances by assuming that the earth s surface is a plane… … Modern English usage
plain sailing — ► NOUN ▪ smooth and easy progress. ORIGIN probably from plane sailing, denoting the practice of determining a ship s position on the theory that it is moving on a plane … English terms dictionary
plain sailing — n. 1. sailing on an unobstructed course 2. a smooth, clear course of action … English World dictionary
plain sailing — If something is relatively easy and there are no problems doing it, it is plain sailing. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** An activity or task that is plain sailing is without difficulty or free from trouble. Once the plans were… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
plain sailing — /pleɪn ˈseɪlɪŋ/ (say playn sayling) noun 1. Nautical sailing on a plain course, free from obstruction or difficulty. Compare plane sailing. 2. an easy and unhindered course of action: *the leading jockey knows it won t be plain sailing. –aap news …
plain sailing — 1. Navig. sailing on waters that are free of hazards or obstructions. Cf. plane sailing. 2. an easy and unobstructed way, course, or plan: As an heir to a large fortune, he looked forward to financial plain sailing. [1800 10] * * * … Universalium
plain sailing — noun smooth and easy progress: team building was not all plain sailing. Origin C18: prob. a popular use of plane sailing, the practice of determining a ship s position on the theory that it is moving on a plane … English new terms dictionary
plain sailing — noun easy unobstructed progress after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing • Syn: ↑clear sailing, ↑easy going • Hypernyms: ↑progress, ↑progression, ↑procession, ↑ … Useful english dictionary