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1 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) simplu2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) clar3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) sincer4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) evident, clar5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) oarecare2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) câmpie2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ochi (de împletitură)•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
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2 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.) direct -
3 -spoken
(speaking in a particular way: plain-spoken; smooth-spoken.)
См. также в других словарях:
Plain speaking — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plain speaking — index plain language Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
plain speaking — noun Straightforwardness or bluntness of speech • • • Main Entry: ↑plain … Useful english dictionary
plain-speaking — index bona fide, honest Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
plain-speaking — /ˈpleɪn spikɪŋ/ (say playn speeking) adjective → plain spoken …
plain-speaking — … Useful english dictionary
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 battle — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain chant — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain chart — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain dealer — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English