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1 plain-spokenness
plain-spok.en.ness[plein sp'oukənis] n franqueza, sinceridade. -
2 Plain-spokenness
subs.P. and V. παρρησία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Plain-spokenness
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3 ♦ plain
♦ 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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