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2 lucru care merge ca pe roate
plain sailingsmooth sledding.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > lucru care merge ca pe roate
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3 limpede ca lumina zilei
(as) clear as the sun at noon-day(as) clear as that two and two make(s) fourcrystal-clearas clear / clean as a whistle / as crystal.it is as plain as a pikestaff / as plain as can be / as plain as daylight / as plain as the nose on your face. -
4 a vorbi deschis / pe faţă / şleau
to speak without restraint / reserveto speak one's mind (out)to speak out (bluntly / boldly)to speak plain(ly)to speak up / out / forthto use plain language to use language\a vorbi deschis / pe faţă / şleau cu cineva to be open with smb.înv. to be round with smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a vorbi deschis / pe faţă / şleau
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5 a face una cu pământul
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6 a fi limpede ca lumina zilei
to be as plain as day-light / as can be / as a pikestaff / as the nose on your face.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a fi limpede ca lumina zilei
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7 a merge de la sine
to go smoothly / safelyto be all plain sailingto go like greased lightingv. şi-cape roate / unt. -
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9 a povesti lucrurile fără înflorituri
to tell a plain unvarnished tale.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a povesti lucrurile fără înflorituri
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10 a pune punctele pe i
( a preciza) to make one's meaning perfectly plain. -
11 a scrie citeţ
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12 a se vedea cale de o poştă
to be as plain as a pikestaff / as can be / as (broad) daylight / as the nose on your facesl. to stick out a mile.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se vedea cale de o poştă
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13 a spune adevărul gol goluţ
to tell a plain unvarnished tale.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a spune adevărul gol goluţ
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14 a spune lucrurilor pe nume
to call things by their proper / true nameto call a spade a spadeto call a pikestaff a pikestaffnot to mince wordsto take the gilt off the gingerbreadto use plain languageto speak plainly / frankly.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a spune lucrurilor pe nume
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15 a trăi modest / simplu
to live plainly / in plain way / in a small way / in a quiet wayto earn one's crustaprox. to make (both) ends meet. -
16 a vorbi pe şleau
to speak out straightto put it bluntly / in plain Englishnot to mince matters / one's wordsnot to put too fine an edge upon smth.amer. to talk cold turkey. -
17 a vorbi sincer / fără ocolişuri
to use plain language.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a vorbi sincer / fără ocolişuri
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18 adevărul adevărat
the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truththe naked truthtrue as gospelthe real / the plain / the naked / the unvarnished truthinterj. as true as true! -
19 ca să vorbim pe şleau
to put it bluntlynot to put too fine a point on itspeaking plainly / in plain terms / Englishwithout mincing mattersstripped of a fine name -
20 clar ca lumina zilei
(as) clear as crystal(as) day(light)(as) clear as the sun at noonday(as) plain as a pikestaff / înv. ? as Salisbury.
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plain — plain … Dictionnaire des rimes
plain — plain, aine 1. (plin, plè n ) adj. 1° Qui est sans inégalités, uni. • Si le pays est bossu ou plain, couvert de bois ou découvert, VAUBAN. Dîme, p. 223. • Des cascades dans des lieux plains et sablonneux, J. J. ROUSS. Hél. IV, 11.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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 — PLAIN, [pl]aine. adj. Il signifie proprement, Qui est uni, plat, & sans inegalitez: & il reçoit divers sens selon les divers substantifs, ausquels il se joint. Ainsi on dit, qu Une maison est en plain champ, en plaine campagne, pour dire, qu Elle … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
plain — plain1 [plān] adj. [OFr < L planus, flat, level < IE base * plā , broad, flat > FLOOR, FIELD] 1. Obs. flat; level; plane 2. free from obstructions; open; clear [in plain view] 3. clearly understood; evident; obvious [to make one s meani … English World dictionary
plain — adj 1 plane, flat, *level, even, smooth, flush Antonyms: solid 2 clear, distinct, obvious, *evident, manifest, patent, apparent, palpable Analogous words: *clear, lucid, perspicuous: *explicit, express, definite, specific, categorical Antonyms:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
plain — [adj1] clear, obvious apparent, audible, big as life*, broad, comprehensible, definite, distinct, evident, legible, lucid, manifest, open, open and shut*, palpable, patent, talking turkey*, transparent, understandable, visible; concepts… … New thesaurus
Plain — Plain, n. [Cf. OF. plaigne, F. plaine. See {Plain}, a.] 1. Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain — Plain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plaining}.] [Cf. {Plane}, v.] 1. To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface. [R.] [1913 Webster] We would rake Europe rather, plain the East. Wither. [1913 Webster] 2. To make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain — ist der Name folgender Personen: Honest John Plain Maria Plain sowie des Adelsgeschlechts: Grafen von Plain Plain ist ein Ortsname: Plain (Wisconsin) Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
Plain — Plain, adv. In a plain manner; plainly. To speak short and pleyn. Chaucer. To tell you plain. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
