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1 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) simples2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) simples3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) claro5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) sem graça2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planície2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ponto de meia•- plainly- 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. -
2 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) simples2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) claro3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) evidente5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) comum2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planície2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ponto de meia•- plainly- plainness - plain chocolate - plain clothes - plain sailing - plain-spoken - in plain English -
3 plain
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4 plain-pied
[plɛ̃pje]Adverbe (pièce) ao mesmo nível( figuré) (directement) diretamenteAdjectif une maison de plain-pied uma casa térrea* * *[plɛ̃pje]Adverbe (pièce) ao mesmo nível( figuré) (directement) diretamenteAdjectif une maison de plain-pied uma casa térrea -
5 plain-pied (de)
plain-pied, de dəplɛ̃pje]locução adverbial1 ao mesmo nívelestar no mesmo plano que, estar em sintonia com, estar em pé de igualdade com -
6 plain-chant
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7 plain bearing
plain bear.ing[plei b'ɛəriŋ] n Tech chumaceira lisa, mancal liso. -
8 plain chant
plain chant[plein tʃ'a:nt] n Mus canto gregoriano. -
9 plain clothed
plain clothed[plein kl'ouðd] adj de trajes simples. -
10 plain cook
plain cook[plein k'uk] n cozinheiro habilitado em fazer pratos simples. • vt fazer, cozinhar pratos simples. -
11 plain cooking
plain cook.ing[plein k'ukiŋ] n Brit Cook trivial: pratos simples das refeições familiares. -
12 plain language
plain lan.guage[plein l'æŋgwidʒ] n linguagem clara, direta, objetiva. -
13 plain scale
plain scaletamanho natural (desenho). -
14 plain sewing
plain sew.ing[plein s'ouiŋ] n costura de roupa branca. -
15 plain song
plain song[plein s'ɔŋ] n Mus cantochão: canto gregoriano. -
16 plain to the view
plain to the viewbem visível. -
17 plain weave
plain weave[plein w'i:v] n tecido com fios que se entrelaçam alternadamente. -
18 plain work
plain work[plein w'ə:k] n 1 obra de costura sem lavor. 2 obra de cantaria simples. -
19 plain-hearted
plain-heart.ed[plein h'a:tid] adj sincero, franco. -
20 plain-spokenly
plain-spok.en.ly[plein sp'oukənli] adv francamente, sinceramente.
См. также в других словарях:
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
