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Ⅰ.purl1 [pɜ:l]1 nounmaille f à l'enverstricoter à l'envers;∎ knit one, purl one une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'envers►► purl stitch maille f à l'enversⅡ.purl2 literary1 noun(of stream, brook) doux murmure m, gazouillement m, gazouillis m(stream, brook) murmurer, gazouiller -
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purl [pɜ:l]* * *[pɜːl] 1.noun maille f à l'envers2.transitive verb tricoter [quelque chose] à l'envers [row, stitch] -
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[pə:l](a kind of knitting stitch.) maille à l'envers -
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plain [pleɪn]1. adjectivea. ( = obvious) clair• it must be plain to everyone that... il doit être clair pour tout le monde que...• it is plain from his comments that... ses remarques montrent clairement que...• he made it quite plain that he would never agree il a bien fait comprendre qu'il n'accepterait jamaisb. ( = unambiguous) clair• in plain English, I think you made a mistake je vous le dis carrément, je pense que vous vous êtes trompé• do I make myself plain? est-ce que je me fais bien comprendre ?c. ( = sheer) pur (et simple)d. ( = simple) simple ; ( = in one colour) uni• one plain, one purl (Knitting) une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'enverse. ( = not pretty) quelconque2. adverbb. ( = simply) (inf) tout bonnement3. nounplaine f4. compounds* * *[pleɪn] 1.noun plaine f2.1) ( simple) [dress, food, language] simple; [building, furniture] sobre2) [background, fabric] uni; [envelope] sans inscription; [paper] ( unlined) non réglé; ( unheaded) libreunder plain cover — Postal services sous pli discret
3) euph ( unattractive) [woman] quelconque4) ( obvious) évident, clair5) ( direct) [answer, language] franc/franchein plain English, this means that... — en clair, ceci veut dire que...
6) (tjrs épith) ( downright) [common sense] simple (before n); [ignorance, laziness] pur et simple (after n)7) [yoghurt, crisps, rice] nature inv8) ( in knitting) [stitch, row] à l'endroit3.adverb [stupid, wrong] tout bonnement••to be plain sailing — [project, task etc] marcher comme sur des roulettes
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plain [pleɪn]plaine ⇒ 1 (a) simple ⇒ 2 (a) nature ⇒ 2 (a) clair ⇒ 2 (b) uni ⇒ 2 (c) franc ⇒ 2 (d) quelconque ⇒ 2 (e) pur ⇒ 2 (f)1 noun(b) (in knitting) maille f à l'endroit(a) (simple → style, furniture, dress) simple; (with nothing added → omelette, rice, yoghurt) nature (inv);∎ a plain dress une robe toute simple;∎ he's just a plain soldier il n'est que simple soldat;∎ she was just plain Sarah then elle s'appelait tout simplement Sarah à l'époque;∎ I like good plain cooking j'aime la cuisine simple;∎ a plain piece of bread and butter une simple tartine beurrée;∎ it's plain sailing from now on maintenant ça va marcher tout seul or comme sur des roulettes;∎ to be in or to wear plain clothes être en civil(b) (clear, obvious) clair, évident, manifeste;∎ it's plain (to see) that he's lying il est clair ou évident qu'il ment;∎ it soon became plain that I was lost j'ai vite réalisé ou je me suis vite rendu compte que j'étais égaré;∎ his embarrassment was plain to see on pouvait voir qu'il était gêné, sa gêne était évidente;∎ the facts are plain c'est clair, les choses sont claires;∎ I want to make our position absolutely plain to you je veux que vous compreniez bien notre position;∎ she made her intentions plain elle n'a pas caché ses intentions;∎ he made it plain to us that he wasn't interested il nous a bien fait comprendre que cela ne l'intéressait pas;∎ I thought I'd made myself plain je croyais avoir été assez clair;∎ familiar it's as plain as a pikestaff or as the nose on your face c'est clair comme de l'eau de roche, ça saute aux yeux(c) (of one colour, not patterned) uni;∎ plain blue wallpaper papier peint bleu uni;∎ under plain cover, in a plain envelope sous pli discret(d) (blunt, unambiguous) franc (franche);∎ the plain truth of the matter is I'm bored la vérité, c'est que je m'ennuie;∎ let me be plain with you je vais être franc avec vous;∎ I want a plain yes or no answer je veux une réponse claire et nette;∎ the time has come for plain words or speaking le moment est venu de parler franchement;∎ in plain language de manière claire;∎ I told him in plain English what I thought je lui ai dit ce que je pensais sans mâcher mes mots(e) (unattractive) pas très beau (belle), quelconque;∎ she's a bit of a plain Jane ce n'est pas une beauté ou une Vénus(f) (pure, sheer) pur (et simple);∎ that's just plain foolishness/ignorance c'est de la pure bêtise/ignorance∎ plain one, purl two une maille à l'endroit, deux à l'envers3 adverb∎ you couldn't have put it any plainer tu n'aurais pas pu être plus clair∎ he's just plain crazy il est complètement cinglé;∎ he's just plain ignorant il est tout simplement ignorant□ ;∎ I just plain forgot! j'ai tout bonnement oublié!□►► plain chocolate chocolat m noir;plain flour farine f (sans levure);Knitting plain row rang m à l'endroit;Knitting plain stitch maille f à l'endroit
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Purl stitch — Stitch Stitch, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purl stitch — Purl Purl, n. 1. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. [1913 Webster] A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched withpurl and pearl. Sir P. Sidney.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purl stitch — I noun a basic knitting stitch • Syn: ↑purl • Derivationally related forms: ↑purl (for: ↑purl) • Hypernyms: ↑knitting stitch … Useful english dictionary
purl stitch — noun Etymology: 1purl Date: 1852 a knitting stitch usually made with the yarn at the front of the work by inserting the right needle into the front of a loop on the left needle from the right, catching the yarn with the right needle, and bringing … New Collegiate Dictionary
purl stitch — /ˈpɜl stɪtʃ/ (say perl stich) noun → purl2 (def. 5) …
Stitch — Stitch, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purl — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a knitting stitch) made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from right to left. Compare with PLAIN(Cf. ↑plainness) (in sense 8). ► VERB ▪ knit with a purl stitch. ORIGIN origin uncertain … English terms dictionary
Purl — Purl, n. 1. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. [1913 Webster] A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched withpurl and pearl. Sir P. Sidney. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purl — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. gold or silver thread or wire for embroidering or edging 2. the intertwisting of thread that knots a stitch usually along an edge 3. purl stitch II. verb Date: 1526 transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
purl — I [[t]pɜrl[/t]] n. 1) clo tex a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle 2) clo tex one of a series of small loops … From formal English to slang
purl — I. /pɜl / (say perl) verb (i) 1. to flow with curling or rippling motions, as a shallow stream does over stones. 2. to flow with a murmuring sound. 3. to pass in a manner or with a sound likened to this. –noun 4. the action or sound of purling. 5 …