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to put it plainly and simply

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1 simply

adverb

1) (only: I do it simply for the money.) simplemente

2) (absolutely: simply beautiful.) absolutamente, simplemente

3) (in a simple manner: She was always very simply dressed.) con sencillez

simply adv

1. de manera sencilla / sencillamente

she explained it simply and everyone understood lo explicó de manera sencilla y todos lo entendieron

2. simplemente / sencillamente

that is simply not true simplemente, eso no es verdad

the beaches were simply marvellous las playas eran sencillamente maravillosas

simply

tr['sɪmplɪ]

adverb

1 (easily, plainly, modestly) simplemente, sencillamente

■ to put it simply para decirlo sencillamente

■ she lives very simply vive muy sencillamente

2 (only) simplemente, solamente, sólo; (just, merely) meramente

■ their job is simply to keep watch su trabajo consiste simplemente en vigilar

■ it's simply a question of luck sólo es cuestión de suerte

■ I did it simply because I felt like it lo hice simplemente porque me dio la gana

■ I simply don't know sencillamente, no lo sé

3 (really, absolutely) francamente, realmente

■ simply awful francamente horrible

■ simply scrumptious francamente delicioso

■ you simply must come to my party! ¡tienes que venir a mi fiesta!

simply ['sɪmpli] adv

1) plainly: sencillamente

2) solely: simplemente, sólo

3) really: absolutamente

simply

adv.

• sencillamente adv.

• simplemente adv.

'sɪmpli
adverb

1)

a) (only, merely) simplemente, sencillamente

to receive a free sample, simply fill in the form — para recibir una muestra gratis no tiene más que llenar el cupón

they were not chosen simply on merit — no se los eligió sólo por sus méritos

I simply wanted to help — simplemente or solamente quería ayudar

b) ( absolutely) <wonderful/awful> sencillamente

I was simply furious! — estaba realmente or francamente furioso

2)

a) ( plainly) con sencillez or simplicidad, sencillamente

b) ( in simple language) simplemente, sencillamente

['sɪmplɪ]
ADV
1) (=in a simple way) [dress, furnish] sencillamente; [speak, explain] en términos sencillos

to put it simply... — hablando claro...

2) (=merely, just) simplemente

simply add hot water and stir — simplemente, añada agua caliente y remueva

I simply said that... — solo dije que...

3) (emphatic) (=absolutely) simplemente

he simply refused to listen to me — se negó simplemente a escucharme

it simply isn't possible — sencillamente no es posible

that is simply not true — eso sencillamente, no es verdad

she's quite simply the best — sin ninguna duda es la mejor

I thought her performance was simply marvellous/awful — su actuación me pareció francamente maravillosa/terrible

you simply must come! — ¡no dejes de venir!

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['sɪmpli]
adverb

1)

a) (only, merely) simplemente, sencillamente

to receive a free sample, simply fill in the form — para recibir una muestra gratis no tiene más que llenar el cupón

they were not chosen simply on merit — no se los eligió sólo por sus méritos

I simply wanted to help — simplemente or solamente quería ayudar

b) ( absolutely) <wonderful/awful> sencillamente

I was simply furious! — estaba realmente or francamente furioso

2)

a) ( plainly) con sencillez or simplicidad, sencillamente

b) ( in simple language) simplemente, sencillamente

English-spanish dictionary > simply
2 banal

Adj. trite, banal; (alltäglich) run-of-the-mill...; (simpel) very straightforward; ins Banale ziehen reduce to the banal

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hackneyed; banal; trite; commonplace

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ba|nal [ba'naːl]
1. adj
banal, trite
2. adv
banally, tritely
banál klingen, sich banál anhören — to sound banal or trite

* * *

ba·nal

[baˈna:l]

adj banal

eine \banale Angelegenheit/Ausrede a trivial matter/excuse

eine \banale Bemerkung a trite [or trivial] remark

ein \banales Thema a commonplace topic

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (abwertend): (platt) banal; trite, banal <speech, reply, etc.>

2) (gewöhnlich) commonplace; ordinary
2.
adverbial

1) (abwertend): (platt) banally; tritely

2) (gewöhnlich)

banal gesagt — to put it plainly and simply

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banal adj trite, banal; (alltäglich) run-of-the-mill …; (simpel) very straightforward;

ins Banale ziehen reduce to the banal

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (abwertend): (platt) banal; trite, banal <speech, reply, etc.>

2) (gewöhnlich) commonplace; ordinary
2.
adverbial

1) (abwertend): (platt) banally; tritely

2) (gewöhnlich)

banal gesagt — to put it plainly and simply

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adj.

banal adj.

hackneyed adj. adv.

banally adv.

tritely adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > banal
3 liso

adj.

1 smooth, even, uniform, sleek.

2 flat.

3 glabrous, leave.

4 rude.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lisar.

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liso

► adjetivo

1 (sin desigualdades) smooth, even

2 (sin desniveles) flat

3 (sin arrugas) smooth

4 (pelo) straight

5 (color) plain

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FRASEOLOGÍA

lisa y llanamente purely and simply

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(f. - lisa)

adj.

1) smooth

2) even

3) flat

4) plain

5) straight

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [terreno, superficie] smooth, even; [neumático] bald

- liso como la palma de la mano

2) [pelo] straight

3) [mar] calm

4) (Dep)

los 400 metros lisos — the 400-metre flat race

5) (=sin adornos) plain, unadorned; (=de un solo color) plain

- irse liso

- la tiene lisa

- lisa y llanamente

- liso y llano

6) And, Cono Sur (=grosero) rude

7) LAm * (=descarado) fresh *, cheeky, sassy (EEUU)

8) * (=de poco pecho) flat-chested

2.

SM Cono Sur tall beer glass
lisa
* * *

- sa adjetivo

1) <piel/superficie> smooth; < pelo> straight; < terreno> flat

los 200 metros lisos — (Esp) the 200 meter sprint

2) ( sin dibujos) plain

liso y llano — plain and simple; llanamente

3) (fam) < mujer> flat-chested

4) (Per fam) ( insolente) fresh (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)

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= flat [flatter -comp., flattest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], sleek [sleeker -comp., sleekest -sup.].

Ex. The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.

Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.

Ex. The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.

Ex. In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/kinky hair that had been straightened.

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* cabello liso = straight hair.

* estómago liso = flat stomach.

* pantalones lisos = flat-front pants.

* pelo liso = straight hair.

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- sa adjetivo

1) <piel/superficie> smooth; < pelo> straight; < terreno> flat

los 200 metros lisos — (Esp) the 200 meter sprint

2) ( sin dibujos) plain

liso y llano — plain and simple; llanamente

3) (fam) < mujer> flat-chested

4) (Per fam) ( insolente) fresh (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)

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= flat [flatter -comp., flattest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], sleek [sleeker -comp., sleekest -sup.].

Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.

Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.

Ex: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.

Ex: In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/kinky hair that had been straightened.

* cabello liso = straight hair.

* estómago liso = flat stomach.

* pantalones lisos = flat-front pants.

* pelo liso = straight hair.

* * *

liso -sa

adjective

A

1 ‹piel/superficie› smooth

2 ‹pelo› straight

3 ‹terreno› flat

carrera de 200 metros lisos ( Esp); 200 meter sprint o race

B (sin dibujos) plain

un diseño geométrico sobre un fondo liso a geometrical pattern on a plain background

una falda verde, lisa a plain, green skirt

liso y llano plain and simple

llanamente

C ( fam); ‹mujer› flat-chested

D ( Per fam) (insolente) fresh ( AmE colloq), cheeky ( BrE colloq)

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liso
◊ -sa adjetivo

1 ‹piel/superficie› smooth;
‹ pelo› straight;
‹ terreno› flat
2 ( sin dibujos) plain
3 (Per fam) ( insolente) fresh (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)
liso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (textura) smooth, even
2 (sin rizos, sin pliegues) straight
3 (sin estampar) plain
4 Dep corre los doscientos metros lisos, he runs the two hundred metres sprint
5 LAm (descarado) rude
II adverbio lisa y llanamente, purely and simply
' liso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lisa
- lisura
- suave
- pelo
English:
even
- flat
- pancake
- plain
- smooth
- straight
- unruffled

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liso, -a

♦ adj

1. [llano] flat;
[sin asperezas] smooth; Esp
los 400 metros lisos the 400 metres;

lisa y llanamente quite simply;

hablando lisa y llanamente to put it plainly

2. [no estampado] plain;

una tela lisa a plain fabric

3. [pelo] straight

4. [mujer] flat-chested

♦ nm,f
Andes, CAm, Ven cheeky person;
es un liso he's so cheeky

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liso

adj

1 smooth

2 terreno flat;

cien metros lisos DEP one hundred meter sprint, one hundred meters

3 pelo straight

4 ( sin adornos) plain;

lisa y llanamente plainly and simply

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liso, -sa adj

1) : smooth

2) : flat

3) : straight

pelo liso: straight hair

4) : plain, unadorned

liso y llano: plain and simple

* * *

liso adj

1. (superficie) smooth / flat [comp. flatter; superl. flattest]

la superficie lisa del vaso the smooth surface of the glass

2. (pelo) straight

lleva el pelo liso y largo she's got long, straight hair

3. (color) plain

una corbata lisa a plain tie

Spanish-English dictionary > liso
4 Г-175

ПОПРОСТУ ГОВОРЯ (СКАЗАТЬ) coll these forms only sent adv (parenth)) speaking directly
to put it plainly
quite simply simply put (stated) (in limited contexts) to put it bluntly to be blunt.
Чёрт сбил с толку обоих чиновников: чиновники, говоря попросту, перебесились и перессорились ни за что (Гоголь 3). The Devil led the two officials astray: the officials, to put it plainly, went crazy and fell out with each other for no reason whatsoever (3c).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-175
5 попросту говоря

• ПОПРОСТУ ГОВОРЯ ( СКАЗАТЬ) coll

[these forms only; sent adv (parenth)]

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⇒ speaking directly:

- to put it plainly;

- quite simply;

- simply put (stated);

- [in limited contexts] to put it bluntly;

- to be blunt.

♦ Чёрт сбил с толку обоих чиновников: чиновники, говоря попросту, перебесились и перессорились ни за что (Гоголь 3). The Devil led the two officials astray: the officials, to put it plainly, went crazy and fell out with each other for no reason whatsoever (3c).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > попросту говоря
6 попросту сказать

• ПОПРОСТУ ГОВОРЯ (СКАЗАТЬ) coll

[these forms only; sent adv (parenth)]

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⇒ speaking directly:

- to put it plainly;

- quite simply;

- simply put (stated);

- [in limited contexts] to put it bluntly;

- to be blunt.

♦ Чёрт сбил с толку обоих чиновников: чиновники, говоря попросту, перебесились и перессорились ни за что (Гоголь 3). The Devil led the two officials astray: the officials, to put it plainly, went crazy and fell out with each other for no reason whatsoever (3c).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > попросту сказать
7 schlicht

I Adj.

1. (einfach) simple; (ohne Schmuck) plain; (anspruchslos) modest, unassuming, unpretentious; (ungekünstelt) artless, ingenuous; Tatsache, Wahrheit: plain; Sprache, Stil, Worte: unsophisticated, straightforward; schlichte Kleidung simple clothes; schlichte Eleganz simple elegance; schlichtes Essen plain food; (Mahlzeit) simple ( oder frugal) meal; schlichte Feier simple ceremony; schlichtes Gemüt simple ( oder naive) mentality; (Person) simple soul; schlichter Glaube simple faith; schlichte Menschen simple ( oder unsophisticated) people; schlichte Schönheit simple beauty; schlichtes Wesen simple nature; (Person) simple ( oder unsophisticated) person; in schlichten Verhältnissen leben be ( oder live) in modest circumstances

2. schlicht und ergreifend umg., fig. not wonderful; ich fand es ziemlich schlicht umg., pej. I thought it was pretty basic

II Adv.: das ist schlicht gelogen that is simply untrue; schlicht und einfach oder schlicht und ergreifend falsch / unsinnig umg. absolutely ( oder purely and simply) wrong / utter ( oder pure, sheer, absolute) nonsense; er hat, schlicht gesagt, keine Ahnung umg. to put it bluntly, he hasn’t a clue; ich hab’s schlicht und ergreifend vergessen umg. I clean ( oder just plain) forgot (it)

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homebred; plain; artless; homespun; unostentatious; lowly; sober

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schlịcht [ʃlɪçt]
1. adj
simple
die schlichte Wahrheit/Tatsache — the plain or simple truth/fact

schlicht und einfach — plain and simple

der schlichte Menschenverstand — basic common sense

das geht über den schlichten Menschenverstand — this is beyond the normal human mind or beyond human comprehension

diese Gedichte sind schlicht und ergreifend (iro) — these poems are not exactly brilliant

unser Abschied war schlicht und ergreifend — our parting was short and sweet

2. adv

1) (= einfach) simply

2) (= glattweg) gelogen, erfunden simply; falsch simply, just; vergessen completely

3)

das ist schlicht und einfach nicht wahr — that's just simply not true

er sagte schlicht und ergreifend nein or Nein — he said quite simply no

* * *

1) ((of style in dress etc) very plain: a severe hairstyle.) severe

2) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) simple

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schlicht

[ʃlɪçt]

I. adj

1. (einfach) Einrichtung, Feier, Form, Kleidung, Mahlzeit simple, plain esp pej

\schlichte Eleganz understated elegance

in \schlichte Verhältnisse leben to live in modest circumstances

2. (wenig gebildet) simple, unsophisticated

3. attr (bloß) plain

das ist eine \schlichte Tatsache it's a simple fact

4.

▶ \schlicht um \schlicht handeln (geh) to barter

II. part (ganz einfach) simply

das ist \schlicht gelogen/falsch that's a barefaced lie/just plain wrong

\schlicht und einfach (fam) [just] plain

\schlicht und ergreifend (hum fam) plain and simple

das ist \schlicht und ergreifend falsch! that's just plain wrong!

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1.
Adjektiv

1) simple; plain, simple <pattern, furniture>

2) (unkompliziert) simple, unsophisticated <person, view, etc.>

ein schlichtes Ja oder Nein — a simple yes or no
2.
adverbial simply; simply, plainly <dressed, furnished>

schlicht und einfach — (ugs.) quite or just simply

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schlicht

A. adj

1. (einfach) simple; (ohne Schmuck) plain; (anspruchslos) modest, unassuming, unpretentious; (ungekünstelt) artless, ingenuous; Tatsache, Wahrheit: plain; Sprache, Stil, Worte: unsophisticated, straightforward;

schlichte Kleidung simple clothes;

schlichte Eleganz simple elegance;

schlichtes Essen plain food; (Mahlzeit) simple ( oder frugal) meal;

schlichte Feier simple ceremony;

schlichtes Gemüt simple ( oder naive) mentality; (Person) simple soul;

schlichter Glaube simple faith;

schlichte Menschen simple ( oder unsophisticated) people;

schlichte Schönheit simple beauty;

schlichtes Wesen simple nature; (Person) simple ( oder unsophisticated) person;

in schlichten Verhältnissen leben be ( oder live) in modest circumstances

2.

schlicht und ergreifend umg, fig not wonderful;

ich fand es ziemlich schlicht umg, pej I thought it was pretty basic

B. adv:

das ist schlicht gelogen that is simply untrue;

schlicht und einfach oder

schlicht und ergreifend falsch/unsinnig umg absolutely ( oder purely and simply) wrong/utter ( oder pure, sheer, absolute) nonsense;

er hat, schlicht gesagt, keine Ahnung umg to put it bluntly, he hasn’t a clue;

ich hab’s schlicht und ergreifend vergessen umg I clean ( oder just plain) forgot (it)

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1.
Adjektiv

1) simple; plain, simple <pattern, furniture>

2) (unkompliziert) simple, unsophisticated <person, view, etc.>

ein schlichtes Ja oder Nein — a simple yes or no
2.
adverbial simply; simply, plainly <dressed, furnished>

schlicht und einfach — (ugs.) quite or just simply

* * *

adj.

artless adj.

homespun adj.

unostentatious adj. adv.

artlessly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schlicht
8 pro|sto

Ⅰ adv. grad. 1. (wzdłuż linii prostej) [jechać, prowadzić, płynąć] straight
- ta ścieżka biegnie prosto do morza the path runs straight to the sea

- słońce świeciło im prosto w oczy the sun shone straight into their eyes

- spojrzała mu prosto w oczy she looked straight into his eyes
2. (w pozycji pionowej) upright, straight
- stój prosto, nie garb się stand up straight, don’t stoop!

- zawsze trzymał się prosto jak żołnierz he always stood erect like a soldier
3. (nieskomplikowanie) [tłumaczyć, mówić] simply, plainly
- już prościej nie mogę tego wyjaśnić I can’t explain it in a simpler way, I can’t put it any more simply than that
Ⅱ adv. 1. (bezpretensjonalnie) simply, plainly
- ubierała się prosto, przeważnie na czarno she dressed simply, usually in black
2. (nie zatrzymując się) straight (on a. ahead)
- idź prosto do biura go straight to the office

- ze szkoły wracaj prosto do domu come straight home after school
3. (bezpośrednio) straight
- pił prosto z butelki he drank straight from the bottle

- mleko prosto od krowy milk fresh from the cow

- jabłka prosto z drzewa freshly picked apples
Ⅲ po prostu 1. (bezpośrednio) just, simply
- po prostu idź tam i powiedz im całą prawdę just go there and tell them the whole truth

- zwrócił się po prostu do kolegów o pomoc he simply asked his friends for help
2. (zwyczajnie) only, just
- po prostu wiatr huczy i stąd ten hałas it’s just a strong wind blowing, hence the noise

- po prostu bądź przy mnie just stay by me

- innego wyjścia po prostu nie ma there’s simply no other way out
Ⅳ prosto- w wyrazach złożonych prostopadle do czegoś at right angles to sth
■ powiedzieć a. wygarnąćpot. coś komuś prosto w oczy a. prosto z mostu to tell sb sth straight from the shoulder

- mówiąc prosto z mostu to put it bluntly

- powiedziała mu, co o nim myśli prosto w oczy she told him in plain English a. in no uncertain terms what she thought of him

- powiem prosto z mostu, weź rozwód I’ll come straight out with it: get a divorce

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pro|sto
9 попросту говоря

1) General subject: speak plainly, put in plainly, basically, in hand-waving terms

2) Mathematics: put very simply (...)

3) Advertising: simply put

4) Makarov: in homely phrase, pure and simple

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > попросту говоря
10 romance

adj.

1 Romance.

2 romantic.

m.

1 Romance language (linguistics).

2 romance (literature).

3 romance (idilio).

4 narrative poem, romance, lyric poem, narrative prose.

5 love affair, romance, sentimental journey, affair.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: romanzar.

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romance

► adjetivo

1 LINGÚÍSTICA Romance

► nombre masculino

1 LINGÚÍSTICA (gen) Romance language; (castellano) Spanish

2 LITERATURA romance, ballad, narrative poem

3 (amorío) romance

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hablar en romance figurado to speak plainly

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noun m.

romance

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1.

ADJ [idioma] Romance

2. SM

1) (Ling) Romance language; (=castellano) Spanish, Spanish language

hablar en romance — (=con claridad) to speak plainly

2) (Literat) ballad

3) (=amorío) romance, love affair; (=amante) lover

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I
adjetivo Romance (before n)
II
masculino

1) ( aventura amorosa) romance

2) (Lit) ballad, romance; (Ling) Romance

* * *

= romance.

Ex. The author warns against the twin dangers of getting drunk and illusory conference romances.

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* lengua romance = romance language.

* romance caballeresco = chivalric romance.

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I
adjetivo Romance (before n)
II
masculino

1) ( aventura amorosa) romance

2) (Lit) ballad, romance; (Ling) Romance

* * *

= romance.

Ex: The author warns against the twin dangers of getting drunk and illusory conference romances.

* lengua romance = romance language.

* romance caballeresco = chivalric romance.

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romance¹

adjective

Romance ( before n)

romance²

masculine

A (aventura amorosa) romance

B ( Lit) ballad, romance

C ( Ling) Romance

en buen romance: su respuesta, en buen romance, equivale a un `no' put simply, her answer is `no'

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romance sustantivo masculino
romance
romance
I sustantivo masculino
1 Lit ballad
2 (idilio) romance
3 Ling Romance language
II adj Ling Romance
' romance' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fotonovela
- idilio
- lío
- revista
- románica
- románico
English:
romance
- Romanic
- ballad
- Romance
- whirl

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romance

♦ adj

Romance

♦ nm

1. [idilio] romance

2. Ling Romance language

3. Lit romance

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romance

m romance

* * *

romance nm

1) : Romance language

2) : ballad

3) : romance

4)

en buen romance : simply stated, simply put

* * *

romance n romance

Spanish-English dictionary > romance
11 sencillez

f.

1 simplicity.

2 unaffectedness, naturalness (modestia).

3 plainness.

* * *

sencillez

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) simplicity

2 (naturalidad) simplicity, lack of affectation, unpretentiousness

3 (ingenuidad) gullibility, naivety,

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noun f.

simplicity

* * *

SF

1) [de costumbre, estilo, ropa] simplicity

se viste con mucha sencillez — she dresses very simply

2) [de tema, problema] simplicity, straightforwardness

no entendió nada pese a la sencillez del asunto — she didn't understand a thing despite the simplicity o straightforwardness of the matter

3) (=naturalidad) naturalness

me gustó su sencillez en el trato — I liked her naturalness

4) LAm (=necedad) foolishness

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femenino simplicity

habla con sencillez — she uses plain language

viste con sencillez — she dresses simply o modestly

se comporta con gran sencillez — he behaves with great modesty

* * *

= simplicity, casualness, sublimity.

Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex. 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex. His solution to the problem of significance order had the sublimity of innocence: put the more significant term first.

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femenino simplicity

habla con sencillez — she uses plain language

viste con sencillez — she dresses simply o modestly

se comporta con gran sencillez — he behaves with great modesty

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= simplicity, casualness, sublimity.

Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex: His solution to the problem of significance order had the sublimity of innocence: put the more significant term first.

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sencillez

feminine

simplicity

la sencillez del estilo the simplicity of the style

habla con sencillez y naturalidad her manner of speaking is simple and unaffected

viste con sencillez she dresses simply o modestly

pese al cargo que ocupa se comporta con gran sencillez in spite of his position he behaves with great modesty o in a very unassuming way

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sencillez sustantivo femenino
simplicity;
◊ con sencillez ‹ vestir› simply;

‹ comportarse› with modesty;
◊ habla con sencillez she uses plain language

sencillez sustantivo femenino
1 (de un problema, de un diseño) simplicity
2 (de una persona) naturalness

' sencillez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encanto
English:
simplicity
- plainly
- simply

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sencillez nf

1. [facilidad] simplicity

2. [de decoración, vestido] simplicity;

vestir con sencillez to dress simply

3. [de lenguaje, estilo] simplicity

4. [campechanía] unaffectedness, naturalness

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sencillez

f simplicity

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sencillez nf

: simplicity

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sencillez n simplicity

Spanish-English dictionary > sencillez
12 buono

"good;

Gut;

bom"

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1. adj good

( valido) good, valid

momento, occasione right

alla buona informal, casual

buona fortuna good luck

a buon mercato cheap

di buon'ora early

di buon grado willingly

avere buon naso have a good sense of smell

buono a nulla good-for-nothing

2. m good

finance bond

( tagliando) coupon, voucher

buono del tesoro Treasury bond

buono pasto o mensa luncheon voucher

buono regalo gift voucher

buono sconto money-off coupon

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buono¹ agg.

1 ( chi ha, rivela bontà d'animo) good; ( bonario, gentile) good, kind: è un uomo molto buono, he's a very good man; essere d'animo buono, to be kind-hearted (o good-hearted); è sempre stato buono con me, he has always been kind to me; gli disse una parola buona, he said a kind word to him; mi accolse con buone parole, he greeted me with sympathetic words; una persona di buon cuore, a good-hearted person; buoni pensieri, kind thoughts; buoni sentimenti, good sentiments // troppo buono! too kind! // buono come il pane, as good as gold

2 ( onesto, rispettabile) good, honest, virtuous, upright: un buon cittadino, an honest citizen; di buona famiglia, of good family (o with a good background) // buona società, high society

3 ( calmo, tranquillo) good; ( di tempo) fine, good: sono stati buoni i bambini?, have the children been good (o have the children behaved)?; sii buono!, be a good boy!; il tempo è sempre stato buono, the weather has always been fine (o good); presto arriverà la buona stagione, summer will soon be here

4 ( pregevole, di qualità) good; fine; first-rate (attr.): è un tessuto di buona qualità, it's good quality material; ha fatto un buon lavoro, he made a good (o fine) job of it; un prodotto di buona marca, a quality brand product; è un buon vino ma ce ne sono di migliori, it's a good wine but there are better; è un buon Sironi, it's a fine Sironi; in quell'albergo il vitto è molto buono, the food is very good (o excellent) in that hotel // l'abito, il vestito buono, one's best suit // il salotto buono, the best living room

5 ( gradevole, piacevole) good; nice; lovely: che buon profumo hanno questi fiori!, what a nice (o lovely) scent these flowers have!; è stata una buona giornata, it's been a good day; dopo un buon pasto ci si sente meglio, after a good meal you feel better; come è buona questa torta, questa minestra!, this cake, this soup is really delicious (o lovely)

6 ( abile, capace) good, fine: un buon meccanico, medico, a good mechanic, doctor; è sempre stata una buona madre, she's always been a good mother // non sei buono a nulla, you're no good at anything // non è buono di fare niente, (region.) he can't do anything; non sono buono di dirgli di no, (region.) I just can't say no

7 ( efficace, efficiente) good, effective; ( adatto) right, proper; fit: è un buon rimedio per la tosse, it's a good (o effective) remedy for a cough; per la sua età ha ancora la vista buona, considering his age his sight is still good; per tagliarlo mi ci vuole un buon coltello, I need a sharp knife to cut it with; è stata una buona idea, it was a good idea; buono da mangiare, fit to eat; è proprio la vettura buona per andare nel deserto, (fam.) it's the right (o proper) car to use in a desert // buono da buttar via, (fam.) ready to throw out

8 ( abbondante) abundant; ( grande) large; ( lungo) long: una buona dose, a good strong dose; un buon pezzo di pane, a big piece of bread; ci vorrà un'ora buona, it will take a full hour; lo aspettai un'ora buona, I waited for him more than an hour; dobbiamo ancora percorrere un tre chilometri buoni, we've still got a good three kilometres to go

9 ( propizio, vantaggioso) good, profitable, advantageous: un buon investimento, a good (o advantageous) investment; una buona occasione, a favourable opportunity; una buona stella, a lucky star // buono affare, snip (o bargain) // a buon prezzo, cheaply (avv.); cheap, inexpensive (agg.)

10 ( in formule di cortesia) good, happy; nice: buona fortuna!, good luck!; buona notte!, good night!; buon viaggio!, have a pleasant journey!; buona giornata!, have a nice day!

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: buon pro vi faccia!, much good may it do you! // alla buona, informal: una persona alla buona, an easy-going person; una riunione alla buona, a get-together; era vestito molto alla buona, he was dressed very plainly; fare alla buona, to do things simply // a buon diritto, rightly // con le buone, with kindness; con le buone ( si ottiene tutto)!; with a gentle touch (you get everything) // di buon grado, with pleasure // di buon'ora, early (in the morning) // di buon passo, briskly // di buona voglia, willingly // Dio ce la mandi buona!, God help us! // darsi al buon tempo, to have a good time // essere di buona bocca, to eat everything and anything; (fig.) to be easily pleased // essere in buona, to be in a good mood; (essere in buoni rapporti con qlcu.) to be on good terms (with s.o.) // essere, parlare in buona fede, to be, to speak in good faith // far buon viso a cattivo gioco, to put a good face on it // guardare qlcu. di buon occhio, to look kindly on s.o. // menar buono, to bring good luck // tornare in buona con qlcu., to make it up with s.o. // prendere per buona una scusa, to accept an excuse //lascialo in pace una buona volta!, leave him alone for once! // un uomo tre volte buono, a simpleton ∙ Dato il molteplice numero di espressioni fraseologiche in cui l'agg. 'buono' compare con diverse sfumature di significato, si consiglia di consultare i rispettivi sostantivi cui questo agg. si accompagna: p.e. meritare una buona lezione → lezione; un uomo di buoni principi → principio.

buono¹ s.m.

1 (fil.) (the) Good; ( cosa buona) good thing: nel suo saggio si indaga sul vero, il bello e il buono, in his essay he investigates Truth, Beauty and Good; c'è del buono nella sua poesia, there is something in his poetry (o his poetry has got something); ha di buono che non perde mai la pazienza, one good thing about him is that he never loses his patience // buon per te!, luckily for you! // portare buono, to bring good luck (o fortune) // ci volle del bello e del buono per convincerlo!, it took a lot to convince him! (o he took a lot of convincing) // è un poco di buono, he is a nasty customer (o a nasty piece of work) // un buono a nulla, a good-for-nothing // il tempo si mette albuono, the weather is clearing up saper di buono, to smell fine (o to have a nice smell)

2 ( persona) good person: i buoni, good people; i buoni e i cattivi, the good and the wicked; mio padre alza la voce, ma in fondo è un buono, my father does tend to shout but really he's a good-hearted (o good-natured) person // fare il buono, to be good (o to behave oneself): fa il buono!, keep quiet (o behave yourself)!

buono² s.m.

1 ( tagliando) coupon, voucher, token: buono acquisto, regalo, ( pubblicitario) token; un buono per l'acquisto di libri, a book token; buono d'acquisto, ( dato come regalo) gift token (o gift voucher); buono premio, free-gift coupon; buono benzina, petrol coupon; buono sconto, discount voucher; buono mensa, luncheon voucher; buono pasto, luncheon voucher, meal ticket; buono viveri governativo, food stamp // (comm.): buono di cassa, cash voucher; buono frazionario, script; buono di consegna, delivery order; buono di carico ( di magazzino), warehouse bond; buono d'imbarco, shipping order; buono di pagamento, voucher; buono di prelievo per l'esportazione, customs warrant; buono di opzione, subscription warrant

2 ( titolo di credito) bill; bond: buono ( ordinario) del Tesoro, Treasury bill (o bond), T bill, (antiq.) Exchequer bill (o bill of Exchequer); buono del tesoro di nuova emissione, hot Treasury bill; buono del tesoro poliennale, long-term Treasury bond, (amer.) long-term Treasury note.

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['bwɔno] I buono (-a)
1. agg, migliore comp ottimo superl davanti sm: buon + consonante, vocale, buono + s impura, gn, pn, ps, x, z; davanti sf: buona + consonante, buon' + vocale

1) (gen) good, (prodotto) good (quality), (odore, ambiente, atmosfera) good, nice, pleasant, (posizione, ditta, impresa) sound

essere in buona compagnia — to be in good company

essere di buona famiglia — to come from a good family

avere un buon odore — to smell good o nice

più buono — better

avere un buon sapore — to taste good o nice

buon senso — buonsenso

buona società — polite society

stai buono! — behave!

tenere buono qn — (bambino) to keep sb quiet, (fig : persona influente) to keep sb sweet

2) (generoso: persona, azione) good, kind, kindly

una persona di buon cuore — a good-hearted person

essere buono come il pane — to have a heart of gold

è una buona ragazza — she's a good-hearted girl

3)

(abile, idoneo) essere buono a nulla — to be no good o use at anything $, sm/f

quest'acqua non è buona da bersi — this water isn't safe to drink

buono da buttar via — fit for the dustbin

mi sembra buono per questo lavoro — he seems suitable for the job

4)

(utile, vantaggioso) a buon mercato — cheap

buono a sapersi — that's good to know

è stata una buona scelta — it was a good choice

5) (giusto, valido) correct, right, (motivo) valid

ad ogni buon conto — in any case

a buon diritto — rightfully

al momento buono — at the right moment

6) (utilizzabile) usable, (biglietto, passaporto) valid

è ancora buona questa vernice? — is this paint still okay o usable?

non è più buono — (latte) it's off, (pane) it's stale

7) (con valore intensivo) good

peserà dieci chili buoni — it must weigh a good ten kilos

di buon mattino — early in the morning

ci vuole un mesetto buono — it takes a good month o a month at least

un buon numero — a good o large number

deciditi una buona volta! — make up your mind once and for all!

8)

(auguri) buon appetito! — enjoy your meal!

buon compleanno! — happy birthday!

tante buone cose! — all the best!

buon divertimento! — have a nice time!

buona fortuna! — good luck!

buon giorno! — (in mattinata) good morning!, (di pomeriggio) good afternoon!

buon Natale! — happy Christmas!

buona notte! — good night!

buona permanenza! — enjoy your stay!

buon riposo! — sleep well!

buona sera! — good evening!

buon viaggio! — have a good trip!

9)

(fraseologia) fare qc alla buona — to do sth simply o in a simple way

stasera mi vesto alla buona — I'm not getting dressed up this evening

è un tipo alla buona — he's an easy-going sort

accetterà con le buone o con le cattive — he'll have to agree whether he wants to or not

l'ho fatto di buon grado — I did it willingly

che Dio ce la mandi buona! — here's hoping!

essere in buone mani — to be in good hands

con le buone maniere — in a kind o friendly way

mettere una buona parola per qn — to put in a good word for sb

essere a buon punto — to be well advanced

siamo a buon punto con il pranzo — dinner's nearly ready

questa sì che è buona! — that's a good one!

mi dica, buon uomo — tell me, my good man

fare buon viso a cattivo gioco — to put a brave face on things

2. sm/f

(persona) good o upright person

i buoni e i cattivi — (in film) the goodies and the baddies

un buono a nulla — a good-for-nothing

3. sm solo sg

(bontà) goodness, good

di buono c'è che... — the good thing about it is that...

essere un poco di buono — to be a nasty piece of work

è una poco di buono — she's a slut
II ['bwɔno] sm
1) Comm coupon, voucher

2) Fin bill, bond

- buono d'acquisto

- buono benzina

- buono di cassa

- buono di consegna

- buono fruttifero

- buono d'imbarco

- buono d'imposta

- buono mensa

- buono pasto

- buono del Tesoro

- buono postale fruttifero

- buono sconto

- buono del Tesoro poliennale

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I 1. ['bwɔno]
aggettivo ( buon, buona, buon'; buono becomes buon before a vowel or a consonant followed by a vowel, l or r; compar. più buono, migliore, superl. buonissimo, ottimo)

1) (gradevole) [ pasto] good, nice

avere un buon sapore, odore — to taste, smell good

2) (gentile) [persona, azione, parola] good, kind

opere -e — good works o deeds

3) (caro)

un suo buon amico — a good friend of his

4) (di buona qualità) [consiglio, lavoro, salute] good; [hotel, merce, tempo] good, fine

in buono stato — [casa, auto] in good condition o state; [ edificio] in safe condition, in good order

il vestito buono — (elegante) Sunday's dress

5) (giusto) [ momento] good, right

6) colloq. (commestibile, bevibile) [ cibo] good

il latte non è più buono — the milk has gone off

buono da bere — fit to drink, drinkable

buono da mangiare — fit to eat, eatable

7) (bravo) [medico, padre, allievo, marito] good

8) (valido) [rimedio, metodo, esempio, motivo] good

buono per o contro la tosse good for coughs; -a idea! good thinking o idea! fare un buon uso di qcs. to put sth. to good use; ogni scusa è -a per lui any excuse is good for him; la palla è, non è -a the ball is in, out of play; l'abbonamento è buono per altri due mesi — the season ticket is good for two more months

9) (vantaggioso) [prezzo, affare] good

sarebbe una -a cosa — it would be a good thing

buono a sapersi — that's handy to know o worth remembering

10) (favorevole) [segno, impressione, opportunità] good

avere una -a opinione di — to think kindly o much of, to have a high opinion of

11) (rispettabile) [famiglia, matrimonio] good, decent; [ reputazione] good

di -a famiglia — well-bred

12) (tranquillo) [bambino, animale] good, quiet

stai buono — (be) quiet

buono! buono! — (per calmare un bambino) there there!

buono! — (a un animale) easy!

13) (abbondante) good

un buon numero di... — a fair number of, quite a few...

ci ho messo due ore -e — it took me a good two hours

un'ora -a — a full hour, at least an hour

- a parte del loro lavoro — much of their work

14) (in frasi di augurio) [fortuna, notte, sera] good; [compleanno, Pasqua] happy; [ Natale] merry

- a serata! — have a nice evening!

- a permanenza! — enjoy your stay!

buon appetito! — enjoy your meal!

buon divertimento! — have fun! enjoy yourself!

buon viaggio! — (have a) safe journey!

15) una buona volta once and for all

posso parlare anch'io una -a volta? — can I speak for a change?

16) alla buona [ persona] informal, simple; [pasto, hotel] homely

vestirsi alla -a — to dress down o casually

17) buono a (capace)

sei buono solo a criticare — all you can do is criticize
2.
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)

1) (persona buona) good person

i -i e i cattivi — the good and the bad; (nei film) the good guys and the villains

2) (cosa buona, lato buono)

c'è del buono in questo articolo — there's some good stuff in this article

non ne uscirà niente di buono — no good can o will come of it

non promette nulla di buono — it looks bad, it doesn't look good

cucinare qualcosa di buono — to cook something good

ha di buono che — the good thing about it is

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buon selvaggio — noble savage

buono a nulla — good-for-nothing, fit for nothing

- a stella — lucky star

- a volontà — goodwill

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prendere qcn. con le -e — to deal gently with sb.

con le -e o con le cattive — by hook or by crook, by fair means or foul

tenersi buono qcn. — to keep sb. sweet, to sweeten sb. up, to sweeten up sb.

che Dio ce la mandi -a! — may God help us!

buon per lui — good for him, that's all very well for him

questa è (proprio) -a! — that's a (very) good one!
II ['bwɔno]
sostantivo maschile

1) comm. token, voucher, coupon

2) econ. bond

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buono (di) benzina — petrol coupon

buono di cassa — cash voucher

buono omaggio — gift token o voucher

buono pasto — meal ticket

buono sconto — discount voucher o coupon

buono del Tesoro — Treasury bill o bond

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buono¹

/'bwɔno/

I aggettivo

( buon, buona, buon'; buono becomes buon before a vowel or a consonant followed by a vowel, l or r; compar. più buono, migliore, superl. buonissimo, ottimo)

1 (gradevole) [ pasto] good, nice; avere un buon sapore, odore to taste, smell good

2 (gentile) [persona, azione, parola] good, kind; opere -e good works o deeds

3 (caro) un suo buon amico a good friend of his

4 (di buona qualità) [consiglio, lavoro, salute] good; [hotel, merce, tempo] good, fine; in buono stato [casa, auto] in good condition o state; [ edificio] in safe condition, in good order; il vestito buono (elegante) Sunday's dress

5 (giusto) [ momento] good, right

6 colloq. (commestibile, bevibile) [ cibo] good; il latte non è più buono the milk has gone off; buono da bere fit to drink, drinkable; buono da mangiare fit to eat, eatable

7 (bravo) [medico, padre, allievo, marito] good

8 (valido) [rimedio, metodo, esempio, motivo] good; buono per o contro la tosse good for coughs; -a idea! good thinking o idea! fare un buon uso di qcs. to put sth. to good use; ogni scusa è -a per lui any excuse is good for him; la palla è, non è -a the ball is in, out of play; l'abbonamento è buono per altri due mesi the season ticket is good for two more months

9 (vantaggioso) [prezzo, affare] good; sarebbe una -a cosa it would be a good thing; buono a sapersi that's handy to know o worth remembering

10 (favorevole) [segno, impressione, opportunità] good; avere una -a opinione di to think kindly o much of, to have a high opinion of

11 (rispettabile) [famiglia, matrimonio] good, decent; [ reputazione] good; di -a famiglia well-bred

12 (tranquillo) [bambino, animale] good, quiet; stai buono (be) quiet; buono! buono! (per calmare un bambino) there there! buono! (a un animale) easy!

13 (abbondante) good; un buon numero di... a fair number of, quite a few...; ci ho messo due ore -e it took me a good two hours; un'ora -a a full hour, at least an hour; - a parte del loro lavoro much of their work

14 (in frasi di augurio) [fortuna, notte, sera] good; [compleanno, Pasqua] happy; [ Natale] merry; -a serata! have a nice evening! -a permanenza! enjoy your stay! buon appetito! enjoy your meal! buon divertimento! have fun! enjoy yourself! buon viaggio! (have a) safe journey!

15 una buona volta once and for all; posso parlare anch'io una -a volta? can I speak for a change?

16 alla buona [ persona] informal, simple; [pasto, hotel] homely; vestirsi alla -a to dress down o casually

17 buono a (capace) sei buono solo a criticare all you can do is criticize

II sostantivo maschile

(f. -a)

1 (persona buona) good person; i -i e i cattivi the good and the bad; (nei film) the good guys and the villains

2 (cosa buona, lato buono) c'è del buono in questo articolo there's some good stuff in this article; non ne uscirà niente di buono no good can o will come of it; non promette nulla di buono it looks bad, it doesn't look good; cucinare qualcosa di buono to cook something good; ha di buono che the good thing about it is

IDIOMS

prendere qcn. con le -e to deal gently with sb.; con le -e o con le cattive by hook or by crook, by fair means or foul; tenersi buono qcn. to keep sb. sweet, to sweeten sb. up, to sweeten up sb.; che Dio ce la mandi -a! may God help us! buon per lui good for him, that's all very well for him; questa è (proprio) -a! that's a (very) good one!

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COMPOUNDS

buon selvaggio noble savage; buono a nulla good-for-nothing, fit for nothing; - a stella lucky star; - a volontà goodwill.

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buono²

/'bwɔno/

sostantivo m.

1 comm. token, voucher, coupon

2 econ. bond

COMPOUNDS

buono (di) benzina petrol coupon; buono di cassa cash voucher; buono omaggio gift token o voucher; buono pasto meal ticket; buono sconto discount voucher o coupon; buono del Tesoro Treasury bill o bond.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > buono
13 plain

1. adjective
1) (clear) klar; (obvious) offensichtlich

make something plain [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas klarmachen

make it plain that... — klarstellen, dass...

the reason is plain [to see] — der Grund liegt auf der Hand; see also academic.ru/24358/English">English 2. 1); pikestaff

2) (frank, straightforward) ehrlich; offen; schlicht [Wahrheit]

be plain with somebody — mit jemandem od. jemandem gegenüber offen sein

be [all] plain sailing — (fig.) [ganz] einfach sein

3) (unsophisticated) einfach; schlicht [Kleidung, Frisur]; klar [Wasser]; einfach, bescheiden [Lebensstil]; (not lined) unliniert [Papier]; (not patterned) [Stoff] ohne Muster

4) (unattractive) wenig attraktiv [Mädchen]

5) (sheer) rein

that's plain bad manners — das ist einfach schlechtes Benehmen
2. adverb
1) (clearly) deutlich

2) (simply) einfach
3. noun
1) Ebene, die

2) (Knitting) rechte Masche

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[plein] 1. adjective
1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) einfach

2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar

3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) ehrlich

4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) klar

5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) unscheinbar
2. noun
1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) das Flachland

2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) der Flachstich

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- plainly
- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English
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plain

[pleɪn]

I. adj

1. (simple) einfach; (not flavoured) natur nach n

\plain food einfaches Essen

my father says he likes good \plain food mein Vater sagt, er isst gerne einfache Hausmannskost

\plain omelette Omelette nature f

\plain paper (unlined) unliniertes Papier; (of one colour) einfarbiges Papier

\plain yoghurt Naturjoghurt m o nt

2. (uncomplicated) einfach

\plain folks [or people] einfache Leute

\plain and simple ganz einfach

3. (clear) klar, offensichtlich

her meaning was \plain es war klar, was sie meinte

it's \plain that they... sie wollen ganz offensichtlich, dass...

the sign was \plain enough — we just didn't see it das Schild war klar und deutlich — wir haben es nur einfach übersehen

to be perfectly \plain ganz offensichtlich sein

the reason is perfectly \plain der Grund liegt auf der Hand

to make sth \plain etw klarstellen

have I made myself \plain to you? habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?

▪ to be \plain with sb jdm gegenüber [ganz] offen sein

4. attr, inv (sheer) rein, pur

it was \plain torture es war die reinste Tortur

the \plain truth is that... die traurige Wahrheit ist, dass...

5. (unattractive) unscheinbar, unansehnlich

\plain Jane Mauerblümchen nt

6.

▶ to be as \plain as the nose on one's face [or BRIT also as a pikestaff] ganz offensichtlich [o ÖSTERR fam a. sonnenklar] sein, klar wie Kloßbrühe sein BRD fam

II. adv

1. (simply) ohne großen Aufwand

the fish had been grilled and served \plain der Fisch war gegrillt und kam ohne weitere Zutaten auf den Tisch

2. ( fam: downright) einfach

\plain awful einfach furchtbar

III. n

1. (area of flat land) Ebene f

▪ the \plains pl die Ebene, das Flachland kein pl

the Great P\plains die Great Plains (in den USA)

2. (in knitting) rechte Masche

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[pleɪn]
1. adj (+er)

1) klar; (= obvious) offensichtlich, klar; tracks, differences deutlich

it is plain to see that... — es ist offensichtlich, dass...

it's as plain as the nose on your face (inf) — das sieht doch ein Blinder (mit Krückstock) (inf)

(as) plain as day — sonnenklar

to make sth plain to sb — jdm etw klarmachen or klar zu verstehen geben

the reason is plain to see — der Grund ist leicht einzusehen

I'd like to make it quite plain that... — ich möchte gern klarstellen, dass...

did I make myself or my meaning plain? — habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?

to make one's view plain — seine Meinung klar zum Ausdruck bringen

2) (= frank, straightforward) question, answer klar; truth schlicht; statement klar, deutlich

plain dealing — Redlichkeit f

to be plain with sb —

in plain language or English — unmissverständlich, auf gut Deutsch

in plain language or English, the answer is no — um es klar or auf gut Deutsch zu sagen: die Antwort ist nein

it was plain sailing — es ging glatt (über die Bühne) (inf)

it won't all be plain sailing — es wird gar nicht so einfach sein

from now on it'll be plain sailing — von jetzt an geht es ganz einfach

3) (= simple, with nothing added) einfach; dress, design, living schlicht, einfach; cooking, food (gut)bürgerlich; cook einfach, gutbürgerlich; water klar; paper unliniert; envelope einfach; colour einheitlich; cigarette filterlos, ohne Filter

or color (US) — einfarbig, uni pred

under plain cover — in neutraler Verpackung

he's a plain Mr — er ist einfach Herr Sowieso

he used to be plain Mr X — früher war er einfach or schlicht Herr X

4) (= sheer) rein; nonsense etc rein, völlig, blank (inf)

it's just plain common sense — das ist einfach gesunder Menschenverstand

5) (= not beautiful) person, appearance, face unattraktiv

she really is so plain — sie ist recht unansehnlich

plain Jane — unattraktives or unansehnliches Mädchen

she's a real plain Jane — sie ist nicht gerade hübsch or eine Schönheit

2. adv

1) (inf: simply, completely) (ganz) einfach

plain stupid/wrong — einfach dumm/falsch

2)

I can't put it plainer than that — deutlicher kann ich es nicht sagen

3. n

1) (GEOG) Ebene f, Flachland nt

the plains — das Flachland, die Ebene; (in North America) die Prärie

2) (KNITTING) rechte Masche

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plain¹ [pleın]

A adj (adv plainly)

1. einfach, gewöhnlich, schlicht:

plain clothes pl Zivil(kleidung) n(f);

in plain clothes in Zivil;

plain cooking gutbürgerliche Küche;

plain fare Hausmannskost f;

plain living schlichte oder einfache Lebensweise;

plain paper unlin(i)iertes Papier;

plain postcard gewöhnliche Postkarte;

plain scale natürlicher Maßstab;

plain yogurt Naturjoghurt m/n; → cover A 8

2. schlicht, schmucklos, kahl (Zimmer etc), ungemustert, einfarbig (Stoff), unkoloriert (Fotos etc), glatt (Spitzen etc):

plain knitting Rechts-, Glattstrickerei f;

plain sewing Weißnäherei f

3. unscheinbar, farb-, reizlos, wenig anziehend:

a plain girl ein reizloses Mädchen; → Jane A

4. klar (u. deutlich), unmissverständlich, offen:

in plain terms rundheraus (gesagt);

the plain truth die nackte Wahrheit

5. klar, offensichtlich, offenbar, -kundig, deutlich, leicht verständlich:

in plain language

a) ohne Umschweife, klipp und klar,

b) Telegrafie etc im Klartext, offen, unverschlüsselt;

make sth plain etwas klarstellen;

make sth plain to sb

a) jemandem etwas klarmachen,

b) jemandem etwas klar zu verstehen geben;

make o.s. ( oder one’s meaning) plain sich klar ausdrücken, sich verständlich machen

6. unverdünnt, pur (alkoholisches Getränk)

7. ausgesprochen, rein, bar (Unsinn etc):

plain folly heller Wahnsinn

8. offen (u. ehrlich):

plain dealing Redlichkeit f;

be plain with sb jemandem gegenüber offen sein

9. a) mittelmäßig, unbedeutend, Durchschnitts…

b) → sailing A 1

10. METALL unlegiert (Stahl)

11. besonders US eben, flach, auch TECH glatt:

plain country flaches Land;

plain bearing Gleitlager n;

plain fit Schlichtpassung f;

plain roll Glattwalze f

B adv umg völlig:

he’s just plain stupid er ist ganz einfach dumm

C s

1. Ebene f, Flachland n

2. the Plains pl US die Prärie

plain² [pleın] v/i obs oder poet (weh)klagen

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1. adjective
1) (clear) klar; (obvious) offensichtlich

make something plain [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas klarmachen

make it plain that... — klarstellen, dass...

the reason is plain [to see] — der Grund liegt auf der Hand; see also English 2. 1); pikestaff

2) (frank, straightforward) ehrlich; offen; schlicht [Wahrheit]

be plain with somebody — mit jemandem od. jemandem gegenüber offen sein

be [all] plain sailing — (fig.) [ganz] einfach sein

3) (unsophisticated) einfach; schlicht [Kleidung, Frisur]; klar [Wasser]; einfach, bescheiden [Lebensstil]; (not lined) unliniert [Papier]; (not patterned) [Stoff] ohne Muster

4) (unattractive) wenig attraktiv [Mädchen]

5) (sheer) rein

that's plain bad manners — das ist einfach schlechtes Benehmen
2. adverb
1) (clearly) deutlich

2) (simply) einfach
3. noun
1) Ebene, die

2) (Knitting) rechte Masche

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adj.

ehrlich adj.

einfach adj.

einfarbig adj.

flach adj.

leicht verständlich adj.

vollständig adj. n.

Ebene -n f.

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14 criollo

adj.

native, Creole.

m.

native, aboriginal, Creole.

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criollo

► adjetivo

1 Creole

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (persona) Creole

► nombre masculino

1 (idioma) Creole

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criollo, -a
1. ADJ

1) ( Hist) Creole; (=de origen español) of Spanish extraction

2) LAm (=no extranjero) native, native to America

2. SM / F

1) ( Hist) Creole

2) LAm Peruvian/Colombian/Ecuadorean, etc, native of a particular Latin American country, as opposed to a foreigner

un español y dos criollos — a Spaniard and two natives

3) And (=cobarde) coward

3.

SM (Ling) Creole

como dicen en criollo — as they say in Latin America/Peru etc

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I
- lla adjetivo

a) (Hist) Creole

b) (AmL) ( por oposición a extranjero) Venezuelan (o Peruvian etc); <plato/artesanía/cocina> national

a la criolla — (RPl fam) informal, casual

c) < lengua> creole; viveza 2)
II
- lla masculino, femenino

a) (Hist) Creole ( of European descent born in a Spanish American colony)

b) (AmL) ( nativo) Venezuelan (o Peruvian etc)

c) criollo masculino (Ling) creole

decir algo/hablar en criollo — (AmL fam) to say something in plain Spanish

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= Creole.

Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.

Ex. Always a controversial and confusing term, the word Creole, to put it simply, means many things to many people.

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I
- lla adjetivo

a) (Hist) Creole

b) (AmL) ( por oposición a extranjero) Venezuelan (o Peruvian etc); <plato/artesanía/cocina> national

a la criolla — (RPl fam) informal, casual

c) < lengua> creole; viveza 2)
II
- lla masculino, femenino

a) (Hist) Creole ( of European descent born in a Spanish American colony)

b) (AmL) ( nativo) Venezuelan (o Peruvian etc)

c) criollo masculino (Ling) creole

decir algo/hablar en criollo — (AmL fam) to say something in plain Spanish

* * *

= Creole.

Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.

Ex: Always a controversial and confusing term, the word Creole, to put it simply, means many things to many people.

* * *

criollo¹ - lla

adjective

1 ( Hist) Creole

2 ( AmL) (por oposición a extranjero) Venezuelan ( o Peruvian etc); ‹plato/artesanía/cocina› national

nació en Barcelona, pero es tan criollo como el que más he was born in Barcelona, but he's as Venezuelan ( o Peruvian etc) as they come ( colloq)

a la criolla ( RPl fam); informal, casual

viveza

3 ‹lengua› creole

criollo² - lla

masculine, feminine

1 ( Hist) Creole ( of European descent born in a Spanish American colony)

2 ( AmL) (nativo) Venezuelan ( o Peruvian etc)

3

criollo masculine ( Ling) creole

como se dice en criollo as we say in Latin America ( o in Peru etc)

decir algo/hablar en criollo ( AmL fam); to say sth in plain Spanish

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criollo
◊ - lla adjetivo

a) (Hist) Creole

b) (AmL) ( por oposición a extranjero) Venezuelan (o Peruvian etc);

‹plato/artesanía/cocina› national
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (Hist) Creole ( of European descent born in a Spanish American colony)

b) (AmL) ( nativo) Venezuelan (o Peruvian etc)

criollo,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino Creole
' criollo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
criolla

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criollo, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona] born in Latin America to European parents;

sus dos hijas menores son criollas her two younger daughters were born in Latin America

2. [objeto, cultura] local [native to Latin America as opposed to foreign];

al poco tiempo de llegar adoptaron las costumbres criollas shortly after arriving, they began to adopt the local customs

3. [comida, lengua] creole

♦ nm,f

1. [persona] = person born in Latin America to European parents

2. Comp
Perú, PRico, RP
hacer algo a la criolla to do sth informally

♦ nm
[idioma] creole;
Comp
Am
hablar en criollo to speak plainly, to speak in plain Spanish

CRIOLLO

The term criollo (creole) was first used in the 16th century. It meant a descendant of European colonizers (as opposed to a native or African) born in the New World to Spaniards but without the full legal, political or social status of a person born in Spain. The word has acquired different meanings since then in different regions. It can now mean “national” as opposed to “from abroad”, referring to anything from people to animal breeds, and can be translated as “Mexican”, “Venezuelan” or whatever the relevant nationality may be.

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criollo

I adj Creole

II m, criolla f Creole

III f idioma Creole

* * *

criollo, - lla adj

1) : Creole

2) : native, national

comida criolla: native cuisine

criollo, - lla n

: Creole

criollo nm

: Creole (language)

Spanish-English dictionary > criollo
15 ἁπλῶς

ἁπλῶς adv. fr. ἁπλοῦς (Aeschyl.+).

① pert. to being straightforward, simply, above board, sincerely, openly of guileless response to someth. that arrests one’s attention (Demosth. 23, 178; M. Ant. 3, 6, 3 al.; Epict. 2, 2, 13; Philo, Ebr. 76; Just., D. 65, 2; Ath., R. 60, 32 al.; Iren. 5, 30, 1 [Harv. II 407, 6; w. ἀκακῶς]) w. διδόναι without reservation Js 1:5 (s. MDibelius ad loc.; HRiesenfeld, ConNeot 9, ’44, 33–41); Hm 2:4 without having second thoughts about the donation (s. ἁπλότης 1) ἁ. τι τελέσαι fulfill someth. without reservation Hm 2:6a, cp. b. Pray wholeheartedly, with confidence προσευχὰς ἀναφέρειν 2 Cl 2:2. Comp. ἁπλούστερον (Isaeus 4, 2) γράφειν write very plainly B 6:5 (cp. Iren. 1, prol. 3 [Harv. I 6, 5]).

② pert. to simplicity in verbal expression

ⓐ in short, in a word (Epict. 3, 15, 3; 3, 22, 96; Just., A I, 67, 6 ἁ. πᾶσι τοῖς ἐν χρείᾳ οὖσι ‘in brief, all who are in need’, D. 5, 4 al.; Iren., 1, 18, 3 [Harv. I 172, 17]) ἁ. εἰπεῖν (TestAbr 10 p. 87, 27 [Stone p. 22]; 17 p. 99, 28 [St. p. 46]) to put it succinctly Dg 6:1 (the mng. frankly or bluntly i.e. not obliquely or deviously [M. Ant. 5, 7, 2; schol. on Apollon. Rhod. 2, 844–47a ἁπλῶς κ. κατὰ ἀλήθειαν ἐξειπεῖν=to state it simply and as it really is] is less prob. here, for the preceding context consists of explicit details).

ⓑ simply, at all w. neg. expr. (reff. in Riesenf., op. cit. 37f, and Theopomp. [IV B.C.]: 115 Fgm. 224 Jac. p. 582, 18 ἁ. οὐδείς; Diod S 3, 8, 5 ἁ. οὐ; Just., A II, 2, 16, D. 6, 1; Eur., Rhesus 851) ἁ. οὐ δύναμαι ἐξηγήσασθαι I simply cannot describe ApcPt 3:9.—M-M. Spicq.

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16 Computers

   1) A Comparison of the Digital Computer and the Brain

   The brain has been compared to a digital computer because the neuron, like a switch or valve, either does or does not complete a circuit. But at that point the similarity ends. The switch in the digital computer is constant in its effect, and its effect is large in proportion to the total output of the machine. The effect produced by the neuron varies with its recovery from [the] refractory phase and with its metabolic state. The number of neurons involved in any action runs into millions so that the inﬂuence of any one is negligible.... Any cell in the system can be dispensed with.... The brain is an analogical machine, not digital. Analysis of the integrative activities will probably have to be in statistical terms. (Lashley, quoted in Beach, Hebb, Morgan & Nissen, 1960, p. 539)

   2) Computers Do Not Crunch Numbers, They Manipulate Symbols

   It is essential to realize that a computer is not a mere "number cruncher," or supercalculating arithmetic machine, although this is how computers are commonly regarded by people having no familiarity with artificial intelligence. Computers do not crunch numbers; they manipulate symbols.... Digital computers originally developed with mathematical problems in mind, are in fact general purpose symbol manipulating machines....

   The terms "computer" and "computation" are themselves unfortunate, in view of their misleading arithmetical connotations. The definition of artificial intelligence previously cited-"the study of intelligence as computation"-does not imply that intelligence is really counting. Intelligence may be defined as the ability creatively to manipulate symbols, or process information, given the requirements of the task in hand. (Boden, 1981, pp. 15, 16-17)

   3) Getting Computers to Explain Things to Themselves

   The task is to get computers to explain things to themselves, to ask questions about their experiences so as to cause those explanations to be forthcoming, and to be creative in coming up with explanations that have not been previously available. (Schank, 1986, p. 19)

   4) Some Limits of Artificial Intelligence

   In What Computers Can't Do, written in 1969 (2nd edition, 1972), the main objection to AI was the impossibility of using rules to select only those facts about the real world that were relevant in a given situation. The "Introduction" to the paperback edition of the book, published by Harper & Row in 1979, pointed out further that no one had the slightest idea how to represent the common sense understanding possessed even by a four-year-old. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 102)

   5) The Computer as a Humanizing Inﬂuence

   A popular myth says that the invention of the computer diminishes our sense of ourselves, because it shows that rational thought is not special to human beings, but can be carried on by a mere machine. It is a short stop from there to the conclusion that intelligence is mechanical, which many people find to be an affront to all that is most precious and singular about their humanness.

   In fact, the computer, early in its career, was not an instrument of the philistines, but a humanizing inﬂuence. It helped to revive an idea that had fallen into disrepute: the idea that the mind is real, that it has an inner structure and a complex organization, and can be understood in scientific terms. For some three decades, until the 1940s, American psychology had lain in the grip of the ice age of behaviorism, which was antimental through and through. During these years, extreme behaviorists banished the study of thought from their agenda. Mind and consciousness, thinking, imagining, planning, solving problems, were dismissed as worthless for anything except speculation. Only the external aspects of behavior, the surface manifestations, were grist for the scientist's mill, because only they could be observed and measured....

   It is one of the surprising gifts of the computer in the history of ideas that it played a part in giving back to psychology what it had lost, which was nothing less than the mind itself. In particular, there was a revival of interest in how the mind represents the world internally to itself, by means of knowledge structures such as ideas, symbols, images, and inner narratives, all of which had been consigned to the realm of mysticism. (Campbell, 1989, p. 10)

   6) The Intentionality of Computers Is Essentially Borrowed, Hence Derivative

   [Our artifacts] only have meaning because we give it to them; their intentionality, like that of smoke signals and writing, is essentially borrowed, hence derivative. To put it bluntly: computers themselves don't mean anything by their tokens (any more than books do)-they only mean what we say they do. Genuine understanding, on the other hand, is intentional "in its own right" and not derivatively from something else. (Haugeland, 1981a, pp. 32-33)

   7) The Possibility of Computer Thought

   he debate over the possibility of computer thought will never be won or lost; it will simply cease to be of interest, like the previous debate over man as a clockwork mechanism. (Bolter, 1984, p. 190)

   8) We Are Getting Better at Building Even Better Computers, an Ever- Escalating Upward Spiral

   t takes us a long time to emotionally digest a new idea. The computer is too big a step, and too recently made, for us to quickly recover our balance and gauge its potential. It's an enormous accelerator, perhaps the greatest one since the plow, twelve thousand years ago. As an intelligence amplifier, it speeds up everything-including itself-and it continually improves because its heart is information or, more plainly, ideas. We can no more calculate its consequences than Babbage could have foreseen antibiotics, the Pill, or space stations.

   Further, the effects of those ideas are rapidly compounding, because a computer design is itself just a set of ideas. As we get better at manipulating ideas by building ever better computers, we get better at building even better computers-it's an ever-escalating upward spiral. The early nineteenth century, when the computer's story began, is already so far back that it may as well be the Stone Age. (Rawlins, 1997, p. 19)

   9) Weak Artificial Intelligence and Strong Artificial Intelligence

   According to weak AI, the principle value of the computer in the study of the mind is that it gives us a very powerful tool. For example, it enables us to formulate and test hypotheses in a more rigorous and precise fashion than before. But according to strong AI the computer is not merely a tool in the study of the mind; rather the appropriately programmed computer really is a mind in the sense that computers given the right programs can be literally said to understand and have other cognitive states. And according to strong AI, because the programmed computer has cognitive states, the programs are not mere tools that enable us to test psychological explanations; rather, the programs are themselves the explanations. (Searle, 1981b, p. 353)

    10) Why People Are Smarter Than Computers

   What makes people smarter than machines? They certainly are not quicker or more precise. Yet people are far better at perceiving objects in natural scenes and noting their relations, at understanding language and retrieving contextually appropriate information from memory, at making plans and carrying out contextually appropriate actions, and at a wide range of other natural cognitive tasks. People are also far better at learning to do these things more accurately and ﬂuently through processing experience.

   What is the basis for these differences? One answer, perhaps the classic one we might expect from artificial intelligence, is "software." If we only had the right computer program, the argument goes, we might be able to capture the ﬂuidity and adaptability of human information processing. Certainly this answer is partially correct. There have been great breakthroughs in our understanding of cognition as a result of the development of expressive high-level computer languages and powerful algorithms. However, we do not think that software is the whole story.

   In our view, people are smarter than today's computers because the brain employs a basic computational architecture that is more suited to deal with a central aspect of the natural information processing tasks that people are so good at.... hese tasks generally require the simultaneous consideration of many pieces of information or constraints. Each constraint may be imperfectly specified and ambiguous, yet each can play a potentially decisive role in determining the outcome of processing. (McClelland, Rumelhart & Hinton, 1986, pp. 3-4)

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