plain

plain: plein 1. adjective
1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel, alminnelig, vanlig

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

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

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

5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) lite pen
2. noun
1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slette, flate, vidde

2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) rett strikkemaske

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

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subst. \/pleɪn\/

1) slette, jevn, åpen mark

2) rettstrikning, rett, rett maske

• three rows of plain

tre rader med rettstrikning

3) (poetisk) slagfelt

abyssal plain dyphavsslette
II
verb \/pleɪn\/

(gammeldags eller poetisk) sørge, klage
III
adj. \/pleɪn\/

1) enkel, hverdagslig

• here we serve good, plain food

her serverer vi god, hverdagslig mat

2) ikke pyntet\/dekorert, ensfarget

• I want a plain fabric

jeg vil ha et ensfarget stoff

3) lettfattelig, klart uttrykt

• the letter was written in plain English

brevet var skrevet på grei og forståelig engelsk

• what? plain talk from a politician?

hva? klar tale fra en politiker?

4) ærlig, rett fra hjertet

• to be plain with you

hvis jeg skal være ærlig

5) skikkelig, åpenbar, ren og skjær

• I have been a plain fool

jeg har vært en skikkelig tosk

6) uten spesiell status\/tittel, uten pretensjoner, enkel

• he was still plain Mr Brown

han var fremdeles bare Mr Brown (uten tittel)

7) (om utseende) ikke vakker, lite pen, alminnelig

8) (strikking) rett, glatt

in plain sight of something med noe innen synsvidde innen synsvidde av noe

plain and simple rett og slett

plain as day soleklart, klart som dagen

plain bread and butter smørbrød uten pålegg, smør og brød

plain card (i kortspill) verken trumfkort eller bildekort

plain chocolate mørk sjokolade

plain cigarette sigarett uten filter eller munnstykke

plain clothes (også plain-clothes) sivilt antrekk

plain flour vanlig mel (uten tilsatt bakepulver)

plain Jane jente med alminnelig utseende

plain knitting rettstrikning glattstrikning

plain omelette omelette naturelle, fransk omelett

plain ring glatt ring

plain sailing grei skuring, bare barnemat, en lett oppgave, en lett match (sjøfart) seiling i farvann uten skjær eller hindringer

plain stitch rett maske

plain text klartekst, ikke kode

plain water rent vann
IV
adv. \/pleɪn\/

1) tydelig, klart

• I'll tell you plain: I'm finished with you

2) simpelthen, rett og slett, rent ut sagt

• he is plain stupid

han er rett og slett dum

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Synonyms:

Even, level, smooth, flat, plane / Easy, direct, clear / Simple, frugal, homely / Unornamented, unfigured, unvariegated, Plateau, champaign, savanna, pampas, table-land, champaign country / Open, clear, unencumbered, uninterrupted / Manifest, visible, obvious, clear, unmistakable, apparent, certain, palpable, conspicuous, notable, notorious, glaring, patent, open, evident, distinct / Unequivocal, unambiguous, distinct, explicit, intelligible, perspicuous / Simple, unadorned / Homely, ugly, ill-looking, ill-favored / Artless, honest, sincere, candid, frank, open, downright, direct, unsophisticated, ingenuous, undesigning, straightforward, single-minded, open-hearted, above-board, unreserved / Artless, simple, unlearned, unsophisticated, natural, unaffected, homely, common / Mere, absolute, unmistakable

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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

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