plain im Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Übersetzungen für plain im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (simple):

plain dress, decor, living, language

semplice

plain food

semplice, non elaborato

plain building, furniture

semplice, sobrio

plain cooking

cucina semplice

she's a good plain cook

la sua cucina è casalinga ma buona

a plain man

un uomo semplice or alla buona

2. plain (of one colour):

plain background, fabric

in tinta unita

plain envelope

bianco

a sheet of plain paper (unheaded)

un foglio di carta non intestata

a sheet of plain paper (unlined)

un foglio di carta senza righe

a plain blue dress

un vestito blu in tinta unita

under plain cover

in busta non intestata

3. plain (unattractive) euph:

plain woman

insignificante

she's rather plain

è bruttina

4. plain (clear):

plain line

netto

plain marking

chiaro

in plain view of sb

proprio davanti a or sotto gli occhi di qn

5. plain (obvious):

plain

chiaro

plain

evidente

it was plain to everyone that he was lying

tutti avevano capito che stava mentendo

it's a plain fact that …

è chiaro che …

it is plain from this report that …

risulta chiaramente da questo rapporto che …

she's jealous, it's plain to see

è gelosa, è evidente

her suffering was plain to see

si vedeva chiaramente che soffriva

to make it plain to sb that …

fare capire chiaramente a qn che …

let me make myself quite plain, I'm not going

voglio essere chiaro, non ci vado

do I make myself plain?

sono stato chiaro?

she made her irritation quite plain

ha mostrato chiaramente la sua irritazione

6. plain (direct):

plain answer, language

franco, schietto

can't you speak in plain English?

puoi parlare in modo comprensibile?

in plain English, this means that …

in parole povere, significa che …

the plain truth of the matter is that …

la verità nuda e cruda è che …

7. plain attrib. (downright):

plain common sense

semplice

plain ignorance, laziness

puro e semplice, completo

8. plain (ordinary):

I knew him when he was plain Mr Spencer

lo conoscevo quando era semplicemente il signor Spencer

9. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt

bianco

plain crisps

non aromatizzato

plain rice

in bianco

plain hamburger

= senza salse, cipolla ecc.

10. plain (in knitting):

plain

diritto

II.plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] SUBST

1. plain GEOG:

plain

pianura f

on the plain

in pianura

the (Great) Plains Am

le Grandi Pianure

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

(punto) diritto m

a row of plain

un giro a diritto

III.plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (completely):

plain stupid, wrong

completamente, del tutto

plain lazy

di una pigrizia assoluta

2. plain (directly):

I can't put it any plainer than that

non posso essere più chiaro di così

IV.plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn]

to be as plain as day

essere chiaro come la luce del sole

to be plain sailing project, task etc.:

andare liscio come l'olio

plain dealing [Am pleɪn ˈdilɪŋ] SUBST

plain dealing

lealtà f

plain speaking SUBST U

plain speaking

franchezza f nel parlare

there was plenty of plain speaking

tutti hanno parlato con schiettezza

plain Jane [Brit ˌpleɪn ˈdʒeɪn] SUBST ugs

she's rather a plain Jane

è bruttina

plain text [Brit, Am ˈpleɪn tɛkst] SUBST

plain text COMPUT, TEL

testo m non codificato

I.plain clothes [Brit ˌpleɪn ˈkləʊðz, Am ˌpleɪn ˈkloʊ(ð)z] SUBST npl

to wear plain clothes, to be in plain clothes

essere in borghese

II.plain-clothes ADJ

plain-clothes attrib. policeman, customs officer:

plain-clothes

in borghese

plain chocolate [Brit ˌpleɪn ˈtʃɒk(ə)lət] SUBST

plain chocolate

cioccolato m fondente

plain flour [Brit] SUBST GASTRO

plain flour

farina f (senza lievito aggiunto)

plain-spoken [Am ˌpleɪnˈspoʊkən] ADJ

plain-spoken

schietto, senza peli sulla lingua

plain speaker [ˌpleɪnˈspiːkə(r)] SUBST

I'm a plain speaker

sono uno che parla chiaro or non ho peli sulla lingua

plain im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für plain im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain:

plain

semplice

plain (one color)

di un solo colore

plain (without additions)

senza additivi

plain yogurt

yogurt m naturale

2. plain (uncomplicated):

plain

semplice

the plain folks

la gente semplice

plain and simple

puro e semplice

3. plain (clear, obvious):

plain

chiaro

it is plain that …

è chiaro che …

to be plain enough

essere abbastanza chiaro

to make sth plain

mettere in chiaro qc

to make oneself plain (to sb)

spiegarsi (con qu)

to be plain with sb

essere franco con qu

to be as plain as the nose on your face

essere chiaro come la luce del sole

4. plain (mere, pure):

plain

puro, -a

the plain truth

la pura verità

5. plain (not pretty):

plain

non attraente

a plain girl

una ragazza bruttina

II.plain [pleɪn] ADV ugs (downright)

plain

semplicemente

plain awful

proprio orribile

III.plain [pleɪn] SUBST

1. plain GEO:

plain

pianura f

the plains pl

le pianure

the great Plains

le Grandi Pianure

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

d(i)ritto m

plain sailing SUBST übtr

to be plain sailing

essere una passeggiata

Übersetzungen für plain im Italienisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

piana

plain

pianura

plain

pianura alluvionale

flood plain

fiordilatte

plain ice cream

poliziotto in borghese

plain-clothes policeman

unito (-a)

plain

povero (-a) (stile, arredamento)

plain

in tinta unita

plain-colored

plain Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

the plain folks

la gente semplice

plain and simple

puro e semplice

it is plain that …

è chiaro che …

to be plain enough

essere abbastanza chiaro

to make sth plain

mettere in chiaro qc

to make oneself plain (to sb)

spiegarsi (con qu)

to be plain with sb

essere franco con qu

the plain truth

la pura verità

a plain girl

una ragazza bruttina

to be plain sailing

essere una passeggiata

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

These plugins are written as plain text files, so it is fairly simple for a user to write a Sherlock plugin.

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This was extended to etc. for tenuis consonants, if plain would be understood to be aspirated.

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As it rose, the corals could then grow higher on the hills of the coastal plain.

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But do those dining habits and preferences truly expose one's personality, or is ending a relationship over a food hang-up just plain petty?

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Traditional home sewing techniques for finishing plain seams include trimming with pinking shears, oversewing with a zig-zag stitch, and hand or machine overcasting.

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Clan chieftains, like clan chiefs, may wear their own personal crest within a plain circlet inscribed with their own motto or slogan.

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But then more gardai, plain-clothes and uniformed, piled in.

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The driver's vision flap was reduced to a plain square flap with rounded lower corners, in line with the glacis plate.

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Whirligigs are also known as pinwheels, buzzers, comic weathervanes, gee-haws, spinners, whirlygigs, whirlijig, whirlyjig, whirlybird, or plain whirly.

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Plain plethysmographic devices like pulse oximeters are, of course, the exception, but they can not be used for blood pressure measurement.

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