PLAIN SAILING - Translation from English into Bulgarian | PONS

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plain sailing N fig

to be plain sailing: лесен съм

върви ми [o. тръгна ми] по мед и масло: it is all plain sailing for me

sailing [ˈseɪlɪŋ] N

1. sailing SPORTS:

sailing: ветроходство nt без мн

2. sailing (departure):

sailing: отпътуване nt без мн

I. sail [seɪl] N

1. sail (on boat):

sail: платно nt

2. sail (windmill blade):

sail: крило nt

Phrases:

to set sail: отплавам

under full sail: с вдигнати платна

II. sail [seɪl] VB intr

1. sail (travel):

sail: плавам

to sail around the world: плавам около света

2. sail (start voyage):

sail: отплавам

3. sail (move smoothly):

sail: нося се

4. sail (do easily):

to sail through an exam: изкарвам изпит без никакво усилие

Phrases:

to sail against the wind: плавам срещу вятъра

to sail close to the wind: движа се по ръба

III. sail [seɪl] VB trans (navigate)

sail boat, ship: управлявам

to sail the seas: плавам по моретата

I. plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (one colour):

plain: едноцветен

plain: без шарки

2. plain (without additions):

plain yoghurt: чист

plain yoghurt: обикновен

3. plain (uncomplicated):

plain and simple: прост и ясен

4. plain (clear, obvious):

plain: ясен

plain: очевиден

it's plain (that) …: очевидно е, (че) …

to be plain enough: пределно съм ясен

to make sth plain: разяснявам нщ

to make oneself plain (to sb): обяснявам какво имам предвид (на нкг)

to be plain with sb: прям и откровен съм с нкг

5. plain (mere, pure):

plain truth, torture: чист

plain truth, torture: явен

6. plain (unattractive):

plain: непривлекателен

Phrases:

to be as plain as the nose on your face: ясен като бял ден съм

II. plain [pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (done in unadorned style):

plain: обикновено

plain: ясно

2. plain inf (downright):

plain: направо

plain: съвсем

III. plain [pleɪn] N

1. plain GEO:

plain: поле nt

the plains pl: равнините f мн

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain: лицева плетка

Present
I	sail
you	sail
he/she/it	sails
we	sail
you	sail
they	sail

Past
I	sailed
you	sailed
he/she/it	sailed
we	sailed
you	sailed
they	sailed

Present Perfect
I	have	sailed
you	have	sailed
he/she/it	has	sailed
we	have	sailed
you	have	sailed
they	have	sailed

Past Perfect
I	had	sailed
you	had	sailed
he/she/it	had	sailed
we	had	sailed
you	had	sailed
they	had	sailed

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From there, he tells me, it was more or less plain sailing.

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