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I. plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain:

plain (simple): einfach <einfacher, am einfachsten>

plain (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

plain paper (of one colour): einfarbiges Papier

plain yoghurt: Naturjoghurt m o nt

2. plain (uncomplicated):

plain: einfach <einfacher, am einfachsten>

plain folks [or people]: einfache Leute

plain and simple: ganz einfach

3. plain (clear):

plain: klar <klarer, am klarsten>

plain: 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. plain attr, inv (sheer):

plain: rein <reiner, am reinsten>

plain: pur

it was plain torture: es war die reinste Tortur

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

5. plain (unattractive):

plain: unscheinbar

plain: unansehnlich

plain Jane: Mauerblümchen nt

Phrases:

to be as plain as the nose on one's face [or Brit also as a pikestaff]: ganz offensichtlich [o. A inf a. sonnenklar] sein

to be as plain as the nose on one's face [or Brit also as a pikestaff]: klar wie Kloßbrühe sein inf FRG

II. plain [pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (simply):

plain: ohne großen Aufwand

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

2. plain inf (downright):

plain: einfach <einfacher, am einfachsten>

plain awful: einfach furchtbar

III. plain [pleɪn] N

1. plain (area of flat land):

plain: Ebene f <-, -n>

the plains pl: die Ebene kein pl

the plains pl: das Flachland

the Great Plains: die Great Plains (in den USA)

2. plain (in knitting):

plain: rechte Masche

OpenDict entry

plain ADJ

plain (simple, uncomplicated): simpel

ˈplain-col·oured, Am ˈplain-col·ored ADJ inv

plain-coloured: einfarbig

plain ˈlan·guage N no pl

plain language: Alltagssprache f <-, -n>

I. plain ˈEng·lish N no pl

to speak plain English: sich acc klar [und deutlich] ausdrücken

in plain English: mit verständlichen Worten

in plain English, he's an arse vulg: auf gut Deutsch: er ist ein Arsch coarse

II. plain ˈEng·lish ADJ inv

plain English campaign Brit: Kampagne gegen die unverständliche Amtssprache

ˈplain-paper ADJ inv, attr

plain-paper: Normalpapier-

plain ˈspeak·ing N no pl

plain speaking: offene [o. deutliche] Worte

ˈplain flour N no pl Brit, Aus

plain flour: Mehl nt <-(e)s, -e> (ohne Backtriebmittel)

OpenDict entry

plain language N

plain language LING: Einfache Sprache

OpenDict entry

plain stupid ADV

plain stupid inf: einfach dumm

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

English

English

German

German

plain vanilla phrase FINMKT

plain vanilla (Jargon: Standardprodukte des Finanzmarkts): Plain Vanilla

plain vanilla swap N FINMKT

plain vanilla swap (Austausch der Zinssätze für unterschiedlich verzinsliche Mittelaufnahmen): Routine-Swap m

German

German

English

English

Plain Vanilla (Jargon: Standardprodukte des Finanzmarkts): plain vanilla

Routine-Swap (Austausch der Zinssätze für unterschiedlich verzinsliche Mittelaufnahmen): plain vanilla swap

Klett Geography Glossary

coastal plain

coastal plain: Küstenebene

lowland plain

lowland plain: Tiefebene

outwash plain, sandur [ˈsændə] N

outwash plain: Sander

Hungarian Plain N

Hungarian Plain: Ungarische Tiefebene

Polish Plain N

Polish Plain: Mittelpolnisches Tiefland

European Plain N

European Plain: Europäisches Flachland

Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain N

Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain: Golf-Atlantische Küstenebene

East European Plain N

East European Plain: Osteuropäische Ebene

North German Plain N

the North German Plain: die Norddeutsche Tiefebene

the North German Plain: das Norddeutsche Tiefland

West Siberian Plain [ˌwestsaɪˌbɪəriənˈpleɪn] N

West Siberian Plain: Westsibirisches Tiefland

Lingenio Culinary Glossary

bürgerliche Küche: plain cooking

Present
I	plain
you	plain
he/she/it	plains
we	plain
you	plain
they	plain

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

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

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

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a plain silver tray with no ornamentation: ein schlichtes, schnörkelloses Silbertablett

as plain as a pikestaff: sonnenklar

in plain English, he's an arse vulg: auf gut Deutsch: er ist ein Arsch coarse

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

schlichtweg: simply, plain, as such, per se

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

They praised the battles as being plain fun, there being a ton of volume to the story and both the anime and CG cutscenes.

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He said uniformed and plain-clothes police are patrolling fire-affected areas and will deal "very harshly" with looters.

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This was clearly some while ago, but it's not the only squall in a relationship that's never been plain sailing.

www.telegraph.co.uk

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

Plain and simply stated, it turned out to be the best solution for all parties involved.

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