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Alltagssprache

in the PONS Dictionary

plain ˈlan·guage N no pl

plain language
Alltagssprache f <-, -n>
OpenDict entry

plain language N

plain language LING
Einfache Sprache
in the PONS Dictionary

lan·guage [ˈlæŋgwɪʤ] N

1. language (of nation):

language
Sprache f <-, -n>
she speaks four languages fluently
sie spricht vier Sprachen fließend
artificial language
Kunstsprache f <-, -n>
the English/German language
die englische/deutsche Sprache nt
the English/German language
Englisch/Deutsch nt
a foreign language
eine Fremdsprache
sb's native language
jds Muttersprache

2. language no pl:

language (words)
Sprache f <-> kein pl
language (style of expression)
Ausdrucksweise f <-, -n>
language (style of expression)
Sprache f <-> kein pl
her language was absolutely appalling!
ihre Sprache war wirklich schockierend!
language, Robert!
wie sprichst du denn, Robert!
bad language
Schimpfwörter pl
formal/spoken/written language
gehobene/gesprochene/geschriebene Sprache
to mind one's language
aufpassen, was man sagt

3. language (of specialist group):

language
Fachsprache f <-, -n>
legal language
Rechtssprache f
technical language
Fachsprache f <-, -n>
technical language (individual expressions)
Fachausdrücke pl

4. language COMPUT:

[computer programming] language
Programmiersprache f <-, -n>

Phrases:

to speak [or talk] the same language
die gleiche Sprache sprechen fig

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
Present
Iplain
youplain
he/she/itplains
weplain
youplain
theyplain
Past
Iplained
youplained
he/she/itplained
weplained
youplained
theyplained
Present Perfect
Ihaveplained
youhaveplained
he/she/ithasplained
wehaveplained
youhaveplained
theyhaveplained
Past Perfect
Ihadplained
youhadplained
he/she/ithadplained
wehadplained
youhadplained
theyhadplained
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He wrote in plain language, adopted a simple style and addressed common people and issues.
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They were developed in the 1960s, replacing an old system that relied on plain language, teletype station identifiers, and weather reporting codes.
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The magazine encourages leading scientists to write in plain language explaining the significance of their work to the general public.
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In plain language, its volume is changed according to a pre-set pattern.
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In plain language, if by looking at individual elements of a group we suspect that the whole group is finite, must it indeed be true?
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