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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

plain Jane N inf

she's rather a plain Jane: ce n'est pas une beauté

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

laideron: plain Jane inf

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] N

1. plain GEOG:

plain: plaine f

on the plain: dans la plaine

the (Great) Plains Am: les Grandes Plaines

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain: maille f à l'endroit

a row of plain: un rang à l'endroit

II. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (simple):

plain dress, decor, food, living, language: simple

plain building, furniture: sobre

plain cooking: cuisine f simple

she's a good plain cook: elle fait une bonne cuisine simple

a plain man: un homme simple

2. plain (of one colour):

plain background, fabric: uni

plain envelope: sans inscription

a sheet of plain paper (unheaded): une feuille de papier libre

a sheet of plain paper (unlined): une feuille de papier non reglé

a plain blue dress: une robe toute bleue

under plain cover (of a letter): sous pli discret

3. plain (unattractive) euph:

plain woman: quelconque

she's rather plain: elle a un visage quelconque, elle n'a rien d'une beauté

4. plain (clear):

plain line, marking: net/nette

in plain view of sb: sous les yeux de qn

5. plain (obvious):

plain: évident, clair

it was plain to everyone that he was lying: il était évident pour tout le monde qu'il mentait

it's a plain fact that …: il est bien clair que …

it is plain from this report that …: il est clair d'après ce rapport que …

she's jealous, it's plain to see: elle est jalouse, ça saute aux yeux

her suffering was plain to see: on ne pouvait pas ignorer sa souffrance

to make it plain to sb that …: faire comprendre clairement à qn que …

let me make myself quite plain, I'm not going: que ce soit bien clair, je n'y vais pas

do I make myself plain?: suis-je bien clair?

she made her irritation quite plain: elle n'a pas caché son irritation

6. plain (direct):

plain answer, language: franc/franche

can't you speak in plain English?: tu ne peux pas parler en termes simples?

in plain English, this means that …: en clair, ceci veut dire que …

the plain truth of the matter is that …: la vérité est que …

7. plain (downright):

plain tjrs attr common sense: simple

plain attr ignorance, laziness: pur et simple

8. plain (ordinary):

I knew him when he was plain Mr Spencer: je l'ai connu quand il s'appelait M. Spencer tout court

9. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt, crisps, rice: nature

10. plain (in knitting):

plain: à l'endroit

III. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (completely):

plain stupid, wrong: tout bonnement, tout simplement

plain lazy: tout bonnement paresseux

2. plain (directly):

I can't put it any plainer than that: je ne peux pas être plus clair

IV. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn]

to be as plain as day: être clair comme l'eau de roche

to be plain sailing project, task etc:: marcher comme sur des roulettes

in the PONS Dictionary

I. plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (one colour):

plain: uni(e)

2. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt: nature

plain chocolate: chocolat m noir

3. plain (uncomplicated):

plain clothes, cookery: très simple

a plain wooden table: une table en bois toute simple

plain and simple: pur(e) et simple

4. plain (clear, obvious):

plain: clair(e)

in plain language: en langage clair

it's plain that ...: il est clair que ...

to be plain enough: être assez clair

to make sth plain: ne pas faire mystère de qc

to make oneself plain to sb: se rendre clair à qn

to be plain with sb: être clair avec qn

5. plain (mere, pure):

plain truth, torture: pur(e)

it's plain selfishness: c'est de l'égoïsme pur

6. plain (unattractive):

plain: sans attraits

Phrases:

to be as plain as the nose on your face: se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure

II. plain [pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (done in unadorned style):

plain: clairement

2. plain inf (downright):

plain: vraiment

III. plain [pleɪn] N

1. plain GEO:

plain: plaine f

the plains: la prairie

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain: maille f

in the PONS Dictionary

I. plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (clear, obvious):

plain: clair(e)

in plain language: en langage clair

it's plain (to see) that ...: il est clair que ...

to be plain enough: être assez clair

to make sth plain: ne pas faire mystère de qc

to make oneself plain to sb: se rendre clair à qn

to be plain with sb: être clair avec qn

2. plain (unflavored):

plain yogurt, bagel: nature inv

3. plain (uncomplicated):

plain clothing, envelope: très simple

a plain wooden table: une table en bois toute simple

plain and simple: pur(e) et simple

4. plain (mere, pure):

plain truth, torture: pur(e)

it's plain selfishness: c'est de l'égoïsme pur

5. plain (one color):

plain fabric: uni(e)

6. plain (unattractive):

plain: sans attrait

II. plain [pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (clearly):

plain: clairement

2. plain inf (downright):

plain: vraiment

III. plain [pleɪn] N

1. plain GEO:

plain: plaine f

the plains: la prairie

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain: maille f

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

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

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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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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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Plain radiography is utilized on a limited basis and ultrasound is used in limited circumstances, in particular in the pediatric population.

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