plain flour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plain flour in the English»French Dictionary

plain flour N FOOD

plain flour

farine f (sans levure)

Translations for plain flour in the English»French Dictionary

I.flour [Brit ˈflaʊə, Am ˈflaʊ(ə)r] N

flour

farine f

flour and water paste

colle f à base de farine

flour and water paste attr bin, bomb, sifter

à farine

II.flour [Brit ˈflaʊə, Am ˈflaʊ(ə)r] VB trans

flour cake tin, board:

flour

saupoudrer [qc] de farine

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

plain flour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plain flour in the English»French Dictionary

I.flour [ˈflaʊəʳ, Am -ɚ] N no pl

flour

farine f

II.flour [ˈflaʊəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

to flour sth

saupoudrer qc de farine

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Roll out the pastry 3 mm thick on a surface that has been lightly dusted with gluten-free plain flour.

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Place the plain flour, salt and unsalted butter cubes into the bowl of the processor.

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Sift in the plain flour and the baking powder, then add the milk and fold it in gently to incorporate it.

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It is made from a dough of plain flour, water and salt.

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In countries where bleached flour is prohibited, plain flour can be treated in a microwave oven to produce similar chemical changes to the bleaching process.

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It is then mixed with plain flour, salt, yeast and water to produce a dough with a very high water content (over 80%), making the bread very soft.

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Sieve the baking powder and plain flour together then fold into the cake mixture.

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Make shortcrust pastry, preferably with 50:50 wholewheat to plain flour, bake blind and dry out in the oven.

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The pastry needs to be made with strong rather than ordinary plain flour, and the meat must be beef skirt.

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Most commonly called for in biscuit and pancake recipes, this flour also usually contains less protein than plain flour, resulting in a more tender product.

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