PLAIN FLOUR - Translation from English into French | PONS

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plain flour N FOOD

plain flour: farine f (sans levure)

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

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

I. flour [flaʊər] N

flour: farine f

II. flour [flaʊər] VB trans

to flour sth: saupoudrer qc de farine

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	flour
you	flour
he/she/it	flours
we	flour
you	flour
they	flour

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

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

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

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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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