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to be plain sailing project, task etc:

marcher comme sur des roulettes

Translations for plain sailing in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

la route est toute tracée désormais fig

from now on, it's all plain sailing

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I.plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] N

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2. plain (knitting stitch):

maille f à l'endroit

a row of plain

un rang à l'endroit

II.plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADJ

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3. plain (unattractive) euph:

plain woman

she's rather plain

elle a un visage quelconque, elle n'a rien d'une beauté

5. plain (obvious):

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

7. plain (downright):

plain tjrs attr common sense

plain attr ignorance, laziness

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

10. plain (in knitting):

III.plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADV

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1. plain (completely):

plain stupid, wrong

tout bonnement, tout simplement

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]

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sailing [Brit ˈseɪlɪŋ, Am ˈseɪlɪŋ] N

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I.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl] N

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1. sail (on boat):

sail

to take in sail

rentrer des voiles

3. sail (on windmill):

sail

4. sail (journey):

to go for a sail

faire un tour en bateau

it's two days' sail from here

c'est à deux jours de bateau d'ici

II.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl] VB trans

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2. sail (travel across):

sail ocean, channel

traverser [qc] en bateau

3. sail (own):

I used to sail a catamaran

j'avais un catamaran

III.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl] VB intr

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3. sail (leave port, set sail):

sail

the Titanic sailed on 10 April

le Titanic a pris la mer le 10 avril

we sail/the boat sails at 10 am

nous partons/le bateau part à 10 h

4. sail (as hobby):

sail

faire de la voile

to go sailing

faire de la voile

IV.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl]

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Translations for plain sailing in the English»French Dictionary

plain sailing N fig

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to be plain sailing

être simple comme bonjour

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sailing N

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1. sailing (act of travelling on water):

2. sailing (boat sport):

3. sailing (departure by ship/boat):

I.sail [seɪl] N

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1. sail (material):

sail

3. sail (windmill blade):

sail

Phrases:

to be under sail

II.sail [seɪl] VB intr

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1. sail (travel on boat with sails):

sail

faire de la voile

3. sail (start voyage):

sail

5. sail inf (attack):

to sail into sb

6. sail (do easily):

to sail through sth

réussir qc sans problèmes

Phrases:

to sail close to [or near] the wind

jouer avec le feu

III.sail [seɪl] VB trans

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1. sail (navigate):

sail

2. sail (travel on a body of water):

I.plain [pleɪn] ADJ

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1. plain (one colour):

uni(e)

2. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt

plain chocolate

chocolat m noir

5. plain (mere, pure):

plain truth, torture

pur(e)

it's plain selfishness

c'est de l'égoïsme pur

6. plain (unattractive):

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

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1. plain (done in unadorned style):

2. plain inf (downright):

III.plain [pleɪn] N

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1. plain GEO:

2. plain (knitting stitch):

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From line 9 it is usually plain sailing down to the end of the sestet and the resolution of the experience. en.wikipedia.org

It's not all plain sailing though and the stock also has some potential headwinds. www.businessinsider.com.au

However, all is not plain sailing. en.wikipedia.org

It hasn't exactly been plain sailing ever since. www.independent.co.uk

However, it was not all plain sailing. en.wikipedia.org

Nobody is under anyillusions it will be plain sailing. www.telegraph.co.uk

But it's not been plain sailing for either manager. backpagefootball.com

But it has not all been plain sailing. au.news.yahoo.com

From there, he tells me, it was more or less plain sailing. www.bbc.co.uk

A look at any of the countries mentioned shows achieving effective unity is certainly not going to be plain sailing. links.org.au

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