plain clothes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plain clothes in the English»French Dictionary

I.plain clothes N npl

to wear plain clothes , to be in plain clothes

être en civil

II.plain-clothes ADJ

plain-clothes tjrs attr policeman, customs officer:

plain-clothes

en civil

Translations for plain clothes in the French»English Dictionary

policier en civil

plain-clothes policeman

se mettre en civil policier:

to dress in plain clothes

le personnel en civil/en tenue

plain-clothes/uniformed staff

Translations for plain clothes in the English»French Dictionary

I.clothe [Brit kləʊð, Am kloʊð] VB trans

clothe

habiller, vêtir

to feed and clothe family, refugees

nourrir et habiller or vêtir

to be clothed in

être habillé en or vêtu de

fully clothed

tout habillé

II.to clothe oneself VB refl

to clothe oneself refl:

to clothe oneself

s'habiller

to clothe oneself

se vêtir

clothes [Brit kləʊ(ð)z, Am kloʊ(ð)z] N npl

1. clothes (garments):

clothes

vêtements mpl

children's/work clothes

vêtements mpl d'enfants/de travail

to put on/take off one's clothes

s'habiller/se déshabiller

to change one's clothes

se changer

without any clothes on

tout nu

to make one's own clothes

faire ses vêtements

2. clothes (washing):

clothes

linge m

clothes attr basket, line, peg, pin

à linge

with only the clothes he stood up in

sans rien d'autre que les vêtements qu'il avait sur le dos

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 clothes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plain clothes in the English»French Dictionary

I.plain clothes LAW N

plain clothes

vêtements mpl de civil

in plain clothes

en civil

II.plain clothes LAW ADJ (of non-uniformed police)

plain clothes

en civil

Translations for plain clothes in the English»French Dictionary

plain clothes, cookery

très simple

Translations for plain clothes in the English»French 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

clothes N pl

clothes

vêtements mpl

clothes

hardes fpl Quebec

to put one's clothes on

s'habiller

clothes designer

styliste mf

clothe [kləʊð, Am kloʊð] VB trans

clothe

vêtir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Acting on orders from their commander, five national guardsmen changed into plain clothes and continued to stake out the airport.

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Special agents can be uniformed or plain clothes officers.

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There is a section about the issues that female officers face in both uniformed and plain clothes assignments.

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Common people were often restricted to undyed plain clothes.

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Black ground coverage officers acted as undercover plain clothes intelligence gatherers in both rural and urban areas.

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It could be endorsed with permission to wear plain clothes.

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These city employees mainly wear uniform but some could be in plain clothes and are the municipal administration's eyes and ears on the street.

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This also makes it easy to identify them even when in plain clothes from the manner in which they speak.

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He was in plain clothes, and was wearing a soft felt hat.

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Some poets aren't satisfied with plain clothes or plain language, they turn their metaphors into absurdist imaging or trace an elliptical line of thought.

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