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sich klar [und deutlich] ausdrücken

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I. plain ˈEng·lish N no pl

to speak plain English
sich acc klar [und deutlich] ausdrücken
in plain English
mit verständlichen Worten
in plain English, he's an arse vulg
auf gut Deutsch: er ist ein Arsch coarse

II. plain ˈEng·lish ADJ inv

plain English campaign Brit
Kampagne gegen die unverständliche Amtssprache
in the PONS Dictionary
im Klartext inf
in plain [or simple] English
nicht mehr Deutsch [o. kein Deutsch mehr] verstehen inf
to not understand plain English
auf gut Deutsch [gesagt] inf
in plain English
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I. Eng·lish1 [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] N

1. English no pl (language):

English
Englisch nt <-(s)>
do you speak English?
sprechen Sie Englisch?
the King's/Queen's English
die englische Hochsprache

2. English (people):

the English pl
die Engländer pl

II. Eng·lish1 [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] ADJ

English
englisch
English department UNIV
Anglistisches Institut
English department UNIV
Institut nt für Anglistik
English department UNIV
Englisches Seminar CH

Eng·lish2 [Am ˈɪŋglɪʃ] N Am SPORTS

English
Effet m o FRG, A nt <-(s), -s> rare
to put some English on the ball
der Kugel einen leichten Effet geben

I. plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain:

plain (simple)
einfach <einfacher, am einfachsten>
plain (not flavoured)
natur nach n
plain food
einfaches Essen
my father says he likes good plain food
mein Vater sagt, er isst gerne einfache Hausmannskost
plain omelette
Omelette nature f
plain paper (unlined)
unliniertes Papier
plain paper (of one colour)
einfarbiges Papier
plain yoghurt
Naturjoghurt m o nt

2. plain (uncomplicated):

plain
einfach <einfacher, am einfachsten>
plain folks [or people]
einfache Leute
plain and simple
ganz einfach

3. plain (clear):

plain
klar <klarer, am klarsten>
plain
offensichtlich
her meaning was plain
es war klar, was sie meinte
it's plain that they ...
sie wollen ganz offensichtlich, dass ...
the sign was plain enough — we just didn't see it
das Schild war klar und deutlich — wir haben es nur einfach übersehen
to be perfectly plain
ganz offensichtlich sein
the reason is perfectly plain
der Grund liegt auf der Hand
to make sth plain
etw klarstellen
have I made myself plain to you?
habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?
to be plain with sb
jdm gegenüber [ganz] offen sein

4. plain attr, inv (sheer):

plain
rein <reiner, am reinsten>
plain
pur
it was plain torture
es war die reinste Tortur
the plain truth is that ...
die traurige Wahrheit ist, dass ...

5. plain (unattractive):

plain
unscheinbar
plain
unansehnlich
plain Jane
Mauerblümchen nt

Phrases:

to be as plain as the nose on one's face [or Brit also as a pikestaff]
ganz offensichtlich [o. A inf a. sonnenklar] sein
to be as plain as the nose on one's face [or Brit also as a pikestaff]
klar wie Kloßbrühe sein inf FRG

II. plain [pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (simply):

plain
ohne großen Aufwand
the fish had been grilled and served plain
der Fisch war gegrillt und kam ohne weitere Zutaten auf den Tisch

2. plain inf (downright):

plain
einfach <einfacher, am einfachsten>
plain awful
einfach furchtbar

III. plain [pleɪn] N

1. plain (area of flat land):

plain
Ebene f <-, -n>
the plains pl
die Ebene kein pl
the plains pl
das Flachland
the Great Plains
die Great Plains (in den USA)

2. plain (in knitting):

plain
rechte Masche
OpenDict entry

plain ADJ

plain (simple, uncomplicated)
simpel

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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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He said uniformed and plain-clothes police are patrolling fire-affected areas and will deal "very harshly" with looters.
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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.
www.telegraph.co.uk
But then more gardai, plain-clothes and uniformed, piled in.
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Plain and simply stated, it turned out to be the best solution for all parties involved.
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