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I. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (simple):

plain dress, decor, living, language: semplice

plain food: semplice, non elaborato

plain building, furniture: semplice, sobrio

plain cooking: cucina semplice

she's a good plain cook: la sua cucina è casalinga ma buona

a plain man: un uomo semplice or alla buona

2. plain (of one colour):

plain background, fabric: in tinta unita

plain envelope: bianco

a sheet of plain paper (unheaded): un foglio di carta non intestata

a sheet of plain paper (unlined): un foglio di carta senza righe

a plain blue dress: un vestito blu in tinta unita

under plain cover: in busta non intestata

3. plain (unattractive) euph:

plain woman: insignificante

she's rather plain: è bruttina

4. plain (clear):

plain line: netto

plain marking: chiaro

in plain view of sb: proprio davanti a or sotto gli occhi di qn

5. plain (obvious):

plain: chiaro

plain: evidente

it was plain to everyone that he was lying: tutti avevano capito che stava mentendo

it's a plain fact that …: è chiaro che …

it is plain from this report that …: risulta chiaramente da questo rapporto che …

she's jealous, it's plain to see: è gelosa, è evidente

her suffering was plain to see: si vedeva chiaramente che soffriva

to make it plain to sb that …: fare capire chiaramente a qn che …

let me make myself quite plain, I'm not going: voglio essere chiaro, non ci vado

do I make myself plain?: sono stato chiaro?

she made her irritation quite plain: ha mostrato chiaramente la sua irritazione

6. plain (direct):

plain answer, language: franco, schietto

can't you speak in plain English?: puoi parlare in modo comprensibile?

in plain English, this means that …: in parole povere, significa che …

the plain truth of the matter is that …: la verità nuda e cruda è che …

7. plain attrib. (downright):

plain common sense: semplice

plain ignorance, laziness: puro e semplice, completo

8. plain (ordinary):

I knew him when he was plain Mr Spencer: lo conoscevo quando era semplicemente il signor Spencer

9. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt: bianco

plain crisps: non aromatizzato

plain rice: in bianco

plain hamburger: = senza salse, cipolla ecc.

10. plain (in knitting):

plain: diritto

II. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] N

1. plain GEOG:

plain: pianura f

on the plain: in pianura

the (Great) Plains Am: le Grandi Pianure

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain: (punto) diritto m

a row of plain: un giro a diritto

III. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (completely):

plain stupid, wrong: completamente, del tutto

plain lazy: di una pigrizia assoluta

2. plain (directly):

I can't put it any plainer than that: non posso essere più chiaro di così

IV. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn]

to be as plain as day: essere chiaro come la luce del sole

to be plain sailing project, task etc.:: andare liscio come l'olio

plain dealing [Am pleɪn ˈdilɪŋ] N

plain dealing: lealtà f

plain speaking N U

plain speaking: franchezza f nel parlare

there was plenty of plain speaking: tutti hanno parlato con schiettezza

plain Jane [Brit ˌpleɪn ˈdʒeɪn] N inf

she's rather a plain Jane: è bruttina

plain text [Brit, Am ˈpleɪn tɛkst] N

plain text COMPUT, TELEC: testo m non codificato

I. plain clothes [Brit ˌpleɪn ˈkləʊðz, Am ˌpleɪn ˈkloʊ(ð)z] N npl

to wear plain clothes, to be in plain clothes: essere in borghese

II. plain-clothes ADJ

plain-clothes attrib. policeman, customs officer:

plain-clothes: in borghese

plain chocolate [Brit ˌpleɪn ˈtʃɒk(ə)lət] N

plain chocolate: cioccolato m fondente

plain flour [Brit] N FOOD

plain flour: farina f (senza lievito aggiunto)

plain-spoken [Am ˌpleɪnˈspoʊkən] ADJ

plain-spoken: schietto, senza peli sulla lingua

plain speaker [ˌpleɪnˈspiːkə(r)] N

I'm a plain speaker: sono uno che parla chiaro or non ho peli sulla lingua

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I. plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain:

plain: semplice

plain (one color): di un solo colore

plain (without additions): senza additivi

plain yogurt: yogurt m naturale

2. plain (uncomplicated):

plain: semplice

the plain folks: la gente semplice

plain and simple: puro e semplice

3. plain (clear, obvious):

plain: chiaro

it is plain that …: è chiaro che …

to be plain enough: essere abbastanza chiaro

to make sth plain: mettere in chiaro qc

to make oneself plain (to sb): spiegarsi (con qu)

to be plain with sb: essere franco con qu

to be as plain as the nose on your face: essere chiaro come la luce del sole

4. plain (mere, pure):

plain: puro, -a

the plain truth: la pura verità

5. plain (not pretty):

plain: non attraente

a plain girl: una ragazza bruttina

II. plain [pleɪn] ADV inf (downright)

plain: semplicemente

plain awful: proprio orribile

III. plain [pleɪn] N

1. plain GEO:

plain: pianura f

the plains pl: le pianure

the great Plains: le Grandi Pianure

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain: d(i)ritto m

plain sailing N fig

to be plain sailing: essere una passeggiata

Italian

Italian

English

English

piana: plain

pianura: plain

pianura alluvionale: flood plain

fiordilatte: plain ice cream

poliziotto in borghese: plain-clothes policeman

unito (-a): plain

povero (-a) (stile, arredamento): plain

in tinta unita: plain-colored

Present
I	plain
you	plain
he/she/it	plains
we	plain
you	plain
they	plain

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

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

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

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the plain folks: la gente semplice

plain and simple: puro e semplice

it is plain that …: è chiaro che …

to be plain enough: essere abbastanza chiaro

to make sth plain: mettere in chiaro qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

It wasn't plain sailing putting the mod together though.

However, all is not plain sailing.

en.wikipedia.org

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

It hasn't exactly been plain sailing ever since.

www.independent.co.uk

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

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