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Jane qualunque

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

plain Jane [Brit ˌpleɪn ˈdʒeɪn] N inf

she's rather a plain Jane
è bruttina
in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

I. jane [Brit dʒeɪn, Am dʒeɪn] N Am inf

jane
ragazza f
jane
donna f

II. Jane

Jane
Gianna

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

in the PONS Dictionary

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
Present
Iplain
youplain
he/she/itplains
weplain
youplain
theyplain
Past
Iplained
youplained
he/she/itplained
weplained
youplained
theyplained
Present Perfect
Ihaveplained
youhaveplained
he/she/ithasplained
wehaveplained
youhaveplained
theyhaveplained
Past Perfect
Ihadplained
youhadplained
he/she/ithadplained
wehadplained
youhadplained
theyhadplained
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

I knew, more specifically, that Calamity Jane had scared them away.
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Among the teamsters was Calamity Jane, disguised as a man.
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When he was in high school, he performed on the stage for the first time as the lead role in Calamity Jane.
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The Jane Doe case raises questions about the ethics, methods, and rights of professionals to review and investigate published case reports.
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Calamity Jane has meant going back to how it all started.
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