plain sailing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for plain sailing in the English»Italian Dictionary

to be plain sailing project, task etc.:

andare liscio come l'olio

Translations for plain sailing in the Italian»English Dictionary

andare liscio come l'olio

to be plain sailing

filare liscio (come l'olio)

to be plain sailing, to go very smoothly

Translations for plain sailing in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

sailing [Brit ˈseɪlɪŋ, Am ˈseɪlɪŋ] N

1. sailing (sport):

sailing

vela f

I love sailing

mi piace tantissimo fare vela

a week's sailing

una settimana di vela

a week's sailing before n instructor

di vela

a week's sailing club

nautico, velico

a week's sailing equipment

per la vela

a week's sailing holiday

in barca a vela

a week's sailing boat, vessel

a vela

2. sailing (departure):

the next sailing

la prossima partenza (della nave)

three sailings a day

tre uscite in barca al giorno

three sailings a day before n time, date

della partenza

I.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl] N

1. sail (on boat):

sail

vela f

to take in sail

serrare le vele

2. sail (navigation):

to set sail (hoist)

issare le vele

to set sail (start on a sea voyage)

salpare or alzare le vele

to set sail from, for

salpare da, per

to be under sail

essere sottovela

to cross the ocean under sail

attraversare l'oceano in barca a vela

a ship in full sail

una nave a vele spiegate

the age of sail

l'era della (navigazione a) vela

3. sail (on windmill):

sail

pala f

4. sail (journey):

to go for a sail

fare un giro in barca

it's two days' sail from here

ci vogliono due giorni di navigazione da qui

II.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl] VB trans

1. sail:

sail (be in charge of) ship, yacht

essere al comando di

sail model boat

fare navigare

sail (steer) ship, yacht

governare, pilotare

to sail a ship between two islands, into the port

condurre una nave tra due isole, in porto

2. sail (travel across):

sail ocean, channel

attraversare

3. sail (own):

sail yacht

avere

I used to sail a catamaran

un tempo avevo un catamarano

III.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl] VB intr

1. sail (travel by boat):

sail person:

navigare, viaggiare per mare

to sail from… to

andare in barca da… a

to sail around the world

fare il giro del mondo in barca a vela

to sail north

navigare verso nord

we flew there and sailed back

ci siamo arrivati in aereo e siamo ritornati in barca

2. sail (move across water) ship:

to sail across ocean

attraversare

to sail into port

entrare in

the ship sailed into Plymouth

la barca è arrivata al porto di Plymouth

to sail at 15 knots

procedere a 15 nodi

to sail under the Danish flag

battere bandiera danese

3. sail (leave port, set sail):

sail

salpare

the Titanic sailed on 10 April

il Titanic è salpato il 10 aprile

we sail, the boat sails at 10 am

salpiamo, la nave salpa alle 10

4. sail (as hobby):

sail

fare vela

to go sailing

andare in barca a vela or fare vela

5. sail (move smoothly):

to sail past sb

passare con grazia davanti a qn

to sail into a room

entrare con leggerezza in una stanza

the ball sailed over the fence

la palla è andata al di là della staccionata

IV.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl]

to take the wind out of sb's sails

smontare qn or fare abbassare la cresta a qn

to sail close to the wind

trovarsi sul filo del rasoio

plain sailing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plain sailing in the English»Italian Dictionary

plain sailing N fig

to be plain sailing

essere una passeggiata

Translations for plain sailing in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sail [seɪl] N

1. sail (on boat):

sail

vela f

2. sail (windmill blade):

sail

pala f

Phrases:

to set sail (for a place)

salpare (verso un luogo)

under full sail

a vele spiegate

II.sail [seɪl] VB intr

1. sail (travel):

sail

navigare

to sail around the world

far il giro del mondo in barca (a vela)

2. sail (start voyage):

sail

salpare

3. sail (move smoothly):

sail

avanzare deciso

4. sail fig (do easily):

to sail through sth

fare qc con facilità

Phrases:

to sail against the wind

andare controcorrente

to sail close to the wind

camminare sul filo del rasoio

III.sail [seɪl] VB trans

1. sail (manage):

sail boat, ship

governare

2. sail (navigate):

sail

attraversare

to sail the seas

solcare i mari

sailing N

1. sailing NAUT:

sailing

navigazione f

2. sailing SPORTS:

sailing

vela f

3. sailing (departure):

sailing

partenza f

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, it was not all plain sailing.

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From there, he tells me, it was more or less plain sailing.

www.bbc.co.uk

It will not be plain sailing in the days ahead.

www.theglobeandmail.com

But it isn't always plain sailing winninghis approval.

www.dailymail.co.uk

But the life of a superyacht chef isn't all plain sailing.

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

links.org.au

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 it has not all been plain sailing.

au.news.yahoo.com

It hasn't exactly been plain sailing ever since.

www.independent.co.uk

Yet the journey to yesterday's launch has been far from plain sailing.

www.independent.co.uk