plain clothes in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for plain clothes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

plain clothes N npl

in plain clothes

de civil

in plain clothes

de paisano Spain

in plain clothes

de particular RioPl

attr a plain-clothes policeman

un policía de civil

attr a plain-clothes policeman

un policía de paisano Spain

attr a plain-clothes policeman

un policía de particular RioPl

Translations for plain clothes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ir/vestir de paisano policía:

to be in/to wear plain clothes

Translations for plain clothes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

clothe [Am kloʊð, Brit kləʊð] VB trans

1.1. clothe (provide clothes for):

clothe

vestir

1.2. clothe < pt & pp clothed or clad> (dress):

clothe liter

vestir

clothe liter

ataviar liter

the mist clothed the valley in a grey shroud

el valle estaba envuelto en un manto gris de bruma liter

2. clothe (disguise):

clothe

disfrazar

See also clad², clad¹

clad² ADJ liter or hum

clad

vestido

scantily clad girls

chicas fpl ligeras de ropa hum

clad in sth clad in black velvet

vestida de terciopelo negro

clad in rags

cubierto de harapos

clad¹ [Am klæd, Brit klad] arch or liter pt & pt part clothe

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

clothes

ropa f

these clothes are dirty

esta ropa está sucia

I bought him some clothes

le compré ropa

to put on/take off one's clothes

ponerse/quitarse la ropa

she jumped in with her clothes on

se metió vestida

he had no clothes on

estaba desnudo

attr clothes basket

cesta f de la ropa sucia

attr clothes basket

canasta f de la ropa sucia

attr clothes basket

canasto m de la ropa sucia

clothes pole or prop

palo m de tendedero

clothes tree Am

perchero m

I.plain <plainer plainest> [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (unadorned):

plain decor/cooking

sencillo

plain language/style

sencillo

plain language/style

llano

plain envelope

sin identificación externa

plain fabric/dress

liso

tell me in plain English

dímelo en términos sencillos

tell me in plain English

dímelo en cristiano inf, hum

just plain water, thank you

agua nada más, gracias

the plain man's guide to economics

guía básica de economía

his family are just plain folk

su familia es gente sencilla

just plain Mike Reed, please

Mike Reed, sin más, por favor

just plain Mike Reed, please

Mike Reed, nomás, por favor LatAm

2. plain (clear):

plain

claro

to make sth plain

dejar algo (en) claro

it's plain from what you say that …

por lo que me dices está claro que …

it's perfectly plain to me that she's lying

para mí es obvio or está claro que está mintiendo

the reasons are plain to see

las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias

3. plain (blunt, straightforward):

the plain truth

la pura verdad

the plain truth

la verdad lisa y llana

I believe in plain dealing

a mí me gustan las cosas claras

I told him in plain terms that …

le dije claramente or lisa y llanamente que …

I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews

seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews

4. plain (not good-looking):

plain

feo

plain

poco agraciado

to be a plain Jane

ser poco agraciada

to be a plain Jane

ser feúcha inf

5. plain (downright):

plain

puro

II.plain [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (downright, simply) as intensifier:

plain wrong/ridiculous

totalmente

she's not incapable: she's just plain lazy

no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga

it's just plain absurd

es un absurdo total

2. plain (bluntly, honestly):

plain tell

claramente

plain tell

francamente

III.plain [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] N

1. plain GEOG:

plain

llanura f

the (Great) Plains

las grandes llanuras

2.1. plain Brit FASHION:

plain

tela f lisa

2.2. plain (stitch):

plain

punto m del derecho

plain clothes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plain clothes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.plain clothes LAW N

plain clothes

ropa f de calle

in plain clothes

en traje de calle

in plain clothes of policeman

ropa f de paisano

II.plain clothes LAW ADJ

plain clothes

de paisano

plain clothes police officer

policía mf de paisano

plain clothes police officer

policía mf encubierto Mex

Translations for plain clothes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ir de paisano

to be in plain clothes

Translations for plain clothes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

clothes [kləʊðz, Am kloʊðz] N

clothes

vestidos m pl

clothes (collectively)

ropa f

clothe [kləʊð, Am kloʊð] VB trans

clothe

vestir

clothe fig

revestir de

I.plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain:

plain

sencillo, -a

plain (one colour)

de un solo color

plain (without additions)

sin aditivos

plain yoghurt

yogur m natural

2. plain (uncomplicated):

plain

fácil

the plain folks

el pueblo llano

plain and simple

liso y llano

3. plain (clear, obvious):

plain

evidente

it is plain that ...

es evidente que...

to be plain enough

estar lo suficientemente claro

to make sth plain

dejar algo claro

to make oneself plain (to sb)

hacerse entender (a alguien)

to be plain with sb

ser franco con alguien

to be as plain as the nose on your face

estar más claro que el agua

4. plain (mere, pure):

plain

puro, -a

the plain truth

la pura realidad

5. plain (not pretty):

plain

sin atractivo

a plain girl

una chica más bien fea

II.plain [pleɪn] ADV inf (downright)

plain

y punto

plain awful

horrible

III.plain [pleɪn] N

1. plain GEO:

plain

llanura f

the plains pl

las llanuras

the great Plains

la grandes llanuras (norteamericanas)

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

punto m de media

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Four were in plain clothes, taking the plane for a business trip.

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Plain clothes officers or specialised branches use vehicles from a variety of builders.

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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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Squad members usually operate in plain clothes, and both genders can be squad members.

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Two plain clothes detectives were appointed in 1858.

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Common people were often restricted to undyed plain clothes.

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

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It is common that all of the branches listed above serves in uniform and in plain clothes too.

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It could be endorsed with permission to wear plain clothes.

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The newspaper reported the villagers live in a constant wary because of policemen and intelligence officials' visits who often come in plain clothes.

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