plain in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

II.plain [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] ADV

III.plain [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] N

plain-spoken [ˌpleɪnˈspoʊkən], plainspoken ADJ

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plain in the PONS Dictionary

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II.plain [pleɪn] ADV inf (downright)

plain-spoken [ˌpleɪnˈspəʊkən, Am -ˈspoʊ-] ADJ

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plain Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in plain clothes
en traje de calle
in plain clothes of policeman
ropa f de paisano
plain clothes police officer
policía mf de paisano
plain clothes police officer
policía mf encubierto Mex
to be plain sailing
ser cosa de coser y cantar
as plain as a pikestaff Brit
claro como la luz del día
to be plain enough
estar lo suficientemente claro
to make oneself plain (to sb)
hacerse entender (a alguien)
to be plain with sb
ser franco con alguien
to tell sb the plain truth
decir a alguien la verdad desnuda
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He is seemingly left to sleep off whatever it is ailing him - hangover, jet lag or just plain exhaustion.
traveller24.news24.com
There is an original flavor, which is just plain cheesecake.
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But do those dining habits and preferences truly expose one's personality, or is ending a relationship over a food hang-up just plain petty?
www.theglobeandmail.com
Next she was spotted on dry land sitting on a sun-lounger in a plain white halter-neck bikini with a deep scoop neck flaunting her famous curves.
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This was extended to etc. for tenuis consonants, if plain would be understood to be aspirated.
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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
Plain and simply stated, it turned out to be the best solution for all parties involved.
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They are made in many different shapes, with frosting, glazing, a dusting of confectioner's sugar or plain.
www.irishcentral.com
The driver's vision flap was reduced to a plain square flap with rounded lower corners, in line with the glacis plate.
en.wikipedia.org
He said uniformed and plain-clothes police are patrolling fire-affected areas and will deal "very harshly" with looters.
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