English to French Meaning of plain - plaine


Plain :
plaine

plaine, désert, champ de bataille, première ligne, Prairie, lit de plantation, bout, crête

général, commun, ordinaire, habituel, Ordinaire, plaine, tout droit, naïve, naïf, avion, appartement, niveau, lisse, clair, évident, explicite, manifeste, carrément, pur, rigide, flagrant, approfondi, intransigeant, absolu, en profondeur, nu, franc, rond, un seul cœur, fait à la maison, simple, non affecté, inepte, plébéien, obscur, ne pas avoir ornements, sans ornement, Candide, lumineux, cohérent, lucide, exotérique, sincère, ouvrir, ingénu, non déguisé

absolument, clairement, expressément, pur, plaine, évidemment, de son propre aveu, clair

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Definitions of plain in English
Noun(1) extensive tract of level open land(2) a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
Verb(1) express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Adjective(1) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment(2) not elaborate or elaborated; simple(3) lacking patterns especially in color(4) not mixed with extraneous elements(5) free from any effort to soften to disguise(6) lacking embellishment or ornamentation(7) lacking in physical beauty or proportion
Adverb(1) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'
Examples of plain in English
(1) Thumb ring had amethyst jewel in the middle and the pinky ring was just a plain design with squiggly lines and dots, both were silver.(2) The two have no chemistry, and his personality is plain awful.(3) All furniture forms were plain in design with simple or no surface decoration.(4) Belgium's major geographic divisions are the coastal lowlands, the central plain , and the high plateau of the Ardennes.(5) The lack of highway capacity is plain to see as daily congestion is a fact of life on most key roads that link one province to another throughout Java, the country's economic center.(6) It's a silly train wreck of a show, and at some point, you realize these kids are just plain bored.(7) It is apparent to him that his plain speaking is the reason for these attacks, and this goes to show that his statements are true.(8) She was surrounded by a simple, plain room with a wooden wardrobe and desk.(9) On the outside he was a plain guy, quite normal and polite, but once you got to know him, opinions started to take a turn for the worse.(10) It does not commend itself to the masses, which say they like plain speaking, and it cannot be translated into action, which may be good or evil or neither but cannot be both.(11) If you want to distract attention from your top half, go for a plain colour and style on top and a sexier bottom with side ties or lots of flamboyant detail.(12) She was down to earth, plain speaking, kind and considerate.(13) She was either completely clueless or just plain spiteful.(14) Really, your Honours, if that is what the court meant to be saying, it is directly contrary to what they have said elsewhere and what was plain on the papers.(15) The plain girl was normally quick on the uptake, but it took her a few moments before the horrible realization dawned that none of those dresses had been for her after all.(16) Now, we get to some other typos and a lot of just plain stupid false comments that were made in this book.
Related Phrases of plain
(1) plain paper ::
papier ordinaire
(2) plain flour ::
farine
(3) plain water ::
l'eau claire
(4) plain sailing ::
plaine voile
(5) plain chocolate ::
chocolat ordinaire
(6) coastal plain ::
plaine côtière
(7) plain weave ::
armure toile
(8) plain language ::
langage clair
(9) in plain ::
dans la plaine
Synonyms
Adjective
1. obvious ::
évident
2. intelligible ::
intelligible
3. candid ::
Candide
4. simple ::
simple
5. homely ::
simple
6. sheer ::
pur
7. patent ::
brevet
9. unvarnished ::
sans fard
10. spare ::
de rechange
Adverb
11. downright ::
carrément
Noun
13. grassland ::
prairie
14. plain stitch ::
point plaine
15. champaign ::
champaign
Verb
16. kvetch ::
kvetch
Different Forms
plain, plainer, plainest, plainly, plainness, plains
Word Example from TV Shows
but he was a genius,
plain and simple.

but he was a genius, PLAIN and simple.

Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 5

Just this morning, plain as day.

Just this morning, PLAIN as day.

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 16

Plain old Howard Wolowitz
is the best guy I know.

Plain old Howard Wolowitz is the best guy I know.

The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 5

Is that plain enough for you?
I want them both dead.

Is that PLAIN enough for you? I want them both dead.

Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 5

I made your favorite oatmeal, plain.

I made your favorite oatmeal, PLAIN.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 23

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