plain sailing no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para plain sailing no dicionário inglês»francês

to be plain sailing project, task etc:

marcher comme sur des roulettes

Traduções para plain sailing no dicionário francês»inglês

la route est toute tracée désormais fig

from now on, it's all plain sailing

Traduções para plain sailing no dicionário inglês»francês

I.plain [Brit pleɪn, americ pleɪn] SUBST

1. plain GEOGR:

plain

plaine f

on the plain

dans la plaine

the (Great) Plains americ

les Grandes Plaines

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

maille f à l'endroit

a row of plain

un rang à l'endroit

II.plain [Brit pleɪn, americ pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (simple):

plain dress, decor, food, living, language

simple

plain building, furniture

sobre

plain cooking

cuisine f simple

she's a good plain cook

elle fait une bonne cuisine simple

a plain man

un homme simple

2. plain (of one colour):

plain background, fabric

uni

plain envelope

sans inscription

a sheet of plain paper (unheaded)

une feuille de papier libre

a sheet of plain paper (unlined)

une feuille de papier non reglé

a plain blue dress

une robe toute bleue

under plain cover (of a letter)

sous pli discret

3. plain (unattractive) eufem:

plain woman

quelconque

she's rather plain

elle a un visage quelconque, elle n'a rien d'une beauté

4. plain (clear):

plain line, marking

net/nette

in plain view of sb

sous les yeux de qn

5. plain (obvious):

plain

évident, clair

it was plain to everyone that he was lying

il était évident pour tout le monde qu'il mentait

it's a plain fact that …

il est bien clair que …

it is plain from this report that …

il est clair d'après ce rapport que …

she's jealous, it's plain to see

elle est jalouse, ça saute aux yeux

her suffering was plain to see

on ne pouvait pas ignorer sa souffrance

to make it plain to sb that …

faire comprendre clairement à qn que …

let me make myself quite plain, I'm not going

que ce soit bien clair, je n'y vais pas

do I make myself plain?

suis-je bien clair?

she made her irritation quite plain

elle n'a pas caché son irritation

6. plain (direct):

plain answer, language

franc/franche

can't you speak in plain English?

tu ne peux pas parler en termes simples?

in plain English, this means that …

en clair, ceci veut dire que …

the plain truth of the matter is that …

la vérité est que …

7. plain (downright):

plain tjrs atrib common sense

simple

plain atrib ignorance, laziness

pur et simple

8. plain (ordinary):

I knew him when he was plain Mr Spencer

je l'ai connu quand il s'appelait M. Spencer tout court

9. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt, crisps, rice

nature

10. plain (in knitting):

plain

à l'endroit

III.plain [Brit pleɪn, americ pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (completely):

plain stupid, wrong

tout bonnement, tout simplement

plain lazy

tout bonnement paresseux

2. plain (directly):

I can't put it any plainer than that

je ne peux pas être plus clair

IV.plain [Brit pleɪn, americ pleɪn]

to be as plain as day

être clair comme l'eau de roche

to be plain sailing project, task etc:

marcher comme sur des roulettes

sailing [Brit ˈseɪlɪŋ, americ ˈseɪlɪŋ] SUBST

1. sailing (sport):

sailing

voile f

I love sailing

j'adore la voile

a week's sailing

une semaine de voile

a week's sailing atrib club, equipment, holiday, instructor

de voile

a week's sailing boat, vessel

à voiles

2. sailing (departure):

the next sailing

le prochain bateau

three sailings a day

trois bateaux par jour

three sailings a day atrib time, date

de départ du bateau

I.sail [Brit seɪl, americ seɪl] SUBST

1. sail (on boat):

sail

voile f

to take in sail

rentrer des voiles

2. sail (navigation):

to set sail

prendre la mer

to set sail from/for

partir en bateau de/pour

to be under sail

être en mer

to cross the ocean under sail

traverser l'océan à la voile

a ship in full sail

un navire toutes voiles dehors

the age of sail

l'âge de la voile

3. sail (on windmill):

sail

aile f

4. sail (journey):

to go for a sail

faire un tour en bateau

it's two days' sail from here

c'est à deux jours de bateau d'ici

II.sail [Brit seɪl, americ seɪl] VERBO trans

1. sail:

sail (be in charge of) ship, yacht

piloter

sail model boat

faire voguer

sail (steer) ship, yacht

manœuvrer

to sail a ship between two islands/into the port

manœuvrer un navire entre deux îles/pour entrer au port

2. sail (travel across):

sail ocean, channel

traverser [qc] en bateau

3. sail (own):

sail yacht

avoir

I used to sail a catamaran

j'avais un catamaran

III.sail [Brit seɪl, americ seɪl] VERBO intr

1. sail (travel by boat):

sail person:

voyager en bateau

to sail from… to

voyager en bateau de… jusqu'à

to sail around the world

faire le tour du monde en bateau

to sail north

voyager en bateau vers le nord

we flew there and sailed back

nous avons pris l'avion à l'aller et le bateau au retour

2. sail (move across water) ship:

to sail across ocean

traverser

to sail into port

entrer dans

the ship sailed into Brest

le bateau est entré dans la rade de Brest

to sail at 15 knots

filer à 15 nœuds

to sail under the Danish flag

naviguer sous pavillon danois

3. sail (leave port, set sail):

sail

prendre la mer

the Titanic sailed on 10 April

le Titanic a pris la mer le 10 avril

we sail/the boat sails at 10 am

nous partons/le bateau part à 10 h

4. sail (as hobby):

sail

faire de la voile

to go sailing

faire de la voile

5. sail (move smoothly):

to sail past sb

passer près de qn sans même le/la remarquer

to sail into a room

entrer dans une pièce d'un pas nonchalant

the ball sailed over the fence

la balle est passée par-dessus la barrière

IV.sail [Brit seɪl, americ seɪl]

to sail close to the wind

jouer avec le feu

to take the wind out of sb's sails

rabattre le caquet à qn

plain sailing no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para plain sailing no dicionário inglês»francês

plain sailing SUBST fig

to be plain sailing

être simple comme bonjour

Traduções para plain sailing no dicionário inglês»francês

sailing SUBST

1. sailing (act of travelling on water):

sailing

navigation f

2. sailing (boat sport):

sailing

voile f

3. sailing (departure by ship/boat):

sailing

appareillage m

I.sail [seɪl] SUBST

1. sail (material):

sail

voile f

2. sail no pl (journey over water):

sail

traversée f

to come [or go] for a sail

faire un tour en bateau

to set sail

prendre la mer

to set sail for/from some place

partir en bateau pour/d'un endroit

3. sail (windmill blade):

sail

aile f

Expressões:

to be under sail

être en mer

II.sail [seɪl] VERBO intr

1. sail (travel on boat with sails):

sail

faire de la voile

2. sail (travel on water):

sail ship, tanker

naviguer

to sail away

partir en bateau

to sail around the world

faire le tour du monde en voile

3. sail (start voyage):

sail

prendre la mer

4. sail (move smoothly):

sail

voler

to sail by [or past]

passer

to sail on to victory

voler vers la victoire

5. sail coloq (attack):

to sail into sb

attaquer qn

6. sail (do easily):

to sail through sth

réussir qc sans problèmes

Expressões:

to sail close to [or near] the wind

jouer avec le feu

III.sail [seɪl] VERBO trans

1. sail (navigate):

sail

manœuvrer

sail ship

commander

2. sail (travel on a body of water):

sail seas

parcourir

I.plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (one colour):

plain

uni(e)

2. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt

nature

plain chocolate

chocolat m noir

3. plain (uncomplicated):

plain clothes, cookery

très simple

a plain wooden table

une table en bois toute simple

plain and simple

pur(e) et simple

4. plain (clear, obvious):

plain

clair(e)

in plain language

en langage clair

it's plain that ...

il est clair que ...

to be plain enough

être assez clair

to make sth plain

ne pas faire mystère de qc

to make oneself plain to sb

se rendre clair à qn

to be plain with sb

être clair avec qn

5. plain (mere, pure):

plain truth, torture

pur(e)

it's plain selfishness

c'est de l'égoïsme pur

6. plain (unattractive):

plain

sans attraits

Expressões:

to be as plain as the nose on your face

se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure

II.plain [pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (done in unadorned style):

plain

clairement

2. plain coloq (downright):

plain

vraiment

III.plain [pleɪn] SUBST

1. plain GEO:

plain

plaine f

the plains

la prairie

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

maille f

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

From line 9 it is usually plain sailing down to the end of the sestet and the resolution of the experience.

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It's not all plain sailing though and the stock also has some potential headwinds.

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However, all is not plain sailing.

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It hasn't exactly been plain sailing ever since.

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However, it was not all plain sailing.

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Nobody is under anyillusions it will be plain sailing.

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But it's not been plain sailing for either manager.

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But it has not all been plain sailing.

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

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