plainer no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para plainer 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

plain-spoken ADJ

plain-spoken

direct

plain text SUBST

plain text COMPUT, TELECOMUN

texte m en clair

plain speaking SUBST U

plain speaking

franchise f

there was plenty of plain speaking

tout le monde a eu son franc-parler

I.plain clothes SUBST subst pl

to wear plain clothes , to be in plain clothes

être en civil

II.plain-clothes ADJ

plain-clothes tjrs atrib policeman, customs officer:

plain-clothes

en civil

plain dealing SUBST

plain dealing

honnêteté f

plain Jane SUBST coloq

she's rather a plain Jane

ce n'est pas une beauté

plain flour SUBST CULIN

plain flour

farine f (sans levure)

plain chocolate SUBST

plain chocolate

chocolat m à croquer

plain speaker SUBST

plain speaker

personne f qui a son franc-parler

plainer no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para plainer no dicionário inglês»francês

I.plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (clear, obvious):

plain

clair(e)

in plain language

en langage clair

it's plain (to see) 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

2. plain (unflavored):

plain yogurt, bagel

nature inv

3. plain (uncomplicated):

plain clothing, envelope

très simple

a plain wooden table

une table en bois toute simple

plain and simple

pur(e) et simple

4. plain (mere, pure):

plain truth, torture

pur(e)

it's plain selfishness

c'est de l'égoïsme pur

5. plain (one color):

plain fabric

uni(e)

6. plain (unattractive):

plain

sans attrait

II.plain [pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (clearly):

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

I.plain clothes JUR SUBST

plain clothes

vêtements mpl de civil

in plain clothes

en civil

II.plain clothes JUR ADJ

plain clothes police officer:

plain clothes

en civil

plain sailing SUBST fig

to be plain sailing

être simple comme bonjour

Traduções para plainer no dicionário francês»inglês

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plaine

plain

sans fioritures

plain (and unadorned)

sans ornements

plain

uni(e) (sans motifs)

plain

nature yaourt

plain

pur(e) vérité

plain

tu ne comprends pas/vous ne comprenez pas le français? coloq

don't you understand plain English?