plain
plain
englantipaljas, kaunistelematon, koruton
kuvioton tai koristeeton; yksivärinen
selvä, ilmeinen, ilmiselvä
tavallinen
yksinkertainen, pelkistetty; selko-
Esimerkkejä:
The plain truth is that I hate my job.
That was plain talk.
In plain English, you have cancer.
plain colour
It is plain to see.
sugar water and plain water
She is rather plain.
It was a plain dress but she wore it well.
I wish they wrote these manuals in plain English without technical jargon!
There is a trend towards plainer language in government communications.
Liittyvät sanat: plain weave
Synonyymisanakirja
plain
koristelematon, arkinen, paljas, vaatimaton, koruton, suora, kaunistelematon, ilmeinen, näkyvä, julkinen, selvä, päivänselvä, silminnähtävä.
Rimmaavat sanat
plain rimmaa näiden kanssa:
lain, paalain, heinänpaalain, pyöröpaalain, puolain, tislain, kaulain, mittakaulain, naulain, paineilmanaulain...
Englannin sanakirja
plain (englanti > suomi)
plain englanniksi
Bible, (w) xl. 4
Simple.
ordinary Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished. (defdate)
(ux)
(quote-magazine)
Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary. (defdate)
(w) (1605-1660)
(w) (1809-1865)
puhekieltä Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras. (defdate)
puhekieltä Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in (m)). (defdate)
evident Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable. (defdate)
1843, (w), (w), book 2, ch. XV, Practical — Devotional
downright Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier). (defdate)
honest Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt. (defdate)
(w) (1564-1616)
(RQ:Fielding Tom Jone)
Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
Felton
Not unusually beautiful; unattractive. (defdate)
puhekieltä simply Simply
It was just plain stupid.
I plain forgot.
puhekieltä A lamentation.
1815, Sir w:Walter Scott|Walter Scott, http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/AAW4795.0005.001/153?rgn=full+textview=image The Lady of the Isles, Canto IV, part IX
puhekieltä To complain. (defdate)
c. 1390, (w), Piers Plowman, Prologue:
to plain a loss
(rfquotek)
Bishop Joseph Hall
:w:Alfred Edward Housman|Alfred Edward Housman, http://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=More_Poems&oldid=1507584XXV. More Poems, XXV, lines 5-9
Milton
1961, J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.
A battlefield.
Shakespeare
puhekieltä A planeNoun plane.
puhekieltä To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface.
Wither
puhekieltä plane
full (not empty)
circa 1170, (w), s:fr:Érec et Énide|Érec et Énide:
(l) (flat area)
flat (not even or mountainous)
puhekieltä full