plains nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di plains nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.plain [ingl brit pleɪn, ingl am pleɪn] SOST

1. plain GEOG:

plain

plaine f

on the plain

dans la plaine

the (Great) Plains ingl am

les Grandes Plaines

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

maille f à l'endroit

a row of plain

un rang à l'endroit

II.plain [ingl brit pleɪn, ingl am pleɪn] AGG

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 attr common sense

simple

plain attr 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 [ingl brit pleɪn, ingl am pleɪn] AVV

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 [ingl brit pleɪn, ingl am 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

Great Plains

Great Plains

Grandes Plaines fpl

Plains Indian SOST

Plains Indian

Indien/-ienne m/f des Plaines

plain-spoken AGG

plain-spoken

direct

plain text SOST

plain text INFORM, TELECOM

texte m en clair

plain speaking SOST U

plain speaking

franchise f

there was plenty of plain speaking

tout le monde a eu son franc-parler

I.plain clothes SOST sost pl

to wear plain clothes , to be in plain clothes

être en civil

II.plain-clothes AGG

plain-clothes tjrs attr policeman, customs officer:

plain-clothes

en civil

plain dealing SOST

plain dealing

honnêteté f

plain Jane SOST colloq

she's rather a plain Jane

ce n'est pas une beauté

Traduzioni di plains nel dizionario francese»inglese

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les abysses

the abyssal plains

plains nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di plains nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.plain [pleɪn] AGG

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

locuzioni:

to be as plain as the nose on your face

se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure

II.plain [pleɪn] AVV

1. plain (done in unadorned style):

plain

clairement

2. plain colloq (downright):

plain

vraiment

III.plain [pleɪn] SOST

1. plain GEO:

plain

plaine f

the plains

la prairie

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

maille f

plain sailing SOST fig

to be plain sailing

être simple comme bonjour

I.plain clothes DIR SOST

plain clothes

vêtements mpl de civil

in plain clothes

en civil

II.plain clothes DIR AGG (of non-uniformed police)

plain clothes

en civil

plain-spoken AGG

to be plain-spoken

être franc

flood plain SOST

flood plain

plaine f inondable

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as plain as a pikestaff ingl brit

clair(e) comme le jour

Traduzioni di plains nel dizionario francese»inglese

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plaine

plain

sans fioritures

plain (and unadorned)

sans ornements

plain

uni(e) (sans motifs)

plain

plains Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

plain and simple

pur(e) et simple

to make oneself plain to sb

se rendre clair à qn

it's plain selfishness

c'est de l'égoïsme pur

the plains

la prairie

under plain cover

sous pli simple

as plain as a pikestaff ingl brit

clair(e) comme le jour

to be plain sailing

être simple comme bonjour

to go down into the plain

descendre dans la plaine rivière, route

to cast one's eyes over the plain

promener son regard sur la plaine

small pot of plain fromage frais

petit-suisse

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

These plains were developed from sand filling in the shoreline during the late Quaternary age.

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The origin of the younger plains materials is critical to mercurian geologic history.

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Higher still are the blue pines; but below on the shelving plains are nothing but fruit trees.

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The Great Plains west of the 100th meridian are semi-arid.

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It can be found in plains, jungles, open fields and the regions heavily populated by people.

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Several species near their northeastern limits are found here including hairy four-o-clock, prairie larkspur, and plains muhly.

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Camels thrive in the hot southern plains, and herds of buffaloes on the grazing lands adjoining the rivers.

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Deserts, forests, rain forests, plains, grasslands, and other areas including the most developed urban sites, all have distinct forms of wildlife.

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These light plains are thought to be icy impact deposits.

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Wild cavies are found on grassy plains and occupy an ecological niche similar to that of cattle.

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