plain Signification, définition

Signification de plain en français

• 0 without decoration or extra things added -- simple

  • plain white plates de simples assiettes blanches

  • good plain food une nourriture simple et bonne

• 1 easy to see or understand -- clair/claire

  • It was plain that the plan wasn’t working. Il était évident que le plan ne marchait pas.

  • a document written in plain English un document écrit dans un anglais clair

  • He made it plain that he was not interested. Il a bien fait comprendre qu’il n’était pas intéressé.

  • He prides himself on his plain speaking. Il est fier de son franc-parler.

  • The union refused to accept it, plain and simple. Le syndicat a purement et simplement refusé de l’accepter.

• 2 (of a person) not very pretty or attractive -- ordinaire

  • a plain child un enfant ordinaire/quelconque

• 3 a large flat area of land -- plaine [ feminine ]

  • the plains of the Midwestern U.S. les plaines du Midwest

• 4 emphasizes a bad quality -- tout simplement

  • That was just plain stupid! C’était tout simplement stupide!

• 5 simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration -- simple

  • plain living

  • good, plain food.

• 6 easy to understand; clear -- clair

  • His words were quite plain.

• 7 absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful -- franc

  • I’ll be quite plain with you

  • plain speaking.

• 8 obvious -- évident, clair

  • It’s plain (to see) you haven’t been practising your music.

• 9 not pretty -- quelconque

  • a rather plain girl.

• 10 a large flat level piece of land -- plaine

  • the plains of central Canada.

• 11 a kind of knitting stitch. -- maille à l’endroit