Plain in spanish
pronunciation: jɑnuɹ̩ɑ part of speech: adjective, noun
plain1 = llanura, sabana.
Example: Voris University is located on three campuses at Hackley, a modern industrial city in the land of the buttes and the sagebrush plains.more:
» floodplain = llanura aluvial. [Margen de un río sujeta a inundaciones durante las crecidas del mismo]
Example: This can reduce the capacity of floodplains to remove or retain nutrients from river water.» grassy plain = pradera.
Example: Time has stood still here and its landscape of oak forests, rolling hills and grassy plains have changed little over the centuries.» Great Plains, the = Grandes Llanuras, las.
Example: Wheat traders are getting more bullish, even after prices tumbled into a bear market, as demand for U.S. exports strengthened and a drought in the Great Plains threatens to curb next season's crop.» rolling plain = llanura ondulante.
Example: The lodge is set on the saddle of a hill overlooking the rolling plains, woodlands and rivers of one of the world's richest wildlife sanctuaries.plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.]2 = claro, evidente. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.more:
» be plain = estar claro.
Example: It should be plain that the making of a classification scheme by this process involves analysis, as single concepts must be identified, and distinguished one from another.» in plain daylight = a plena luz del día, en pleno día.
Example: This incident happened in plain daylight and in the wink of an eye.» in plain language = en lenguaje sencillo, en lenguaje claro, sin rodeos.
Example: Clear writing in plain language saves time, money, and lives.» in plain + Lengua = en + Lengua + claro, en + Lengua + sencillo, sin rodeos.
Example: In plain English, it means we don't have enough students and expenses must be cut.» in plain sight = a plena vista, a la vista.
Example: Anyway, it is well known that Fortuner is a soft target for spare tyre theft, as it hangs (in plain sight) under the boot of the vehicle.» in plain view = a plena vista, a la vista.
Example: Giving a hickey is pretty easy, but removing one quickly is not, and having one in plain view can be embarrassing.» just plain = simple y llanamente, simplemente, llana y simplemente.
Example: The records are not what they should be and very often they're just plain shoddy.» make it + plain = dejar claro.
Example: The most recent book on the subject, almost fifty years later, makes it plain that the situation is unchanged.» make + Posesivo + meaning plain = hacerse entender.
Example: The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.» the plain fact = la pura verdad.
Example: The plain fact is that javelin throwing by itself is too destructive to the body to allow an endless amount of throws.» the plain truth = la pura verdad.
Example: I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.]3 = sencillo, corriente, liso. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.more:
» dress in + plain clothes = vestir de paisano, vestir de civil.
Example: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.» in plain clothes = de paisano, de civil, vestido de paisano, vestido de civil.
Example: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.» plain black = negro liso.
Example: One is plain black and the other is black with smudgy lavender and pale pink flowers.» plain-clothes
» plain fact, the = hechos, los.
Example: It may not be a startling revelation but its undoubted value is that the plain fact has gone on record.» plain flour = harina común.
Example: Self-raising flour is plain flour with raising agents added.» plain language = lenguaje normal.
Example: STATUS has been developed by the Computer Science and Systems Division at AERE Harwell to provide an easily installed system, with which users can interact in plain language.» plain sailing = coser y cantar, pan comido, cosa hecha, paseo militar.
Example: The article is entitled 'Plain sailing with Swets' = El artículo se titula "Con Swets todo es coser y cantar".» plain text = texto plano, texto simple. [fichero de texto que sólo utiliza caracteres ASCII o binarios para representar su contenido]
Example: The use of plain text encoding and decoding software allows binary files to be successfully transferred between sites via an electronic mail = El uso de software de decodificación y codificación en texto plano permite que se transmitan correctamente ficheros binarios entre ordenadores a través del correo electrónico.» plain vanilla = insulso, aburrido, soso, simple, básico.
Example: Many consider bonds to be the plain vanilla of the investing world, yet they can generate substantial returns.» wear + plain clothes = vestir de paisano, vestir de civil.
Example: Wearing plain clothes and standing on a street corner, the trooper radioed fellow troopers parked nearby who pulled over drivers not wearing a seat belt.