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Detailed Translations for plainer from English to French

plain:

plain adj

  1. plain (ordinary; common; ordinarily)
  2. plain (ugly)
    moche; laid
  3. plain
    uni
  4. plain
  5. plain (sheer; downright; blatant)
  6. plain (unvarnished; blank; crude; unfinished)
  7. plain (frank; sincere; straight; )
  8. plain (pale; white; blank; )
  9. plain (straight; blunt)
  10. plain (outspoken; frankly; forthright; )
  11. plain (explicit; crude; straightforward; )

plain adv

  1. plain
    la plaine

Translation Matrix for plain:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
blanc cranny; crevice; fissure; opening; recess; space
courant brook; creek; current; drift; electricity; intellectual propensity; intellectual trend; ocean current; river; rivulet; stream; streamlet
direct buddy; business associate; chum; companion; comrade; fellow; friend; mate; pal; partner; streetcar ticket; tram ticket
franc franc
plaine plain lowland; lowlands; marshland
- champaign; field; knit; knit stitch; plain stitch
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- complain; kick; kvetch; quetch; sound off
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ouvert fair; frank; honest; open; plain; sincere; straight; straightforward accessible; achievable; amenable; approachable; complaisant; driveable; forward; frank; graciously; honest; not closed; obliging; open; opened; opened up; pliable; pliant; realizable; responsive; straight; uncultivated; unlocked; untilled; vacant; within reach
- apparent; bare; evident; homely; manifest; patent; sheer; spare; unembellished; unmingled; unmistakable; unmixed; unornamented; unpatterned; unvarnished
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- apparently; evidently; manifestly; obviously; patently; plainly
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
blanc ashen; blank; crude; drained of colour; pale; pallid; plain; unfinished; unmarked; unvarnished; washed out; white ashen; blanc; blank; clear; colorless; colourless; drained of colour; grey; grey-headed; off colour; pale; pallid; unwritten; washed out; white; white as a sheet
blanche ashen; blank; crude; drained of colour; pale; pallid; plain; unfinished; unmarked; unvarnished; washed out; white blank
blême blank; crude; plain; unfinished; unvarnished ash grey; ashen; baggy; bland; cheerless; churlish; clear; colorless; colourless; dim; dowdy; drab; drained of colour; dreary; dull; faded; faint; gloomy; grey; grubby; joyless; lurid; malicious; mat; off colour; pale; pallid; sad; sallow; shoddy; slatternly; sloppy; slovenly; washed out; white; white as a sheet
carrément blunt; crude; explicit; fair; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; honest; open; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; sincere; square; straight; straightforward aloud; bluntly; boisterous; clamorous; direct; fair; flatly; frank; frankly; freely; frontal; honest; loud; loudly; noisy; open; openly; out loud; straight; straightforward; unconcealed
clair plain as clear as a bell; bright; clarifying; cleaned; cleansed; clear; clear as glass; clear-cut; cloudless; comprehensible; conspicuous; crystal-clear; definite; diaphanous; discernible; distinct; explicit; garish; glaring; glass-like; glassiness; glasslike; glassy; glazed; graphic; identifiable; intelligible; light; not dark; notable; obvious; outstanding; pellucid; pronounced; recognisable; recognizable; remarkable; see-through; shrill; staring; striking; tidied; translucent; transparent; unambiguous; unclouded; understandable; unequivocal; unmistakable; vitreous
commun common; ordinarily; ordinary; plain acceptable; altogether; combined; common; commonly; communal; crude; current; customary; habitual; in all; joint; jointly; normal; ordinarily; ordinary; quite common; shared; sympathized; together; usual; vulgar; with each other; with one another
courant common; ordinarily; ordinary; plain acceptable; circulating; common; commonly; continuous; current; customary; fluent; fluently; habitual; jogging; mean; non stop; normal; ordinarily; ordinary; pedestrian; present; quite common; running; running a race; smooth; streaming; trough; usual; vile
cru blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward abrupt; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; boisterousness; fierce; furious; improper; inappropriate; indelicat; indelicate; indiscrete; out of place; out of the blue; raw; rude; sudden; suddenly; tactless; tempestuous; unboiled; uncalled for; unexpectedly; unprocessed; unseemly; unsuitable
crûment blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward bluntly
direct blunt; plain; straight at once; before long; clear; direct; directly; fair; first thing; forthwith; frontal; genuine; honest; immediate; immediately; in a moment; instantly; now; perpendicular; presently; prompt; quick; rapid; right away; right now; serious; shortly; soon; speedy; straight; straight away; straightaway; swift; without delay
franc blunt; crude; explicit; fair; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; honest; open; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; sincere; square; straight; straightforward accessible; amenable; approachable; bold; candid; decent; direct; fair; frank; frankly; frontal; genuine; heartfelt; honest; liberal; neat; open; open-minded; openly; outspoken; proper; respectable; right; serious; sincere; sporting; straight; straight ahead; straight on; straightforward; true; unabashed; unconcealed; uninhibited; unprejudiced; upright; veritable
franche blunt; crude; explicit; fair; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; honest; open; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; sincere; square; straight; straightforward fair; frank; genuine; heartfelt; honest; open; sincere; true; upright
franchement blatant; blunt; crude; downright; explicit; fair; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; honest; open; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; sheer; sincere; square; straight; straightforward bold; candid; decent; direct; fair; frank; frankly; freely; frontal; genuine; heartfelt; honest; neat; open; openly; outspoken; proper; respectable; right; sincere; sporting; straight; straightforward; true; unabashed; unconcealed; uninhibited; upright; veritable
honnête blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward agreeable; benevolent; chaste; decent; fair; fine; frank; genial; genuine; good; good-natured; great; heartfelt; honest; honorable; honourable; just; kind; mild; neat; open; pleasant; proper; reliable; respectable; right; right-minded; righteous; serious; sincere; solid; sound; sporting; straight; true; true-hearted; upright; well-behaved
honnêtement blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward chaste; decent; fair; frank; genuine; heartfelt; honest; neat; open; proper; respectable; right; sincere; sporting; true; upright
intègre blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward chaste; fair; frank; genuine; good; heartfelt; honest; honorable; honourable; immaculate; impeccable; incorruptible; just; open; right-minded; righteous; serious; sincere; spotless; straight; true; true-hearted; undiscussed; unspoiled; untainted; upright; well-behaved
laid plain; ugly seedy; shabby; ugly; unsightly
librement blunt; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; openly; outright; outspoken; plain; plain-spoken; straight
moche plain; ugly seedy; shabby; unsightly
normal common; ordinarily; ordinary; plain acceptable; common; commonly; current; customary; habitual; mean; normal; ordinarily; ordinary; pedestrian; quite common; usual; vile
ordinaire common; ordinarily; ordinary; plain average; bogus; common; commonly; crude; customary; easily; easy; effortless; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; habitual; humble; mean; mediocre; modest; not difficult; not genuine; not hard; of simple origin; ordinarily; ordinary; pedestrian; quite common; sham; simple; stingy; unaffected; uncomplicated; usual; vile; vulgar
ouvertement blunt; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; openly; outright; outspoken; plain; plain-spoken; straight direct; fair; frank; frankly; freely; frontal; honest; naked; open; openly; straight; straightforward; unconcealed; uncultivated; untilled; vacant
pur et simple blatant; downright; plain; sheer absolute; downright; straight; utter
pâle ashen; blank; crude; drained of colour; pale; pallid; plain; unfinished; unmarked; unvarnished; washed out; white ash grey; ashen; bland; dim; drained of colour; faded; faint; grubby; lurid; off colour; pale; sallow; washed out; white
sans détours blunt; crude; explicit; fair; frank; honest; open; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; sincere; square; straight; straightforward blunt; bluntly; bolt upright; close; close by; coarse; concise; crude; dead straight; direct; erect; even; fair; flat; flatly; frank; frankly; frontal; honest; level; openly; perpendicular; pithy; point blank; smooth; straight; succinct; terse; unconcealed; uniform; unwavering; vulgar; without detours
sans fard blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward unaffected
simplement blatant; downright; plain; sheer blunt; bluntly; clean; easily; easy; effortless; free; freely; just; light; not dark; not difficult; not hard; readily; simple; simply; unaffected; uncomplicated
sincèrement blunt; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; openly; outright; outspoken; plain; plain-spoken; straight fair; frank; genuine; heartfelt; honest; open; outspoken; sincere; straight; straightforward; true; upright
tout simple common; ordinarily; ordinary; plain
uni plain associated; concerted; concordant; connected; connected together; interconnected; interdependent; joint; oneness; solidary; unanimous; unifying; united
à coeur ouvert blunt; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; openly; outright; outspoken; plain; plain-spoken; straight fair; frank; frankly; honest; openly; unconcealed
à découvert blunt; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; openly; outright; outspoken; plain; plain-spoken; straight bare; open; outdoor; uncovered
évident plain apparently; as clear as plain day-light; as plain as day; audible; bright; clarifying; clear; clear as daylight; clear-cut; conspicuous; cooked; definite; directly; discernible; distinct; done; evident; explicit; flagrant; graphic; identifiable; in sight; indeed; intelligible; luminous; manifest; naturally; notable; noticeable; obvious; obviously; of course; outstanding; palpable; perceptible; phenomenal; pronounced

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Related Definitions for "plain":

  1. lacking embellishment or ornamentation1
    • a plain hair style1
  2. lacking in physical beauty or proportion1
    • a plain girl with a freckled face1
  3. free from any effort to soften to disguise1
    • the plain and unvarnished truth1
  4. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment1
    • made his meaning plain1
    • it is plain that he is no reactionary1
    • in plain view1
  5. lacking patterns especially in color1
  6. not elaborate or elaborated; simple1
    • plain food1
    • stuck to the plain facts1
    • a plain blue suit1
    • a plain rectangular brick building1
  7. not mixed with extraneous elements1
    • plain water1
  8. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')1
    • he is plain stubborn1
  9. a basic knitting stitch1
  10. extensive tract of level open land1
    • they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain1
  11. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness1

Wiktionary Translations for plain:

plain
adjective
  1. ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation
  2. unseasoned
noun
  1. an expanse of land with relatively low relief
plain
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
plain plaine vlakte — gebied met weinig of geen hoogteverschillen
plain simple eenvoudig — zonder overdaad of vertoon
plain plaine EbeneGeographie: lang ausgestreckte, flache, hügelfreie Landschaft unabhängig von ihrer Höhe über dem Meer
plain lisse; plat eben — gleichmäßig flach (nicht notwendig waagerecht)
plain sans problèmes glattohne Umstände, schlichtweg, schlechterdings
plain simple schlichteinfach (im Sinne von nicht aufwändig oder luxuriös)