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The English Word of the Day/La palabra en inglés del día: P L A I N

The English Word of the Day/La palabra en inglés del día: P L A I N

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adjetivo, adverbio, sustantivo

Ahora tenemos un "corrector" oficial para nuestro español. Démosle la bienvenida a Rosalindaurora.

Como tenemos muchos nativos ingleses, por favor siéntase libre para ayudarse mutuamente.

Las directrices:

Una frase debe tener al menos 4 palabras.

Limite tus respuestas a 4 frases o menos.

No copie directamente tu respuesta del traductor.

No utilice letras de canciones o frases que no son fácilmente traducidos al inglés.

No copie y pegue de un libro o de otra fuente directamente.

Utilice tus propias palabras, por favor.

Puedes publicar respuestas múltiples.

Incluya el inglés, así como el español, en tu respuesta.

The English word of the day is:

P L A I N

Now we have an official "corrector" for our Spanish. Please welcome Rosalindaurora.

As we have many English native speakers so please feel free to help one another.

Guidelines:

A sentence must have at least 4 words.

Limit your answer to 4 sentences or less.

Do not copy your answer directly from the translator.

Do not use song lyrics or phrases that are not easily translated to English.

Do not directly copy and paste from a book or other source.

Use your own words, please.

You may post multiple answers.

Include the English, as well as the Spanish, in your answer.

Examples:

Why didn’t you say so in plain English? / ¿Por qué no me lo dijiste claramente?

It’s just plain stupid. / Es simplemente estúpido.

The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.

La lluvia en España se mantiene principalmente en la llanura.

Spainish Totem -- Toro (Bull)

This was the previous challenge.

Please thank Rosalindaurora for her help with our Spanish.

Vote for every answer and for me. wink

Today’s unusual English word. diurnal Just for fun.

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updated May 17, 2015
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Hola Ian, Check the link for diurnal :) - sanlee, May 7, 2015
Gracias amiga - fixed it. xx - ian-hill, May 7, 2015
Hola guapo xo - rac1, May 7, 2015
Hola amigo, y gracias Rosalinda. - ray76, May 7, 2015
Hola mod mates - ian-hill, May 7, 2015

10 Answers

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Roxanne didn't love Cyrano, & he didn't know why although the reason was as plain as the nose on his face...

A Roxane no le gustaba Cyrano, y él no sabía por qué aunque la explicación era tan evidente como la nariz en su rostro...

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updated May 17, 2015
edited by Faldaesque
posted by Faldaesque
:) far from plain vanilla :) - ian-hill, May 7, 2015
:) - jrschenk, May 8, 2015
Muy bien. I would say, "Roxane no lo quería a Cyrano". - Rosalindaurora, May 9, 2015
Gracias amiga xx - ian-hill, May 17, 2015
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Para nosotros, fue claro que el matrimonio no era un éxito.

For us, it was plain to see that the marriage was not a success.

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updated May 10, 2015
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
I am guessing at 'plain to see'. Maybe 'evidente' would be better? - jennysk, May 7, 2015
Jenny I think that "plain to see " is more common usage so would be acceptable . - ray76, May 8, 2015
:) - ian-hill, May 8, 2015
Somebody in this picture needs to be tickled. : ) - jrschenk, May 8, 2015
I meant the Spanish translation of 'plain to see', Ray. - jennysk, May 9, 2015
Muy bien. I would say, "claro que el matrimonio" - Rosalindaurora, May 9, 2015
Gracias Rosalindauro! - jennysk, May 10, 2015
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My ancestors were plain folks that lived on the plains.

Mis antepasados eran buena gente que vivían en las llanuras.

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updated May 9, 2015
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
:) - ian-hill, May 7, 2015
And with cool weapons. ;) - jrschenk, May 8, 2015
:-) - LuisCache, May 8, 2015
¡Muy bien! - Rosalindaurora, May 9, 2015
¡Muchas gracias, Rosalindauro! - sanlee, May 9, 2015
jejejeje, I just saw your comment JR, Es verdad. - sanlee, May 9, 2015
Thanks, Luis! - sanlee, May 9, 2015
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A veces es mejor esconderse a plena vista.

updated May 9, 2015
posted by AnnRon
:) - ian-hill, May 8, 2015
¡Muy bien! - Rosalindaurora, May 9, 2015
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It is always better to tell the plain truth. It is easy to find the liars, because the lie has no legs.

Siempre es mejor decir la verdad. Es fácil encontrar los mentirosos, porque la mentira no tiene patas

updated May 9, 2015
posted by porcupine7
:) - ian-hill, May 7, 2015
¡Muy bien! - Rosalindaurora, May 9, 2015
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The facts are undeniable and are plain to see.

Los hechos son innegables y están a la vista.

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updated May 9, 2015
posted by rac1
:) - ian-hill, May 7, 2015
I had only seen hacer forms of hecho before, so thanks. - jrschenk, May 8, 2015
¡Muy bien! - Rosalindaurora, May 9, 2015
5
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Cuando hornea pan en casa es mejor a utilizar siempre harina normal.

When baking bread at home it is better to always use plain flour.

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updated May 9, 2015
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
:) - ian-hill, May 7, 2015
¡Muy bien! - Rosalindaurora, May 9, 2015
Is that whole wheat, bro? - sanlee, May 9, 2015
5
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Naultinus, es un género de reptiles escamosos pertenecientes a la familia Gekkonidae. Es endémico de Nueva Zelanda.

Se trata de un gecko diurno y terrestre. Los reptiles de la especie de Naultinus son generalmente de color verde y no pueden cambiar su color. Tienen colas prensiles que no caen fácilmente. La especie está en peligro, debido principalmente a la destrucción del hábitat, especialmente en las islas pequeñas.

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See chart in Wikipedia

Naultinus, it is a genus of scaly reptiles belonging to the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

It is a diurnal and terrestrial gecko. Reptiles of the Naultinus species are usually green and can not change their color. They have prehensile tails that do not easily drop off. The species is endangered mainly due to habitat destruction, especially in small islands.

updated May 9, 2015
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
:) - ian-hill, May 8, 2015
¡Muy bien! - Rosalindaurora, May 9, 2015
¡Muchas gracias, Rosalindauro! - sanlee, May 9, 2015
5
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Era evidente que nuestro vuelo no iba a ser un normal cuando todos los auxiliares de vuelo fueron al fondo del avión para rodear un pasajero y regresamos a la puerta sin despegar, donde un coche de policía era plenamente visible.

It was plain that our flight was not going to be a normal one when all the flight attendants went to the back of the plane to surround a passenger and we returned to the gate without taking off, where a police car was in plain sight.

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updated May 9, 2015
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Es verdad? - ian-hill, May 7, 2015
Yes, but it was not a big enough deal to make the news or anything as far as I can tell (the picture is a random one I found, not the guy in question). - bosquederoble, May 7, 2015
I think he was just a bit intoxicated and unruly- no threats or anything. :) - bosquederoble, May 7, 2015
¡Muy bien! - Rosalindaurora, May 9, 2015
Gracias, Rosalindauro. :) - bosquederoble, May 9, 2015
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You all must have known it was coming:

The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain.

La lluvia en España cae principalmente en la llanura.

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updated May 9, 2015
posted by Jubilado
I sort of anticipated that one amigo. :) - ian-hill, May 8, 2015
¡Muy bien! - Rosalindaurora, May 9, 2015