plain [pleɪn]
adjective
plainer (comparative)plainest (superlative)1 (clear, obvious) claro; evidente
it is plain that es evidente or obvio que; está claro que
to make sth plain (to sb) poner algo de manifiesto (a algn); dejar algo claro
you have made your feelings plain has puesto tus sentimientos de manifiesto; has dejado claros tus sentimientos
her guilt was plain to see saltaba a la vista que era culpable
it's as plain as a pikestaff or as the nose on your face or as day está más claro que el agua
2 (outspoken, honest) franco
I shall be plain with you le hablaré con toda franqueza; seré franco con usted; let me be plain with you déjeme que le hable claramente or sin rodeos; permítame que le hable con franqueza (formal)
plain dealing negocios (m) limpios
3 (unadorned) [+answer] franco; [+living] sencillo; sin lujo; [+food, cooking] sencillo; corriente; [+language, style] sencillo; llano; [+envelope] en blanco; [+paper] liso; [+fabric] de un solo color; liso
he drank plain water bebió agua nada más; they're very plain people es gente muy sencilla or llana; she used to be plain Miss Jones antes se llamaba la Srta. Jones sin más; it's just plain common sense es de sentido común
in plain clothes [+policeman] (vestido) de civil or paisano
in plain English or language (understandably) en lenguaje claro or sencillo; (frankly) (hablando) sin rodeos
the plain truth la verdad lisa y llana
it's plain sailing from now on a partir de ahora es pan comido (informal)
adverb