صيغ مركبة:
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all-purpose flour (US),
plain flour (UK) n | (wheat flour) | طحين متعدد الاستعمالات، طحين عادي |
| | All-purpose flour is great for cookies, but doesn't have enough gluten for bread. |
| as plain as a pikestaff expr | UK, informal (very obvious) | واضح جدًّا، جليّ جدًّا |
| as plain as a pikestaff expr | UK, informal (not attractive) (غير جذاب) | عاديّ جدًّا |
| coastal plain n | (geology) (في الجيولوجيا) | سهل ساحليّ |
floodplain,
flood plain n | (area near river prone to flooding) | سهل معرض للانغمار بمياه الفيضان |
| | An aerial view shows the river meandering through the floodplain. |
| in plain clothes expr | (not wearing a uniform) | بملابس عادية، بملابس مدنية |
| | The policemen were in plain clothes so the criminals didn't recognise them. |
| in plain English adv | (in clear and simple language) | بلغة مفهومة، بلغة بسيطة |
| | I wish politicians would talk in plain English! |
| in plain terms expr | (in clear and simple language) | بعبارات بسيطة |
| | The man spoke in plain terms so the commoners could understand. |
| in plain view expr | (overtly, in the open) | بشكل مكشوف للنظر |
| | The deer stood in plain view in the field in front of us. |
| in plain words expr | (expressed simply) | بوضوع، بتعبير واضح |
| | You need to write the instructions in plain words so people can understand them. |
| | The new Prime Minister expressed his political views in plain words. |
| make [sth] plain v expr | (with object: make obvious) | يوضح شيئًا، يبدي شيئًا، يُظهر شيئًا |
| make it plain that v expr | (with clause: make obvious) | يبيّن أنّ، يُظهر أنّ |
plain as day,
as plain as day adj | informal (obvious) | واضح جدًّا للعيان |
| | After that fall, the bumps on his head were plain as day. |
| plain bearing | (machinery) | مَحمِل بسيط، مَحمِل انزلاقي |
| plain chocolate n | (dark eating chocolate) | شوكولاتة خالصة، شوكولاتة بلا حليب |
| | Plain chocolate is supposed to be better for you than milk chocolate. |
| plain chocolate n | (cooking chocolate) | شوكولاتة للطبخ |
| | It's best to use plain chocolate when you're making chocolate mousse. |
plain dealing,
plain-dealing adj | (open, straightforward) | نزيه، أمين |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | A plain-dealing merchant is good to find. |
| plain flour n | (ground wheat with no raising agent) | دقيق، طحين |
| plain folks npl | US (ordinary people) | الناس العاديون |
plain folks appeal,
plain folks propaganda n | US (use of ordinary people to persuade) | الترويج باستخدام أناس عاديين |
| | The advert features actors portraying an ordinary family, as the company is aiming for plain folks appeal. |
| plain folks n as adj | US (argument, etc.: using populism) | شعبويّ |
| a plain Jane n | informal (girl: unattractive) | فتاة عادية الملامح |
| | We were all surprised when Ana said she had landed a contract as a model, as she was always such a plain Jane. |
| | لقد فوجئنا عندما أخبرتنا آنا أنها ستعمل كعارضة أزياء، فلطالما كانت فتاة عادية الملامح. |
| plain sailing n | (on waters without obstruction) | إبحار سهل، إبحار بدون عوائق |
plain sailing (UK),
plane sailing (UK),
clear sailing (US) n | figurative (easy course) | سهل، يخلو من المتاعب |
| | This isn't a hard circuit; once the drivers are past the second corner, it's plain sailing. |
| plain speaking n | (expressing oneself directly) | كلام صريح |
| | President Harry Truman was known for his down-to-earth mannerisms and plain speaking. |
plain speaking,
plain-speaking adj | (who says things directly) | صريح الكلام |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | She is plain speaking to the point of rudeness. |
| plain style n | (clear, simple use of language) | أسلوب بسيط |
plain text,
plaintext,
clear text n | (computing: uncoded text) | نص غير مشفر |
| | Use the button on the right to switch between plain text and the WYSIWYG editor. |
| plain words npl | (clear, simple language) | كلمات بسيطة |
| plain-clothes officer n | (police officer not in uniform) | شرطي بملابس مدنية |
| | The teens were arrested by a plain-clothes officer. |
| plain-looking adj | (unattractive) | عاديّ المظهر، غير جذّاب |
plainclothes,
plain-clothes adj | (police officer: not uniformed) | بلباس مدنيّ |
| plain clothes n | (police officer: civilian clothing) | شرطي بلباس مدنيّ |
plainspoken,
plain-spoken adj | (frank, direct) | صريح |