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plain

plain

Meaning of plain

English

simple and not decorated or difficult

Русский

не сложный, без украшений и лишних деталей

plain

Pronunciation

British English
/pleɪn/
American English
/pleɪn/

plain with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом plain

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

5 сочетаний

Сочетания и примеры

  • plain clothesпростая одежда
  • plain paperобычная бумага
  • plain waterпростая вода
  • plain designпростой дизайн
  • plain languageпростой язык

plain usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She wore a plain white dress.

Она надела простое белое платье.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

I like plain food.

Я люблю простую еду.

plain synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between plain, simple, basic, modest, bare, and unadorned

🇬🇧English

simple; also means not difficult

A1very often

ENThe instructions are simple to follow.

🇬🇧English

with only the essentials

A2very often

ENYou need only basic English for this job.

🇬🇧English

not showy or expensive-looking

A2often

ENThey live in a modest house.

Advanced: broader words

B
🇬🇧English
bare

with nothing added or covering it

A2often

ENThe room had bare white walls.

U
🇬🇧English
unadorned

without decoration; formal

B1rare word

ENThe church has an unadorned stone interior.

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plain meaning: what does it mean?

simple and not decorated or difficult

plain pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

plain is pronounced as /pleɪn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

plain definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Она надела простое белое платье. Translation: She wore a plain white dress.

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