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plain

Meaning of plain

simple and not decorated or difficult

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British English/pleɪn/
American English/pleɪn/
Russian transcription[prɐˈstoj]
plain
plain - простой
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plain usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она надела простое белое платье.

She wore a plain white dress.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Инструкции были простыми и лёгкими для понимания.

The instructions were plain and easy to follow.

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plain belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

plainпростой
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

plain synonyms

Related word breakdowns

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

🇬🇧English
plain

basic, not decorated, not elaborate

A1Very Often

She wore a plain black dress.

Она была в простом чёрном платье.

🇬🇧English

easy, not complicated or ornate

A1Very Often

The instructions are simple to follow.

Инструкции просты для выполнения.

🇬🇧English

fundamental or elementary, not advanced

A2Very Often

You need only basic English for this job.

Для этой работы нужен только базовый английский.

🇬🇧English

not flashy; simple in appearance or behavior

A2Often

They live in a modest house.

Они живут в скромном доме.

B
🇬🇧English
bare

lacking decoration or covering; plain to the point of being minimal

A2Often

The room had bare white walls.

В комнате были голые белые стены.

U
🇬🇧English
unadorned

not decorated at all; very plain in style

B1Rarely

The church has an unadorned stone interior.

У церкви неукрашенный каменный интерьер.

S
🇬🇧English
stripped-down

reduced to the simplest form, with extras removed

B1Often

The app has a stripped-down version for beginners.

У приложения есть упрощённая версия для начинающих.

🇬🇧English

easy to understand or deal with; not complicated

B1Often

The explanation was straightforward and clear.

Объяснение было простым и ясным.

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How to pronounce plain and what this word means

plain translation: простой. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce plain

/pleɪn/

plain translation

простой

plain examples

She wore a plain white dress.

plain transcription

/pleɪn/, /pleɪn/

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plain meaning: what does it mean?

simple and not decorated or difficult

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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?

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

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