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plain

простой

simple and not decorated or difficult

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Pronunciation
EN-UK/pleɪn/
EN-US/pleɪn/
RU[prɐˈstoj]
plain

plain with Russian translation

plain usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

She wore a plain white dress.

Она надела простое белое платье.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

The instructions were plain and easy to follow.

Инструкции были простыми и лёгкими для понимания.

plain synonyms

🇬🇧en

простой, без украшений

A1Very Often

She wore a plain black dress.

🇬🇧en

простой, несложный

A1Very Often

The instructions are simple to follow.

🇬🇧en

базовый, основной, простой по уровню

A2Very Often

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🇬🇧en

скромный, неброский

A2Often

They live in a modest house.

B
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bare

голый, без лишнего, пустой

A2Often

The room had bare white walls.

U
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unadorned

неукрашенный, без декора

B1Rarely

The church has an unadorned stone interior.

S
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stripped-down

упрощённый, без лишних деталей

B1Often

The app has a stripped-down version for beginners.

🇬🇧en

прямой, ясный, несложный

B1Often

The explanation was straightforward and clear.

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What does plain mean?

simple and not decorated or difficult

How do you pronounce plain?

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

How is plain used in a sentence?

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

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plain - pronunciation, meaning, translation: простой