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plain

простой

Meaning of plain

simple and not decorated or difficult

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EN-UK/pleɪn/
EN-US/pleɪn/
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plain - простой
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plain with Russian translation

plain usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Она надела простое белое платье.

She wore a plain white dress.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

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
sweetсладкий

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Related words worth learning together

simple
easy, not complicated or ornate
basic
fundamental or elementary, not advanced
modest
not flashy; simple in appearance or behavior
bare
lacking decoration or covering; plain to the point of being minimal
unadorned
not decorated at all; very plain in style
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🇬🇧en

easy, not complicated or ornate

A1Very Often

The instructions are simple to follow.

🇬🇧en

fundamental or elementary, not advanced

A2Very Often

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🇬🇧en

not flashy; simple in appearance or behavior

A2Often

They live in a modest house.

B
🇬🇧en
bare

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

A2Often

The room had bare white walls.

U
🇬🇧en
unadorned

not decorated at all; very plain in style

B1Rarely

The church has an unadorned stone interior.

S
🇬🇧en
stripped-down

reduced to the simplest form, with extras removed

B1Often

The app has a stripped-down version for beginners.

🇬🇧en

easy to understand or deal with; not complicated

B1Often

The explanation was straightforward and clear.

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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.

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

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