- plainly
- adverb sencillamente; claramente; francamenteplainly adv claramente / evidentementeplainly, he was very tired evidentemente, estaba muy cansadoplainlytr['pleɪnlɪ]adverb1 (clearly - explain, speak) claramente; (remember) perfectamente2 (obviously - gen) claramente, obviamente; (- upset, angry) evidentemente3 (simply) sencillamente, con sencillezplainly ['pleɪnli] adv1) clearly: claramente2) frankly: francamente, con franqueza3) simply: sencillamente'pleɪnliadverba) (obviously, visibly) claramente
plainly, this is not the solution — (indep) es obvio or está claro que ésta no es la solución, obviamente, ésta no es la solución
b) (clearly, distinctly) <explain> claramente; <remember> perfectamentec) (bluntly) <speak> claramente, sin rodeos, clarod) <dress> con sencillez['pleɪnlɪ]ADV1) (=clearly)plainly I was not welcome — estaba claro or era evidente or era obvio que no era bienvenido
I can remember it all quite plainly — lo recuerdo con todo detalle or perfectamente
2) (=frankly)to put it plainly, he's not wanted — hablando claro or sin rodeos, él sobra
to speak plainly to sb — hablar claro a algn, hablar a algn sin rodeos
3) (=simply) con sencillez, sencillamenteshe dresses plainly — viste con sencillez or sencillamente
* * *['pleɪnli]adverba) (obviously, visibly) claramenteplainly, this is not the solution — (indep) es obvio or está claro que ésta no es la solución, obviamente, ésta no es la solución
b) (clearly, distinctly) <explain> claramente; <remember> perfectamentec) (bluntly) <speak> claramente, sin rodeos, clarod) <dress> con sencillez
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
