plain-clothes en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de plain-clothes en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.plain clothes [ingl. brit. ˌpleɪn ˈkləʊðz, ingl. am. ˌpleɪn ˈkloʊ(ð)z] SUST. npl

to wear plain clothes, to be in plain clothes

essere in borghese

II.plain-clothes ADJ.

plain-clothes attrib. policeman, customs officer:

plain-clothes

in borghese

Traducciones de plain-clothes en el diccionario italiano»inglés

abito civile (di poliziotto)

plain clothes

mettersi in borghese poliziotto:

to dress in plain clothes

in borghese poliziotto

in plain clothes

poliziotto in borghese

plain-clothes policeman

Traducciones de plain-clothes en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.clothe [ingl. brit. kləʊð, ingl. am. kloʊð] V. trans.

clothe

vestire

clothe

abbigliare

to feed and clothe family, refugees

nutrire e vestire

to be clothed in

essere vestito di

fully clothed

completamente vestito

II.to clothe oneself V. v. refl.

to clothe oneself

vestirsi

to clothe oneself

abbigliarsi

clothes [ingl. brit. kləʊ(ð)z, ingl. am. kloʊ(ð)z] SUST. npl

1. clothes (garments):

clothes

abiti m

clothes

vestiti m

clothes

indumenti m

children's, work clothes

abiti per bambini, da lavoro

to put on, take off one's clothes

vestirsi, svestirsi

to change one's clothes

cambiarsi

without any clothes on

nudo or senza niente addosso

to make one's own clothes

farsi i vestiti

2. clothes (washing):

clothes

bucato m

clothes before sust. basket, line

per il bucato

clothes peg, pin

da bucato

with only the clothes he stood up in

soltanto con i vestiti che aveva addosso

I.plain [ingl. brit. pleɪn, ingl. am. pleɪn] ADJ.

1. plain (simple):

plain dress, decor, living, language

semplice

plain food

semplice, non elaborato

plain building, furniture

semplice, sobrio

plain cooking

cucina semplice

she's a good plain cook

la sua cucina è casalinga ma buona

a plain man

un uomo semplice or alla buona

2. plain (of one colour):

plain background, fabric

in tinta unita

plain envelope

bianco

a sheet of plain paper (unheaded)

un foglio di carta non intestata

a sheet of plain paper (unlined)

un foglio di carta senza righe

a plain blue dress

un vestito blu in tinta unita

under plain cover

in busta non intestata

3. plain (unattractive) eufem.:

plain woman

insignificante

she's rather plain

è bruttina

4. plain (clear):

plain line

netto

plain marking

chiaro

in plain view of sb

proprio davanti a or sotto gli occhi di qn

5. plain (obvious):

plain

chiaro

plain

evidente

it was plain to everyone that he was lying

tutti avevano capito che stava mentendo

it's a plain fact that …

è chiaro che …

it is plain from this report that …

risulta chiaramente da questo rapporto che …

she's jealous, it's plain to see

è gelosa, è evidente

her suffering was plain to see

si vedeva chiaramente che soffriva

to make it plain to sb that …

fare capire chiaramente a qn che …

let me make myself quite plain, I'm not going

voglio essere chiaro, non ci vado

do I make myself plain?

sono stato chiaro?

she made her irritation quite plain

ha mostrato chiaramente la sua irritazione

6. plain (direct):

plain answer, language

franco, schietto

can't you speak in plain English?

puoi parlare in modo comprensibile?

in plain English, this means that …

in parole povere, significa che …

the plain truth of the matter is that …

la verità nuda e cruda è che …

7. plain attrib. (downright):

plain common sense

semplice

plain ignorance, laziness

puro e semplice, completo

8. plain (ordinary):

I knew him when he was plain Mr Spencer

lo conoscevo quando era semplicemente il signor Spencer

9. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt

bianco

plain crisps

non aromatizzato

plain rice

in bianco

plain hamburger

= senza salse, cipolla ecc.

10. plain (in knitting):

plain

diritto

II.plain [ingl. brit. pleɪn, ingl. am. pleɪn] SUST.

1. plain GEOGR.:

plain

pianura f

on the plain

in pianura

the (Great) Plains ingl. am.

le Grandi Pianure

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

(punto) diritto m

a row of plain

un giro a diritto

III.plain [ingl. brit. pleɪn, ingl. am. pleɪn] ADV.

1. plain (completely):

plain stupid, wrong

completamente, del tutto

plain lazy

di una pigrizia assoluta

2. plain (directly):

I can't put it any plainer than that

non posso essere più chiaro di così

IV.plain [ingl. brit. pleɪn, ingl. am. pleɪn]

to be as plain as day

essere chiaro come la luce del sole

to be plain sailing project, task etc.:

andare liscio come l'olio

plain-clothes en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de plain-clothes en el diccionario italiano»inglés

poliziotto in borghese

plain-clothes policeman

Traducciones de plain-clothes en el diccionario inglés»italiano

clothes [kloʊðz] SUST. pl

clothes

abiti m pl

clothe [kloʊð] V. trans.

clothe

vestire

clothe fig.

rivestire di

I.plain [pleɪn] ADJ.

1. plain:

plain

semplice

plain (one color)

di un solo colore

plain (without additions)

senza additivi

plain yogurt

yogurt m naturale

2. plain (uncomplicated):

plain

semplice

the plain folks

la gente semplice

plain and simple

puro e semplice

3. plain (clear, obvious):

plain

chiaro

it is plain that …

è chiaro che …

to be plain enough

essere abbastanza chiaro

to make sth plain

mettere in chiaro qc

to make oneself plain (to sb)

spiegarsi (con qu)

to be plain with sb

essere franco con qu

to be as plain as the nose on your face

essere chiaro come la luce del sole

4. plain (mere, pure):

plain

puro, -a

the plain truth

la pura verità

5. plain (not pretty):

plain

non attraente

a plain girl

una ragazza bruttina

II.plain [pleɪn] ADV. coloq. (downright)

plain

semplicemente

plain awful

proprio orribile

III.plain [pleɪn] SUST.

1. plain GEO.:

plain

pianura f

the plains pl

le pianure

the great Plains

le Grandi Pianure

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

d(i)ritto m

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Black ground coverage officers acted as undercover plain clothes intelligence gatherers in both rural and urban areas.

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He was in plain clothes, and was wearing a soft felt hat.

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Off stage, she was quiet and modest, and wore plain clothes, saying that pretty clothes were for her performances.

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It shows a young man in a black t-shirt being dragged by his hair in a public park by a man in plain clothes.

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The unmarked car and plain clothes recommendation is routinely ignored by police agencies.

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Some poets aren't satisfied with plain clothes or plain language, they turn their metaphors into absurdist imaging or trace an elliptical line of thought.

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Squad members usually operate in plain clothes, and both genders can be squad members.

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This also makes it easy to identify them even when in plain clothes from the manner in which they speak.

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Common people were often restricted to undyed plain clothes.

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Four were in plain clothes, taking the plane for a business trip.

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