| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| ordinary {adj} [plain] | 799 einfach | |
| sober {adj} [simple, plain, subdued (clothes etc.)] | 422 einfach [unauffällig, schlicht, dezent (Kleidung etc.)] | |
| simple {adj} [plain] | 337 schlicht | |
| stark {adj} [bluntly / plain] | 270 nackt [fig.] [Wahrheit / Realität] | |
| austere {adj} [severely plain] | 258 nüchtern [asketisch, schmucklos, karg] | |
| vanilla {adj} [fig.] [plain, conventional] | 130 durchschnittlich [Standard-, konventionell] | |
| homely {adj} [plain] [Am.] | 105 unscheinbar [Person] | |
| homely {adj} [plain] [Am.] | 15 reizlos | |
| bald {adj} [plain or blunt (statement etc.)] | 13 trocken [schlicht (und direkt), nüchtern] [Aussage etc.] | |
| grassy {adj} [e.g. plain, strip] | Gras- [z. B. Ebene, Streifen] | |
Verben |
| [to explain sth. to sb. in plain German] | jdm. etw.Akk. ausdeutschen [österr.] [ugs.] [in einfachen Worten erklären] | |
Substantive |
| cloth. textil. lutestring [a plain glossy silk formerly much used for women's dresses and ribbons] | Glanztaffet {m} [veraltet] | |
| cloth. textil. lutestring [a plain glossy silk formerly much used for women's dresses and ribbons] | Sendeltaffet {m} | |
| cloth. hist. textil. lutestring [a plain glossy silk formerly used for dresses and ribbons] | Lüstrin {m} [veraltet] | |
| cloth. hist. textil. lutestring [a plain glossy silk formerly used for dresses and ribbons] | Lüstrine {f} | |
| geogr. pampa [South American plain] | Pampa {f} [Grasland in Südamerika] | |
2 Wörter |
| (plain) vanilla {adj} [coll.] [plain, dull, ordinary] | 08/15 [ugs.] | |
| plain out {adv} [Am.] [regional] [plain, simply] | schlichtweg | |
3 Wörter |
| Excuse my French. [coll.] [idiom] [Excuse my plain speaking.] | Entschuldigen Sie meine offene Rede. [unverblümte Sprache] [formelle Anrede] | |
| Pardon my French. [coll.] [idiom] [Excuse my plain speaking.] | Verzeih meine offene Rede. [unverblümte Sprache] | |
4 Wörter |
| geogr. Plains of Northern India [Indo-Gangetic plain] | Indus-Ganges-Ebene {f} | |
| sheet of ruled paper [to put underneath plain paper] | Linienspiegel {m} [österr.] [Linienblatt] | |