 | English  | German |  |
 | plain {adj} [simple] | 2752 einfach [schlicht] |  |
 | straightforward {adj} [simple] | 1799 einfach [unkompliziert] |  |
 | sober {adj} [simple, plain, subdued (clothes etc.)] | 425 einfach [unauffällig, schlicht, dezent (Kleidung etc.)] |  |
 | jejune {adj} [naive, simple] | 261 simpel |  |
 | facile {adj} [simple] | 120 einfach [Art, Methode, Technik] |  |
 | artless {adj} [natural and simple] | 112 schlicht [ungekünstelt, natürlich] |  |
 | unsophisticated {adj} [simple] | 49 einfach [Person, Technik etc.] |  |
 | unadorned {adj} [simple, without frills] | 42 schnörkellos |  |
 | easy {adj} [simple] | 13 simpel |  |
 | sb. beareth sth. [archaic] [third-person singular simple present indicative form of bear] | jd. übt etw.Akk. aus. |  |
 | sheepish {adj} [simple-minded] | dümmlich [beschränkt] |  |
Nouns |
 | gastr. cooker [small, simple stove] | 46 Kocher {m} |  |
 | archi. cabin [small, simple one-story dwelling] | Häuschen {n} |  |
 | pocketknife [very simple, traditional type] | Feitel {m} [ugs.] [österr.] [bayer.] [einfaches, billiges Taschenmesser] |  |
 | pocketknife [very simple, traditional type] | Taschenfeitel {m} [österr.] [bayer.] |  |
 | pocketknife [very simple, traditional type] | Veitel {m} [österr.] [ugs.] [veraltet] [Feitel] |  |
2 Words |
 | drop-dead {adv} [coll.] [gorgeous, handsome, simple, etc.] | umwerfend [ugs.] [toll, gut aussehend, einfach etc.] |  |
 | no-frills {adj} [simple] | schlicht |  |
 | textil. community mask [simple face mask] | Alltagsmaske {f} [ugs.] [Community-Maske] [Mund-Nasen-Maske] |  |
 | math. irreducible module [simple module] | irreduzibler Modul {m} [einfacher Modul] |  |
 | neol. KISS principle [Keep it short and simple] | KISS-Prinzip {n} [Halte es kurz und einfach] |  |
 | constr. lean-to [simple structure attached to a building] | angebauter Verschlag {m} |  |
 | softball question [coll.] [fig.] [a simple-to-answer question in place of a sensitive or embarrassing question] | Gefälligkeitsfrage {f} |  |
3 Words |
 | not sufficiently complex [too simple] | unterkomplex [geh.] [neol.] |  |
 | ling. easy (German) language [language used in a simple manner] | Leichte Sprache {f} [Deutsch in leichter Sprache] |  |