Plain - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adverb

With no qualification, restriction, or limitation; totally.

Примеры использования:

She trusted him absolutely

adverb

Completely

Примеры использования:

I believed/trusted him absolutely., you must be absolutely silent or the birds won't appear., we've…

adverb

Used for adding force to a strong adjective that is not usually used with "very" or to a verb expressing strong emotion

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It's absolutely impossible to work with all this noise., the food was absolutely disgusting/delicio…

adjective

Clearly visible or understood; obvious.

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For no apparent reason she laughed

adjective

Able to be seen or understood

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[ + that clause ] it was becoming increasingly apparent that he could no longer look after himself.…

adjective

Seeming to exist or be true

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There are one or two apparent discrepancies between the two reports., she has this apparent innocen…

adjective

Without guile or deception.

Примеры использования:

An artless, naive girl

adjective

Simple and not wanting to deceive

Примеры использования:

"why did you take the money?" she asked the child. "because i wanted it," came the artless reply.

noun

→  be (as) plain as the nose on your face

noun

A number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.

Примеры использования:

The proportion of over-60s is above the eu average of 19 per cent

adjective

Constituting the result obtained by adding together several amounts and then dividing this total by the number of amounts.

Примеры использования:

The average temperature in may was 4°c below normal

verb

Amount to or achieve as an average rate or amount over a period of time; mean.

Примеры использования:

Annual inflation averaged 2.4 per cent

adjective

Forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental.

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Certain basic rules must be obeyed

noun

The essential facts or principles of a subject or skill.

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I learnt the basics of programming on a course

noun

A simple high-level computer programming language that uses familiar english words, designed for beginners and formerly used widely.

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You could write your own software in the basic programming language

adverb

In a way that is unambiguously explicit and direct.

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The rules state categorically, 'no violence'

phrase

In an absolute, definite, or firm manner

adverb

In a way that is without any doubt or possibility of being changed

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He categorically refused to take part in the project., top executives categorically denied that the…

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

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Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

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He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

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The drive had been cleared of snow

adverb

Totally; utterly.

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The fire completely destroyed the building

adverb

In every way or as much as possible

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I agree with you completely., she's completely mad., he'd completely changed - i didn't recognize h…

adjective

Able to be discovered or identified.

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An easily detectable and treatable disorder

adjective

That can be noticed or discovered

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There has been no detectable change in the patient's condition., tests show the virus is barely det…

adjective

Able to be discerned; perceptible.

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The scandal had no discernible effect on his career

adjective

Able to be seen or understood

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The influence of rodin is discernible in the younger artist., there is no discernible reason why th…

adjective

(of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis).

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It's a downright disgrace

adverb

To an extreme degree; thoroughly.

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He was downright rude

phrase

Complete and without restriction or qualification

adjective

Clearly seen or understood; obvious.

Примеры использования:

She ate the biscuits with evident enjoyment

adjective

Easily seen or understood; obvious

Примеры использования:

It quickly became evident that someone had broken in., twain’s interest in adam is evident in all h…

adjective

Easily seen or understood

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The full extent of the damage only became evident the following morning., from the smell it was evi…

adjective

Very ugly

Примеры использования:

Oh, that girl is fugly!

noun

A large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.

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Acres of rough grassland

noun

A large area of land covered with grass

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Conservation groups are restoring grasslands in the midwest.

adjective

Devoid of guile; innocent and without deception.

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His face, once so open and guileless

adjective

Honest, not able to deceive

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She regarded him with wide, guileless blue eyes.

adjective

(of a place or surroundings) simple but cosy and comfortable, as in one's own home.

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A modern hotel with a homely atmosphere

adjective

Plain or ordinary, but pleasant

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The hotel was homely and comfortable.

adjective

(of a person) ugly

adjective

Simple and unsophisticated.

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Homespun philosophy

noun

Homespun cloth.

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Clad in homespun

adjective

(of beliefs, theories, etc.) simple and ordinary

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Homespun philosophy/wisdom

adverb

In a way that is impossible to doubt because of being obviously true

Примеры использования:

Your assertion is incontrovertibly true., he is, incontrovertibly, a success.

adjective

(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.

Примеры использования:

He eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes

adjective

Honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly

Примеры использования:

It has to be said it was rather ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to take care of his lug…

noun

(in south america) a treeless grassy plain.

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To find the snakes, he wades - barefoot - in the knee-deep water of the venezuelan llanos, the lowl…

noun

Low-lying country.

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Economic power gravitated towards the lowlands

noun

An area of land that is not very high above the sea or that is lower than most of the land around it

adjective

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

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Her manifest charm and proven ability

verb

Show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.

Примеры использования:

Lizzy manifested signs of severe depression

noun

A document listing a ship's contents, cargo, passengers, and crew, for the use of customs officers.

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If you're a customs inspector at a port of entry you can send photos of cargos and manifests back t…

noun

Land used for the cultivation of grass for hay.

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A large village in open meadowland

adjective

Unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

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He was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise

adjective

Not large in size or amount, or not great in value

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A modest increase in salary, a modest house, although an outstanding scientist, he’s a modest man.

adjective

Not large in size or amount, or not expensive

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Modest amount/budget/profit we have a fairly modest budget, considering our oil wealth., modest ris…

idiom

To not be attractive

Примеры использования:

She's no oil painting but she's got an attractive personality.

idiom

To not be attractive

Примеры использования:

The house isn't much to look at but it's spacious.

adjective

Easily seen or noticed; clear or apparent.

Примеры использования:

A noticeable increase in staff motivation

adjective

Easy to see or recognize

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There’s a noticeable improvement in your grades., it’s gotten noticeably colder this week.

adjective

Able to be noticed or perceived; discernible.

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Observable differences

adjective

Able to be noticed

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There’s no observable connection between the two events.

adjective

Easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.

Примеры использования:

Unemployment has been the most obvious cost of the recession

adjective

Easily seen, recognized, or understood

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An obvious solution, for obvious reasons, he needs to find work soon.

adjective

With no special or distinctive features; normal.

Примеры использования:

He sets out to depict ordinary people

noun

What is commonplace or standard.

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Their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary

adjective

Not different, special, or unexpected in any way; usual

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His music was of the sort that ordinary americans could relate to., computers are now widely availa…

noun

Large treeless plains in south america.

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The southern pampas of argentina

noun

The large, flat areas of land covered in grass in parts of south america

noun

Land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep.

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Areas of rich meadow pasture

verb

Put (animals) to graze in a pasture.

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They pastured their cows in the water meadow

noun

Land covered with grass or similar plants suitable for animals, such as cows and sheep, to eat

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[ c ] the best places to find bluebirds are open pastures.

noun

A government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.

Примеры использования:

He took out a patent for an improved steam hammer

adjective

Easily recognizable; obvious.

Примеры использования:

She was smiling with patent insincerity

Obtain a patent for (an invention).

Примеры использования:

An invention is not your own until it is patented

adjective

That can be seen, heard, or noticed

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There are many people for whom these distinctions are hardly perceivable., there was no perceivable…

adjective

(especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed.

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A perceptible decline in public confidence

adjective

That can be seen, heard, felt, tasted, smelled, or noticed

Примеры использования:

His pulse was barely perceptible (= difficult to feel) upon arrival at the hospital.

verb

Measure (the depth of a body of water).

Примеры использования:

I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven metres down

noun

A ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.

Примеры использования:

He traces a line in white paint along the wall beyond the leaves, then drops a plumb from a cord st…

adverb

Exactly.

Примеры использования:

Trading opportunities plumb in the centre of central europe

adverb

In a positive way, especially by expressing optimism, agreement, or acceptance.

Примеры использования:

The negotiations started positively, with agreement on several issues

noun

A large open area of grassland, especially in north america.

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With these they are able to dramatise plains, prairies, steppes and meadows.

noun

A wide area of flat land, covered with grass, esp. a large area in central north america that was originally covered by grass and is now mainly farming land

adverb

To a profound extent; extremely.

Примеры использования:

A profoundly disturbing experience

adverb

In a way that has a strong effect; extremely

Примеры использования:

The operation can profoundly improve patients' lives.

adjective

Not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material.

Примеры использования:

Cars can run on pure alcohol

adjective

Not mixed with anything else

Примеры использования:

The scarf is pure silk., it was a moment of pure joy., the mountain air was fresh and pure (= not p…

noun

A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.

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An army officer of high rank

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

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Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.

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Clumps of rank grass

adverb

In actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible.

Примеры использования:

So what really happened?

exclamation

Used to express interest, surprise, or doubt.

Примеры использования:

‘i've been working hard.’ ‘really?’

adjective

Able to be recognized or identified from previous encounters or knowledge.

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There was no recognizable photograph of him

adjective

Familiar because of having been seen or experienced before

Примеры использования:

The cartoon character was instantly recognizable to millions of children.

noun

A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.

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The lowlands include savannas, swamps, tropical rainforests, and semi-deserts.

proper noun

A port in georgia, just south of the border with south carolina, on the savannah river close to its outlet on the atlantic; population 132,410 (est. 2008).

noun

A large, flat area of land covered with grass, usually with few trees, that is found in hot countries, especially in africa

adjective

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

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A severe shortage of technicians

adjective

Causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious

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A severe earthquake, the family faced severe challenges when he lost his job., severe criticism

adjective

Nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis).

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She giggled with sheer delight

adverb

Perpendicularly.

Примеры использования:

The ridge fell sheer, in steep crags

noun

A very fine or diaphanous fabric or article.

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I put up the new curtains and sheers

adjective

Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty.

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A simple solution

noun

A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one.

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The gatherers of simples

exclamation

Of very low intelligence.

adverb

In a straightforward or plain manner.

Примеры использования:

She spoke simply and from the heart

adverb

Just; only

Примеры использования:

I simply don’t trust him., we simply go to camp, set it up, and spend the weekend., they voted not …

adjective

Free from pretence or deceit; proceeding from genuine feelings.

Примеры использования:

They offer their sincere thanks to paul

adjective

(esp. of feelings, beliefs, opinions, or intentions) honest; not false or invented

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Sincere modesty/belief/statement, more than sincere words of support, we need action., she spoke wi…

noun

A thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship.

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The spars - those are those huge, diagonal sticks hanging from the masts - are the frame for the sa…

verb

Make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training.

Примеры использования:

One contestant broke his nose while sparring

noun

A period or bout of sparring.

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Maybe she could beat him in a spar match, but he wouldn't find out until the annual martial arts to…

adjective

Severe or bare in appearance or outline.

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The ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky

adjective

Empty or without decoration

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Stark white walls, the dim halls made a stark contrast with the bright, sun-drenched apartment.

noun

A large area of flat unforested grassland in south-eastern europe or siberia.

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By the mid-sixteenth century crimea, the southern russian steppes, the kazakh steppes, and western …

noun

A large area of land with grass but no trees, especially in eastern europe, russia, and central asia

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These people have lived for centuries on the russian steppes.

adjective

Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand.

Примеры использования:

In a straightforward case no fees will be charged

adjective

Easy to understand; clear

Примеры использования:

The doctor explained the operation in straightforward english., she’s a straightforward, no-nonsens…

noun

A broad, high level region; a plateau.

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At its southern end, the terrain drops down to the santa rosa plateau, a 2,000-foot-high tableland …

adverb

In a thorough manner.

Примеры использования:

He searched the house thoroughly

adverb

Completely; absolutely.

Примеры использования:

The building was totally destroyed by the fire

adverb

Completely or extremely

Примеры использования:

This book is totally different from her last one.

noun

A vast, flat, treeless arctic region of europe, asia, and north america in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

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Tundra vegetation

adjective

Unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance.

Примеры использования:

People in school always told me i was ugly

adjective

Not adorned; plain.

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It was very simple, its walls unadorned

adjective

Plain and simple, with little or no decoration

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Her unadorned beauty

adjective

Feeling or showing no effects or changes.

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The walks are suitable only for people who are unaffected by vertigo

adjective

Not influenced or changed in any way

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Internet access will be unaffected by the upgrade., her writing is very unaffected and easy to read.

adjective

Not pretentious or arrogant; modest.

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He was an unassuming and kindly man

adjective

Quiet and not attracting attention

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A shy and unassuming person, an unassuming little restaurant

adjective

Not pleasing or appealing to look at.

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An unattractive deep red brick

adjective

Ugly in appearance, or unpleasant in character

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An unattractive room, an unattractive personality

adjective

Not adorned or decorated.

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The walls were completely undecorated

adjective

An undecorated object or place has nothing added to make it more attractive

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She likes plain walls and altogether undecorated surfaces., undecorated pavlova can safely be left …

adverb

Used to emphasize that something cannot be denied or disputed.

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The results were undeniably impressive

adverb

In a way that is certainly true

Примеры использования:

She is undeniably good at her job., he undeniably shares some of their views.

adjective

Not embellished or decorated.

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The unembellished truth

adjective

Not fussy.

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A simple unfussy design

adjective

Not attractive; ugly.

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Unlovely tower blocks

adjective

Not able to be mistaken for anything else; very distinctive.

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The unmistakable sound of his laughter

adjective

Not likely to be confused with something else; clearly recognized

Примеры использования:

There was an unmistakable smell of chocolate.

adjective

Absolute; unqualified.

Примеры использования:

The tour had been an unmitigated disaster

adjective

(esp. of something unpleasant or unsuccessful) complete

Примеры использования:

Her new business proved to be an unmitigated disaster.

adjective

Not having any decoration.

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An unornamented two-storey building

adjective

Not decorated with any ornament (= a decoration that is added to something to make it more beautiful)

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She wore a stately, unornamented red gown with a loose gold sash., the company's office was located…

adjective

Not ostentatious.

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He was generous in a quiet, unostentatious way

adjective

Not attractive or appealing to the eye.

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Despite his unprepossessing appearance he had an animal magnetism

adjective

Not interesting, attractive, or impressive

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We were disappointed at the unprepossessing exterior of the hotel.

adjective

Not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed.

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A friendly and unpretentious hotel

adjective

Simple and/or sincere; not pretentious

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The food is delicious and unpretentious.

adverb

In a way that cannot be disputed or doubted; without question.

Примеры использования:

The awards were unquestionably deserved

adverb

In a way that is obvious and impossible to doubt

Примеры использования:

She is unquestionably good at physics., the operation has unquestionably improved the wellbeing of …

adjective

Lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes.

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An unsophisticated young man

adjective

Not complicated, not educated, or without a good understanding of culture

Примеры использования:

He’s an unsophisticated man, but he has been very successful in business.

adverb

Completely and without qualification; absolutely.

Примеры использования:

He looked utterly ridiculous

adverb

Completely or extremely

Примеры использования:

What an utterly stupid thing to do!, she was utterly devastated when her husband died.

noun

(in spain and spanish america) a large grassy plain or valley.

Примеры использования:

The fertile, irrigated vega to the west provided the caliphs with a lavish table.

proper noun

The fifth-brightest star in the sky, and the brightest in the constellation lyra, overhead in summer to observers in the northern hemisphere.

noun

Open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern africa. it is conventionally divided by altitude into highveld, middleveld, and lowveld.

Примеры использования:

South africa's eastern coastal zone has relatively high rainfall, but the western veld tapers into …

adjective

Able to be seen.

Примеры использования:

The church spire is visible from miles away

noun

Visible imports or exports.

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Half british exports (visibles and invisibles) are directed outside the eu and the financial relati…