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simple [ˈsɪmpəl] adj 1. not involved or complicated; easy to understand or do a simple problem 2. plain; unadorned a simple dress 3. consisting of one element or part only; not combined or complex a simple mechanism 4. unaffected or unpretentious although he became famous, he remained a simple and well-liked man 5. not guileful; sincere; frank her simple explanation was readily accepted 6. of humble condition or rank the peasant was of simple birth 7. weak in intelligence; feeble-minded 8. (prenominal) without additions or modifications; mere the witness told the simple truth 9. (prenomina) ordinary or straightforward a simple case of mumps 10. (Chemistry) Chem (of a substance or material) consisting of only one chemical compound rather than a mixture of compounds 11. (Mathematics) Maths a. (of a fraction) containing only integers b. (of an equation) containing variables to the first power only; linear c. (of a root of an equation) occurring only once; not multiple 12. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology not divided into parts a simple leaf a simple eye 13. (Music, other) Music relating to or denoting a time where the number of beats per bar may be two, three, or four n Archaic
1. a simpleton; fool 2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a plant, esp a herbaceous plant, having medicinal properties [via Old French from Latin simplex plain] simpleness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
simple adjective 1. uncomplicated, clear, plain, understandable, coherent, lucid, recognizable, unambiguous, comprehensible, intelligible, uninvolved simple pictures and diagrams uncomplicated involved, difficult, complex, complicated, advanced, sophisticated, elaborate, refined, intricate, convoluted, highly developed 2. easy, straightforward, not difficult, light, elementary, manageable, effortless, painless, uncomplicated, undemanding, easy-peasy (slang) The job itself had been simple enough. 3. plain, natural, basic, classic, severe, Spartan, uncluttered, unadorned, unfussy, unembellished She's shunned Armani for a simple blouse and jeans. plain elaborate, intricate, ornate, fussy, contrived 5. artless, innocent, naive, natural, frank, green, sincere, simplistic, unaffected, childlike, unpretentious, unsophisticated, ingenuous, guileless He was as simple as a child. artless worldly, smart, sophisticated, artful, worldly-wise 6. unpretentious, modest, humble, homely, lowly, rustic, uncluttered, unfussy, unembellished It was a simple home. unpretentious fancy, extravagant, flashy Translations simple [ˈsɪmpl] A. ADJ (simpler (compar) (simplest (superl))) 1. (= uncomplicated) [problem, idea, task] → sencillo, simple there is no simple answer → no existe una respuesta sencilla nothing could be simpler → no hay nada más simple it's as simple as that → la cosa es así de sencilla it's not as simple as you think → no es tan sencillo como piensas it should be a simple enough job → no debería ser un trabajo difícil keep it simple → no lo compliques in simple terms → en lenguaje sencillo the simplest thing would be to phone → lo más sencillo sería llamar por teléfono to be simple to make/use → ser sencillo de hacer/usar 2. (= mere) → simple a simple phone call could win you a week's holiday in Florida → con una simple llamada de teléfono podría ganar una semana de vacaciones en Florida by the simple fact that → por el simple hecho de que ... to be a simple matter of doing sth → ser simplemente una cuestión de hacer algo 3. (= elementary) → simple a simple act of kindness → un simple acto de bondad the simple fact is → la pura realidad es ... for the simple reason that → por la simple razón de que ... the simple truth → la pura verdad see also pure A1 4. (= not fussy) [dress, style, food] → sencillo 5. (= unsophisticated) [person, life, pleasures, pursuits] → sencillo these are simple people → son gente sencilla the simple things in or of life → las cosas sencillas de la vida 6. (= mentally retarded) → simple 7. (Chem, Bio, Bot, Med) → simple 8. (Gram) [sentence, tense] → simple B. CPD simple division N → división f simple simple equation N → ecuación f de primer grado simple fraction N → fracción f simple simple interest N → interés m simple simple majority N (Pol) → mayoría f simple Simple Simon N → tontorrón m, simplón m, alma m de cántaro(Sp) simple tense N (Gram) → tiempo m simple simple [ˈsɪmpəl] adj (= uncomplicated) [task, solution, question, instructions, method, diagram, advice] → simple It's very simple → C'est très simple. Wouldn't it be simpler to chop the tree down? → Cela ne serait pas plus simple d'abattre l'arbre? (= basic) [meal, clothes, lifestyle, accommodation, design, plan] → simple He lives a simple life → Il mène une vie simple. a simple black dress → une simple robe noire, une robe noire simple (for emphasis) → simple before n His refusal to talk was simple stubborness → Son refus de parler n'était que simple entêtement. for the simple reason that ... → pour la simple raison que ... the simple truth → la vérité pure et simple (GRAMMAR) [tense, sentence] → simple simple interest n (MATHEMATICS, COMMERCE) → intérêts mpl simples simple-minded [ˌsɪmpəlˈmaɪndɪd] adj → simplet(te), simple d'esprit simple adj (+er) (= uncomplicated, easy) → einfach; the camcorder is simple to use → der Camcorder ist einfach zu bedienen; it’s as simple as ABC → es ist kinderleicht; “chemistry made simple” → „Chemie leicht gemacht“ (= plain, not elaborate) → einfach; decor, dress → schlicht, einfach; in simple terms → in einfachen Worten; in simple language → in einfacher Sprache; the simple fact or truth is … → es ist einfach so, dass …; the simple fact that … → die schlichte Tatsache, dass…; for the simple reason that … → aus dem einfachen or schlichten Grund, dass …; it’s a simple matter of money → es ist schlicht und einfach eine Frage des Geldes; it’s a simple matter of finding adequate finance → es geht ganz einfach darum, angemessene finanzielle Mittel zu finden (= unsophisticated, unworldly) → einfach, schlicht; I’m a simple soul → ich bin ein einfacher Mensch; she likes the simple life → sie mag das einfache Leben or einen einfachen Lebensstil; the simple things in or of life → die einfachen Dinge des Lebens or im Leben (= foolish, mentally deficient) → einfältig simple: simple contract n (Jur) → formloser Vertrag simple interest n (Fin) → Kapitalzinsen pl simple-minded adj → einfältig simple-mindedness n → Einfältigkeit f, → Einfalt f Simple Simon n (= simpleton) → Einfaltspinsel m (inf pej) simple [ˈsɪmpl] adj (-r (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → semplice; (foolish) → sempliciotto/a, sprovveduto/a to make simple(r) → semplificare it's as simple as ABC → è come bere un bicchier d'acqua to make it simple for you ... → per semplificarti le cose... the simple truth → la pura verità in simple terms, in simple English → in parole povere for the simple reason that ... → per il semplice motivo che... simple equation (Math) → equazione f di primo grado a simple Simon → un(a) sempliciotto/a he's a bit simple (fam, euph) (mentally impaired) → è poco sveglio adj simple [ˈsimpl] 1 not difficult; easy a simple task. eenvoudig بَسيط прост lehký let einfach απλός, εύκολος sencillo, fácil, simple lihtne ساده yksinkertainen simple פָּשוּט आसान lak könnyű mudah einfaldur, auðskilinn semplice 簡単な 다우기 쉬운 paprastas, lengvas viegls mudah eenvoudig enkel, lett łatwy simples simplu, uşor лёгкий ľahký enostaven jednostavan enkel ง่าย kolay, basit 簡單的 простий; нескладний آسان đơn giản, dễ hiểu 简单的 2 not complicated or involved The matter is not as simple as you think. eenvoudig لَيْس مُعَقَّدا лесен jednoduchý enkel einfach απλός, μη σύνθετος sencillo, fácil, simple lihtlabane بي تكلف yksinkertainen simple פָּשוּט आसान jednostavan egyszerű sederhana einfaldur semplice 単純な 간단한 paprastas vienkāršs mudah eenvoudig enkel, ukomplisert prosty simples simplu, uşor простой jednoduchý preprost jednostavan enkel ไม่ซับซ้อน basit, sade 單純的 примітивний, елементарний سہل، بغیر کسی دشواری کے không rắc rối, không phức tạp 不复杂的 3 not fancy or unusual; plain a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life. gewone بَسيط скромен prostý enkel schlicht απλός, λιτός, κοινός simple, sencillo lihtne, harilik بي پيرايه koruton simple פָּשוּט सरल priprost, jednostavan egyszerű, szerény bersahaja látlaus semplice 簡素な 꾸밈 없는 paprastas, kuklus vienkāršs sederhana eenvoudig enkel, liketil prosty simples simplu, obişnuit скромный, незамысловатый prostý preprost jednostavan enkel, anspråkslös เรียบ ๆ sade, basit 簡樸的 скромний; невигадливий سادہ giản dị 简朴的 4 pure; mere the simple truth. suiwer مُجَرَّد، صِرْف неукрасен čistý enkle rein απλός, σκέτος, καθαρός puro, mero alasti, varjamata محض alaston pur et simple פָּשוּט निष्कपट čist, puki merő, tiszta murni umbúðalaus semplice 全くの 순수한 grynas tīrs; skaidrs sebenarnya zuiver enkel, rein og skjær czysty simples pur şi simplu чистый, сущий čistý, holý čist prost enkel, ren บริสุทธิ์ yalın, basit 純粹的 щирий; справжній محض، سیدھی سادی حقیقت đơn sơ 纯粹的 5 trusting and easily cheated She is too simple to see through his lies. liggelowig ساذِج، بَسيط лековерен důvěřivý, naivní naiv; godtroende naiv αφελής, εύπιστος ingenuo, cándido kergeusklik ساده دل herkkäuskoinen naïf תָּמִים सीधा-सादा naivan, prostodušan együgyű polos einfaldur, auðtrúa ingenuo だまされやすい 단순한 naivus, patiklus naivs; lētticīgs lurus argeloos naiv, godtroende prostoduszny simples naiv простодушный, наивный dôverčivý, naivný lahkoveren naivan troskyldig, naiv, godtrogen ไม่ประสีประสา saf, içten, temiz 單純的,易受騙的 наївний; простакуватий سیدھا سادہ ngây thơ, khờ dại 深信不疑的 6 weak in the mind; not very intelligent I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals. dof ساذِج العَقْل، بَسيط глупав prostoduchý tilbage einfältig αγαθός simple, tonto lihtsameelne احمق yksinkertainen niais טִיפֵּש बेवकूफ bezazlen, glup együgyű bodoh einfaldur, vitgrannur sciocco, credulone 愚かな 무지한 ne itin protingas, kvailokas ne visai gudrs; vientiesīgs bodoh onnozel enfoldig, enkel głupkowaty simplório idiot глуповатый; простоватый prostoduchý neveden glup enfaldig โง่ bön, alık 意志薄弱的,頭腦簡單的 недалекий; обмежений نادان ngu ngốc 头脑简单的 n simpleton [-tən] a foolish person. jansalie, swaap إنسان أحمَق глупак prosťáček dummepeter der Einfaltspinsel αγαθιάρης, χαζός inocentón, simplón ohmu ابله typerys niais, niaise שוֹטֶה मूर्ख व्यक्ति budala, glupan mamlasz orang bodoh heimskingi semplicione ばかな人 얼간이, 바보 kvaiša muļķis; vientiesis orang yang bodoh onnozele hannes enfoldig person, tosk dureń simplório idiot простак, простофиля hlupáčik bedak glupak dumbom, tokstolle คนโง่ aptal kimse 傻瓜 простак کند ذہن người ngốc, người khờ 傻瓜 n simplicity [simˈplisəti] the state of being simple The beauty of this idea is its simplicity; He answered with a child's simplicity. eenvoud بَساطَه простата jednoduchost simpelhed; enkelhed die Einfachheit, die Einfalt απλότητα, λιτότητα, αφέλεια sencillez lihtsus, lihtsameelsus سادگي yksinkertaisuus simplicité פַּשטוּת सरलता, आसानी, सादगी jednostavnost, nevinost egyszerűség kesederhanaan einfaldleiki semplicità 単純さ 단순 paprastumas vienkāršība kesederhanaan eenvoud enkelhet prostota, naturalność simplicidade simplitate простота; простодушие jednoduchosť preproščina jednostavnost enkelhet, naturlighet, rättframhet ความเรียบง่าย saflık, basitlik 樸素,簡單,率真 простота; простодушність سادگی sự đơn giản 简明, 直率 n simplifiˈcation 1 the process of making simpler. vereenvoudiging عَمَلِيَّة تَبْسيط опростяване zjednodušení forenkling die Vereinfachung απλοποίηση (ως διαδικασία) simplificación lihtsustamine ساده سازي yksinkertaistaminen simplification פִּישוּט सरलीकरण pojednostavljenje, simpflikacija (le)egyszerűsítés penyederhanaan einföldun semplificazione 単純化 단순화 supaprastinimas vienkāršošana proses yang memudahkan sesuatu vereenvoudiging forenkling upraszczanie simplificação simplificare упрощение zjednodušenie poenostavitev pojednostavljenje förenkling การทำให้ง่ายขึ้น basitleştirme 簡化 спрощення تسہیل qúa trình đơn giản hoá 简化 2 something made simpler; a simpler form The Americans have made some simplifications in English spelling. vereenvoudiging تَبْسيط нещо опростено zjednodušení forenkling die Vereinfachung απλοποίηση, απλούστευση simplificación lihtsustus تسهيل pelkistys simplification פִּישוּט सरलीकृत pojednostavljenje egyszerűsítés penyederhanaan einföldun semplificazione 簡略形 간소화 supaprastintas dalykas vienkāršojums pemudahan vereenvoudiging forenkling uproszczenie simplificação simplificare упрощение zjednodušenie poenostavitev pojednostavljenje förenkling สิ่งที่ทำให้ง่ายเข้า kolaylaştırma 簡化 спрощення اختصار، کسی چیز کی تسہیل cái được đơn giản hoá 简化 adj simplified made less difficult or complicated simplified language/tasks. vereenvoudig مُبَسَّط опростен zjednodušený forenklet vereinfacht απλοποιημένος simplificado lihtsustatud ساده شدن helpotettu simplifié מוּפשַט सरलीकृत pojednostavljen (le)egyszerűsített disederhanakan einfaldaður semplificato 簡略化した 간소화 된 lengvesnis, supaprastintas vienkāršots yang muda vereenvoudigd forenklet uproszczony simplificado simplificat упрощённый zjednodušený poenostavljen uprošćen förenklad ทำให้เข้าใจง่าย basitleştirilmiş 簡化的,單純化的 спрощений تسہیل شدہ được đơn giản hoá 不困难的 v simplify [-plifai] to make simpler Can you simplify your language a little? vereenvoudig يُبَسِّط опростявам zjednodušit forenkle vereinfachen απλοποιώ, απλουστεύω simplificar lihtsustama ساده كردن yksinkertaistaa simplifier לְפַשֵט सरल बना देना pojednostaviti, učiniti što lakše razumljivim (le)egyszerűsít menyederhanakan einfalda semplificare 簡略にする 단순화하다 supaprastinti vienkāršot memudahkan vereenvoudigen forenkle; skjære gjennom upraszczać simplificar a simplifica упрощать zjednodušiť poenostaviti pojednostaviti förenkla ทำให้ง่ายขึ้น basitleştirmek 簡化 спрощувати تسہیل کرنا đơn giản hoá 使简化 adv simply 1 only I do it simply for the money. net فَقَط само pouze kun einfach, nur απλά και μόνο simplemente ainult فقط ainoastaan simplement פָּשוּט सिर्फ samo, jedino egyszerűen; csak hanya einfaldlega semplicemente ただ 단순히 paprasčiausiai vienkārši; tikai semata-mata eenvoudig simpelthen, ganske enkelt jedynie simplesmente doar только len edino samo bara, uteslutande เพียงแค่นั้น sadece, yalnızca 只是 просто-таки محض، مطلق duy nhất, chỉ 只(是为了)... 2 absolutely simply beautiful. absoluut بصورَةٍ مُطْلَقَه просто zcela prostě bare einfach αναμφισβήτητα, σκέτα absolutamente, simplemente täiesti, lausa كاملا kerrassaan tout simplement ממש सरलता से, आसनी से jednostavno, apsolutno egyszerűen benar-benar einfaldlega, öldungis semplicemente 全く 정말로 tiesiog vienkārši; pilnīgi benar-benar gewoonweg absolutt, helt po prostu simplesmente absolut, pur şi simplu просто jednoducho enostavno apsolutno helt enkelt, rätt och slätt อย่างแท้จริง gerçekten, hakikaten 絕對地 абсолютно بلاشبہ hoàn toàn, cực kì 绝对地 3 in a simple manner She was always very simply dressed. eenvoudig بصورَةٍ بَسيطَه скромно prostě enkelt einfach απλά, λιτά con sencillez lihtsalt به سادگي yksinkertaisesti avec simplicité בְּפָּשטוּת सादगी से na jednostavan način, nenapadno egyszerűen secara sederhana látleysislega con semplicità 簡素に 수수하게 paprastai vienkārši ringkas eenvoudig enkelt prosto com simplicidade simplu, cu simplitate скромно skromne preprosto jednostavno enkelt อย่างง่าย ๆ sade şekilde, basitçe 樸素地 просто سادے انداز میں giản dị, mộc mạc 朴素地 adj simple-ˈminded of low intelligence; stupid. dom بَسيط العَقْل глуповат přihlouplý tilbage einfältig αγαθιάρης, χαζός simple rumal ساده لوح typerä simplet טִיפֵּש अल्प बुद्धि priprost, naivan butácska bodoh einfaldur; treggáfaður sempliciotto, credulone 単純な 어리석은 kvailokas vientiesīgs; pamuļķis bodoh onnozel enfoldig, dum głupkowaty estúpido stupid туповатый, глуповатый prostoduchý, naivný omejen prostodušan enfaldig ไร้เดียงสา saf, safdil 頭腦簡單的 простодушний; недалекий احمق، کند ذہن chất phác, ngớ ngẩn 头脑简单的 n simple-ˈmindedness domheid بَساطَة العَقْل глуповатост prostota ducha enfoldighed die Einfalt απλοϊκότητα, αφέλεια estupidez rumalus حماقت typeryys simplicité d'esprit טִיפשוּת अल्पबुद्धिमता priprostost, jednostavnost hiszékenység kebodohan einfeldni semplicioneria 単純さ 정신 박약 kvailumas vientiesība; muļķība kebodohan onnozelheid enfoldighet, dumhet głupota estupidez naivitate туповатость prostoduchosť omejenost prostodušno enfaldighet ความไร้เดียงสา saflık 笨 простодушність; обмеженість کند ذہنی tính chất phác, sự ngớ ngẩn 笨 simple → بسيط jednoduchý simpel einfach απλός simple yksinkertainen simple jednostavan semplice 簡単な 단순한 eenvoudig enkel prosty simples простой enkel ง่าย basit dễ hiểu 简单的 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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