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simple
UK
/ˈsɪmpl/
US
/ˈsɪmpəl/
Translations
simples
pl
simpler
Comp.
simplest
Super.
Used chiefly in spoken English to mean ‘easy’ or ‘obvious’ as an exclamation.
simpler
Comp.
simplest
Super.
UK
/ˈsɪmpl/
US
/ˈsɪmpəl/
Her simple honesty was refreshing in a world full of deceit.
Son honnêteté sincère était rafraîchissante dans un monde plein de tromperie.
The instructions were simple and easy to follow.
Les instructions étaient simples et faciles à suivre.
The instructions were simple and easy to follow.
Les instructions étaient faciles à comprendre et à suivre.
The bank offered an account that pays simple interest.
La banque proposait un compte qui rapportait des intérêts simples.
Additional translations
UK
/ˈsɪm.pəl/
US
/ˈsɪm.pəl/
Regular qualitative adjective; forms comparative and superlative with -er/-est.
Synonyms
simples
pl
UK
/ˈsɪm.pəl/
US
/ˈsɪm.pəl/
The herbalist recommended a simple to help with the cold symptoms.
L'herboriste a recommandé un simple pour aider à soulager les symptômes du rhume.
He was often considered a simple by those who didn't understand his unique perspective.
On le considérait souvent comme un simplet, faute de comprendre sa vision singulière.
The herbalist recommended a simple to help with the cold symptoms.
L'herboriste a recommandé une plante médicinale pour aider à soulager les symptômes du rhume.
In his ontology, minds and bodies were analysed into simples.
Dans son ontologie, les esprits et les corps étaient analysés en simples.
Additional translations
UK
/ˈsɪm.pəl/
US
/ˈsɪm.pəl/
Archaic: used mainly in older or literary language
Tell me simple, without any embellishment.
Dis-le-moi simplement, sans aucun embellissement.
Rare/archaic noun, chiefly in the sense of a medicinal herb or plant; plural form is commoner.
simpled
Past Simple
simpled
Past Participle
simpling
Gerund
UK
/ˈsɪm.pəl/
US
/ˈsɪm.pəl/
Archaic/rare verb meaning ‘to gather medicinal herbs’ or ‘to treat with medicinal herbs’
The apothecary would simple in the meadows at dawn.
L'apothicaire allait herboriser dans les prés à l'aube.
The healer simpled her patients with roots and leaves from the forest.
Le guérisseur traitait ses patients avec des racines et des feuilles de la forêt.
Additional translations
Definitions
They mocked him as a simple who knew nothing of city life.
Medieval physicians often prescribed simples like chamomile for stomach aches.
The recipe is so simple that even beginners can follow it.
She preferred a simple black dress over something flashy.
A molecule of hydrogen is the simplest possible.
"How do we open the box?" — "Simple! Just slide the latch to the left."
The instructions were simple and easy to follow.
She wore a simple dress to the party.
For a simple circuit, a single resistor is connected to a battery.
He prefers a simple lifestyle, free from unnecessary complications.
Her simple honesty was refreshing in a world full of deceit.
The bank offered an account that pays simple interest.
It was a simple task that took only a few minutes.
She wore a simple black dress.
A simple leaf has one blade.
He was too simple to recognize the trick.
The herbalist recommended a simple to help with the cold symptoms.
He was often considered a simple by those who didn't understand his unique perspective.
In his ontology, minds and bodies were analysed into simples.
Tell me simple, without any embellishment.
The old garden was full of simples for making tinctures.
The apothecary would simple in the meadows at dawn.
The healer simpled her patients with roots and leaves from the forest.