"simple" meaning in French

See simple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɛ̃pl/ Audio: Fr-simple.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-simple.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-simple.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-simple.wav Forms: simples [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin simplex. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French, {{inh+|fr|fro|-}} Inherited from Old French, {{bor|fr|la|simplex}} Latin simplex Head templates: {{fr-adj}} simple (plural simples)
  1. single
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-adj-lH8YdQb3 Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  2. simple, straightforward, easy Synonyms: facile
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-adj-kiWVpn7R Categories (other): French terms with collocations, Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3. simple, plain, unsophisticated
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-adj-FzlL4BI2 Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  4. (grammar) synthetic; non analytic Coordinate_terms: composé, antérieur
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-adj-TmS9htxy Categories (other): French terms with collocations, Grammar, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 1 18 28 15 8 24 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  5. (grammar)
    (chemistry) simple, uncompounded
    Coordinate_terms: complexe, composé
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-adj-iuHOUGzG Categories (other): French terms with collocations, Chemistry, Grammar, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 1 18 28 15 8 24 Topics: chemistry, grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  6. one-way
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-adj-pq4sv1sQ Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 1 18 28 15 8 24
  7. mere
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-adj-NdPsmL50 Categories (other): French terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dans le plus simple appareil, dans son plus simple appareil, réduire à sa plus simple expression, simple d'esprit, simplet, simplement, simplicité, simplifier

Noun

IPA: /sɛ̃pl/ Audio: Fr-simple.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-simple.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-simple.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-simple.wav Forms: simples [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin simplex. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French, {{inh+|fr|fro|-}} Inherited from Old French, {{bor|fr|la|simplex}} Latin simplex Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} simple m (plural simples)
  1. (baseball) single Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-noun-lH8YdQb3 Categories (other): Baseball, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 1 18 28 15 8 24 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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          "english": "easy as pie",
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