simple

fácil, sencillo

Que no cuesta hacer o entender.

En inglés sencillo: Easy to do or understand.

• The task is simple.
• She gave us some simple instructions.
• Is there a simpler way to solve this?

Cómo se usa: simple to do something (This camera is simple to use.)

Sinónimos: easy, straightforward

Antónimos: difficult, complicated

Expresiones frecuentes: simple task, simple instructions, simple to use

sencillo, simple

Que tiene pocas partes o detalles y carece de adornos o elementos innecesarios.

En inglés sencillo: Having few parts or details, without extra decoration or unnecessary features.

• She wore a simple dress.
• We shared a simple meal of bread and soup.
• His designs became simpler over time.

Sinónimos: basic, plain, uncomplicated

Antónimos: elaborate, complex

Expresiones frecuentes: simple design, simple dress, simple meal, simple life

simple

Describe una forma verbal inglesa no progresiva, como «I work» o «I worked».

En inglés sencillo: Describing a verb form that is not continuous, such as 'I work' or 'I worked'.

• Use the simple past here.
• We practiced questions in the simple present.
• Does this sentence need a simple or continuous form?

Antónimos: continuous, progressive

Expresiones frecuentes: simple present, simple past, simple tense

simple, corto

Que tiene poca inteligencia o dificultad para entender; decirlo de alguien puede resultar ofensivo.

En inglés sencillo: Not very intelligent or able to understand things easily; this description can hurt people's feelings.

• They cruelly called him simple.
• She assumed he was simple because he spoke slowly.
• The villagers mocked the boy as simple.

Sinónimos: dim, slow, unintelligent

Antónimos: intelligent, clever

Expresiones frecuentes: a little simple, simple person, simple in mind

medicamento simple

Medicamento elaborado con una sola especie de planta.

En inglés sencillo: A medicine made from just one kind of plant.

• The healer prepared a simple.
• This old book lists simples made from local herbs.
• She used a simple rather than a mixture of plants.

Sinónimos: herbal remedy

Expresiones frecuentes: herbal simple, prepare a simple, medicinal simple

recoger hierbas medicinales

Recoger plantas que se utilizarán como remedios.

En inglés sencillo: To gather plants that will be used as medicine.

• The healer went out to simple.
• She simpled in the fields each spring.
• They were simpling for herbs near the stream.

Sinónimos: gather medicinal herbs

Expresiones frecuentes: simple for herbs, simple in fields