Phrase guide

in plain sight

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Very easy to see or notice, especially when supposed to be hidden.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: a plena llum — very easy to see or notice
  • Catalan: a ulls veients — very easy to see or notice
  • Danish: i det åbne — very easy to see or notice
  • Finnish: täysin avoimesti — very easy to see or notice
  • French: au vu et au su de tous — very easy to see or notice
  • French: à la vue de tous — very easy to see or notice
  • Galician: a ollos vistos — very easy to see or notice
  • German: offen sichtbar — very easy to see or notice
  • German: deutlich sichtbar — very easy to see or notice
  • German: klar erkennbar — very easy to see or notice
  • German: für jedermann sichtbar — very easy to see or notice
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 (andaugiba) — very easy to see or notice
  • Italian: in bella vista — very easy to see or notice
  • Italian: in piena luce — very easy to see or notice
  • Polish: na widoku — very easy to see or notice
  • Spanish: a ojos vistas — very easy to see or notice