in layman's terms | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Phrased simply, withoutjargon;(of English-language speech or writing)phrased inplain English.Hypernyms:in other words,that is to say;plainly,simply,simplistically;see alsoThesaurus:in other wordsOkay, Einstein, but how about putting itin layman's terms, so the rest of us can understand?Okay, let me explain thisin layman's terms: no ticket, no train ride.1973,Robert N[icholas] Giaimo, “Projected Deficit for Fiscal Year 1972”, inDistrict of Columbia Appropriations for 1973, part 1,page954:I would like to get into this $3 million deficit, Doctor. I would like to hear about itin layman's termsrather than accounting terms.2016September 15, Dan Lamothe, “After investigation, Navy’s Blue Angels will stop using maneuver that killed a pilot”, inThe Washington Post‎[1]:“In layman’s terms, he transitioned from the high performance climb to the Split S too low and too fast, and by not deselecting his afterburners during the maneuver, he continued to accelerate,” according to the Navy investigation’s report. “The net effect of these deviations was that the aircraft was simply too low and too fast to avoid impacting the ground.”2019March 18, Ken Scar, “From jazz singer to Ph.D.: Clemson marketing professor Oriana Aragón blazed her own path to success”, inClemson University Relations‎[2], Media Release, archived fromthe originalon1 December 2020:Aragón started at Clemson in 2016 and is well-known for her research into dimorphous expressions, whichin layman’s termsare strangely negative responses to positive events, like crying tears of joy or seeing a puppy so cute you want to squeeze it or a baby so cute you want to smoosh its face.

Examples:

EN: You know what that means in layman's terms?
ES: ¿Sabe qué significa en palabras simples?
EN: But explain your diagnosis in layman's terms.
ES: Pero dígame, en pocas palabras, su diagnosis.
EN: Something which, in layman's terms... so affected the insecticide that from a mildly virulent germ spray... it created deadly chemical reversal of the growth process.
ES: Algo que, en lenguaje más accesible, afectó al insecticida, que pasó de ser un tóxico de virulencia leve a un producto letal inversor del proceso de crecimiento.
EN: From this cross-section, you'll see that it incorporates a device which, in layman's terms, can best be described as an electronic telescope.
ES: De esta sección cruzada, verán que incorpora un dispositivo que, para entendernos, puede describirse mejor como un telescopio electrónico.
EN: And what is that in layman's terms?
ES: ¿Y qué significa eso en cristiano?
EN: - Put it in layman's terms.
ES: En lenguaje más accesible.
EN: Ooh, well, very, very basically, putting it simply in layman's terms, a stasis leak is a leak, right? In stasis. Hence the name "stasis leak".
ES: Bueno, por ponerlo de un modo que vuestro intelecto pueda comprender, una fuga de estasis es una fuga de lo que sería el estasis, de ahí el nombre.
EN: Or in layman's terms, pal, she is driving you crazy.
ES: O en términos simples te está volviendo loco.
EN: heart so to put this in layman's terms you're gonna let this old guy sit up on a rotting scaffold because you haven't got the paint cans to be honest with him is that it why is this happening to me I was just
ES: vas a dejar que este viejo se siente un andamio podrido porque no tienes Conseguí las latas de pintura para ser honesto con él. es asi
EN: Uh, that means, in layman's terms, that the world was ruled by chicks.
ES: Eso significa en términos legos que el mundo era regido por chicas.
EN: Could you put that in layman's terms?
ES: ¿Podría explicarlo en términos simples?
EN: Could you, in layman's terms, describe for the court exactly what Adam is?
ES: ¿Podría describir ante el tribunal qué es Adam exactamente?
EN: Or in layman's terms, an extremely tight, wonderful ass.
ES: En otras palabras, un lindo culito.
EN: I just put it in layman's terms for you.
ES: Acabo de ponerlo en los mas sencillos términos para ti
EN: Well, in layman's terms, it's a rush from finally having released all that anger toward Dan.
ES: - En terminos simples, te has liberado al descargar tu ira hacia Dan.

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