words of one syllable

Meaning: (idiomatic,usually preceded byin)Simple,clear,straightforwardlanguage;bluntlanguage.1894,John Kendrick Bangs, “A Midnight Visitor”, inThe Water Ghost and Others:I am at present engaged in preparing a vest-pocket edition of the philosophical works of Schopenhauer inwords of one syllable.1914,Samuel Hopkins Adams, chapter 24, inThe Clarion:So I explained inwords of one syllablethat I went there to pick edelweiss from the fire escapes.1915,John Galsworthy, chapter 22, inThe Freelands:Felix propounded the story of the arrest, so far as might be, inwords of one syllable.1972December 27,Alden Whitman, “Obituary: Harry S. Truman, Decisive President”, inNew York Times, retrieved21 September 2012:The President used "words of one syllable" to convey his insistence that Poland be "free and independent".2003November 19,Richard Corliss, “That Old Feeling: The Show at the Casino”, inTime:Or, inwords of one syllable, it's Cirque's sex show.

Examples:

EN: I'll explain everything to you in words of one syllable.
ES: Te explicaré todo en monosílabos.
EN: You wouldn't like to start again very slowly, in words of one syllable?
ES: ¿Podría empezar de nuevo lentamente, empleando palabras fáciles?
EN: Stick to words of one syllable.
ES: Use palabras de una sílaba.
EN: In words of one syllable, yes.
ES: ¡Dicho en una sola sílaba, sí!
EN: I'll give it to you in words of one syllable, my friend. When you buy something on the installment plan you sign what they call a conditional sales contract.
ES: Cuando tú compras algo así, está bajo un contrato...
EN: Well, it's rather difficult to explain a thing like that in words of one syllable.
ES: Es difícil explicarlo con palabras de una silaba.
EN: In words of one syllable, there is no cash. Get it?
ES: En pocas palabras, no hay dinero. ¿Lo entiende?
EN: In words of one syllable.
ES: En palabras de una sílaba.
EN: I have briefed a group of civil servants in words of one syllable and they've sent back an unintelligible report, saying the exact opposite of what I asked them to say.
ES: Se lo expliqué de forma muy clara a un grupo de funcionarios y me han enviado un informe ininteligible en el que se dice lo contrario de lo que pedí.
EN: I mean, the facts took some driving home, but by repeating the thing in words of one syllable
ES: Pero cuando le repetí la historia bastantes veces lo comprendió.
EN: Let's try to sort this out in words of one syllable, shall we?
ES: Intentemos resolverlo con palabras de una sílaba.
EN: I'll say it in words of one syllable.
ES: Bien... Lo diré en palabras monosilábicas.
EN: You don't have to explain in words of one syllable!
ES: ¡No hace falta que lo explique con tanto detalle!
EN: What are you talking about? I'll explain in words of one syllable, provided that you tell our superintendent,
ES: Lo explicaré en palabras de una sílaba, ya que Ud. se lo dirá a nuestro comisario.
EN: Yes, well, it's almost impossible to say it now. Absolutely. He could mentally bring himself down to their level and explain things to them in words of one syllable.
ES: Y me acuerdo que él se interesaba mucho por los niños, por enseñarles.

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