Usage examples of "simples" in French with translation to English

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Les choses ne sont pas si simples. Things are not that simple.
Ces livres sont plus simples que ceux-là. These books are easier than those books.
Expliquez-le avec des mots simples. Explain it in plain words.
Elle ignore les choses scientifiques les plus simples. She is ignorant of even the simplest facts about science.
Je trouve que les mots ayant des définitions précises sont les plus simples à retenir. I find words with concise definitions to be the easiest to remember.
Il préfère les gens ordinaires et simples, car il est lui-même ordinaire et simple. He prefers plain, simple people, for he is plain and simple himself.
Pourrais-tu reformuler ça avec des mots plus simples ? Will you please put that in simpler words?
La plupart des choses ordinaires, simples et quotidiennes qu'il désire peut être obtenue par des gens au revenu moyen. Most of the plain, simple, everyday things he desires can be secured by people of average means.
De nombreuses erreurs auraient pu être évitées par de simples expérimentations. Many mistakes could have been avoided through simple experiments.
Un module est dit semi-simple s'il est somme de sous-modules simples. A module is said to be semisimple if it is the sum of simple submodules.
Pourquoi les gens ajoutent des phrases aussi simples et communes telles que « bonjour », « comment vas-tu ?», etc.? Why do people add simple and common sentences such as "hello", "how are you", etc.?
C'est simple et intuitif. It's simple and intuitive.
Facile n'est pas toujours simple. Easy isn't always simple.
La simple vue du docteur effrayait mon cousin. The mere sight of the doctor made my cousin afraid.
Je suis un simple employé de bureau. I'm just a plain office worker.
Voudriez-vous une simple ou une double ? Would you like a single or a double?
Aller-retour ou aller simple ? Round trip or one-way?
Elle portait une robe simple. She wore a simple dress.
Cette voiture est simple à conduire. This car is easy to drive.
C'est un simple fruit de ton imagination. This is a mere figment of your imagination.
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