| Subject | English | Russian |
| slang | explain in layman's terms | объяснить на пальцах (Damirules) |
| gen. | explain something in layman's terms | объяснить доступно (ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | простым языком (ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | популярно говоря (MichaelBurov) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | если смотреть на это с позиций / глазами обывателя |
| gen. | in layman's terms | на доступном языке (MichaelBurov) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | в понятной не специалисту форме (In words that can be understood by people outside of a given profession or field of expertise, i.e., without the use of jargon or highly technical terms. Chronic atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries has stopped oxygen-rich blood from reaching the heart, leading to a myocardial infarction. In layman's terms, you've suffered a heart attack. I wish these software agreements would be written in layman's terms, rather than this legalese gobbledygook.  thefreedictionary.com Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | "на пальцах" (разг. MichaelBurov) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | попроще (Taras) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | говоря простым языком (QQQIN) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | в простой терминологии (MichaelBurov) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | в доступном объяснении (MichaelBurov) |
| amer. | in layman's terms | простыми словами (Nibiru) |
| in layman's terms | простым языком (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| in layman's terms | для непосвящённых (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| idiom. | in layman's terms | попросту выражаясь (Andrey Truhachev) |
| idiom. | in layman's terms | попросту сказать (Andrey Truhachev) |
| idiom. | in layman's terms | по любительским меркам (Andrey Truhachev) |
| idiom. | in layman's terms | выражаясь языком неспециалиста (Andrey Truhachev) |
| idiom. | in layman's terms | говоря доступным языком (Andrey Truhachev) |
| idiom. | in layman's terms | говоря общепринятым языком (Andrey Truhachev) |
| idiom. | in layman's terms | попросту говоря (Andrey Truhachev) |
| rhetor. | in layman's terms | проще говоря (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| inf. | in layman's terms | а если совсем просто (in simple words that someone who is not an expert can understand Val_Ships) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | в неусложнённой терминологии (MichaelBurov) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | говоря упрощённо (In normal-people speak, this means that the "I" you were five years ago or even five minutes ago is not the same "I" you are now. 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | популярно (объяснить. Phrased simply, without jargon. Okay, let me explain this in layman's terms. WT Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | в переводе на обычный язык (4uzhoj) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | для непосвящённых (ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | выражаясь доступно (ekirillo) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | не используя сложную терминологию (MichaelBurov) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | доступно (OK, let me explain this in layman's terms. ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | in layman's terms | по-простому (4uzhoj) |
| gen. | in laymen's terms | по-простому (Liv Bliss) |
| put in layman's terms | объяснить на пальцах (To put something in layman's terms is to describe a complex or technical statement using words and terms that someone not specialised in a specific field can understand Alex_Odeychuk) |
| put in layman's terms | объяснить по-простому (To put something in layman's terms is to describe a complex or technical statement using words and terms that someone not specialised in a specific field can understand Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | put something in layman's terms | объяснить простым, доступным языком (tlumach) |
