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I. explain [Am ɪkˈspleɪn, Brit ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn] VERB trans
1. explain (make understandable):
- explain
- explicar
- to explain sth to sb
- explicarle algo a alguien
- she explained it to me
- me lo explicó
- she explained to us how it had happened/why she had done it
- nos explicó cómo había pasado/por qué lo había hecho
2. explain (account for):
- explain actions/absence/disappearance
- explicar
- how do you explain the fact that … ?
- ¿cómo explica el hecho de que … ?
- that explains everything!
- eso lo explica or aclara todo
- I explained that I'd been delayed
- les expliqué que me había retrasado
II. explain [Am ɪkˈspleɪn, Brit ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn] VERB refl
- to explain oneself
- explicarse
- please explain yourself more clearly
- por favor explíquese más claramente
- you're late, explain yourself!
- explique por qué llega tarde
III. explain [Am ɪkˈspleɪn, Brit ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn] VERB intr
- will you explain?
- ¿me lo explicas?
- if you'd just let me explain
- al menos déjame que te explique
- he's got some explaining to do
- nos debe una explicación
explain away VERB [Am ɪkˈspleɪn -, Brit ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)
explain away fact/result:
- explain away
- encontrar una explicación convincente para
- how are you going to explain that away?
- ¿cómo te las vas a arreglar para explicar eso?
- how are you going to explain that away?
- ¿cómo vas a encontrar una explicación convincente para eso?
- their motives have been inadequately explained
- sus motivos no han sido adecuadamente explicados
- I explained it to him in words of one syllable
- se lo expliqué en forma más que clara
- he explained it in a very matter-of-fact way
- lo explicó con total naturalidad
- he explained it in a very matter-of-fact way
- lo explicó como si tal cosa ugs
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- una reacción fácilmente explicable
- a reaction which can be easily explained
- explicó que su tardanza se debió a una avería
- he explained that his lateness was due to a breakdown
- explicó que su tardanza se debió a una avería
- he explained that he was late because of a breakdown
- me contó los pormenores del asunto
- he explained the whole matter to me in detail
- me contó los pormenores del asunto
- he explained all the details to me
- nos dio una explicación detallada del caso
- he explained the case to us in great detail
- yo no tengo por qué dar explicaciones a nadie
- I don't have to give explanations o explain myself to anyone
- lo explicó con claridad meridiana
- she explained it with great clarity o very clearly
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I. explain [ɪkˈspleɪn] VERB trans
- explain
- explicar
- to explain a text to a pupil
- explicar un texto a un alumno
- to explain how/what/where/why ...
- explicar cómo/qué/dónde/por qué...
- to explain oneself
- explicarse
- that explains everything!
- ¡eso lo aclara todo!
- to explain away sth
- justificar algo
II. explain [ɪkˈspleɪn] VERB intr
- explain
- explicar
explain away VERB trans
- explain away
- justificar
Spanisch
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- explanar
- to explain
- explicar algo de forma escueta
- to explain sth briefly
- difícil de explicar
- difficult to explain
- ¿sería Ud. tan amable de explicármelo?
- would you be so kind as to explain it to me?
- motivar
- to explain
- comentar (explicar)
- to explain
- especificar
- to explain
- exponer
- to explain
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I. explain [ɪk·ˈspleɪn] VERB trans
- explain
- explicar
- to explain how/what/where/why...
- explicar cómo/qué/dónde/por qué...
- to explain oneself
- explicarse
- that explains everything!
- ¡eso lo aclara todo!
II. explain [ɪk·ˈspleɪn] VERB intr
- explain
- explicar
explain away VERB trans
- explain away
- justificar
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Englisch
- explicar algo de forma escueta
- to explain sth briefly
- demostrar
- to explain
- motivar
- to explain
- explanar
- to explain
- difícil de explicar
- difficult to explain
- ¿sería Ud. tan amable de explicármelo?
- would you be so kind as to explain it to me?
- comentar (explicar)
- to explain
- especificar
- to explain
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