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2 It takes less time to do thing right than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
<01> Проще что-то сразу делать хорошо, чем потом объяснять, почему это сделано плохо. Longfellow (Лонгфелло).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > It takes less time to do thing right than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
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explain [ɪk'spleɪn]∎ he explained to us how the machine worked il nous a expliqué comment la machine marchait;∎ to explain sth in full expliquer qch en détail;∎ she explained that she was a tourist in the city elle a expliqué qu'elle était dans la ville en touriste;∎ that is easily explained, that is easy to explain c'est facile à expliquer, cela s'explique facilement;∎ that explains everything voilà qui explique tout(b) (account for) expliquer;∎ she's got a cold, which explains or will explain why she's off work today elle a un rhume, ce qui explique pourquoi elle ne travaille pas aujourd'hui;∎ to explain oneself s'expliquer;∎ I think you'd better explain yourself je crois que tu ferais mieux de t'expliquer(clarify) expliquer;∎ I don't understand, you'll need to explain je ne comprends pas, il va falloir que tu m'expliques;∎ you've got a bit of or a little or some explaining to do il va falloir que tu t'expliques(justify, excuse) justifier;∎ explain that away if you can! essayez donc de justifier cela!;∎ how did he manage to explain away the broken vase? quelle raison a-t-il trouvée pour expliquer que le vase soit cassé? -
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1. transitive verb, also abs.erklären; erläutern [Grund, Motiv, Gedanken]; darlegen [Absicht, Beweggrund]2. reflexive verbplease explain [yourself] — bitte erklären Sie mir das
he refused to explain — er wollte mir keine Erklärung dafür geben
2) (make one's meaning clear)please explain yourself — bitte erklären Sie das [näher]
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/86823/explain_away">explain away* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) erklären, erläutern2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) erklären•- explanation- explanatory
- explain away* * *ex·plain[ɪkˈspleɪn, ekˈ-]I. vt1. (make understandable)no one has been able to \explain the accident niemand hat bisher eine Erklärung für den Unfallplease could you \explain why you're so late? könntest du mir bitte erklären, warum du so spät kommst?▪ to \explain that... erklären, dass...3. (make clear)please \explain yourself more clearly bitte drücken Sie sich etwas genauer aus4. (justify)you'd better \explain yourself du solltest mir das erklärenII. vi eine Erklärung gebenI just can't \explain ich kann es mir einfach nicht erklärenlet me \explain lassen Sie es mich erklären* * *[Ik'spleɪn]1. vterklären (to sb jdm); motives, situation, thoughts erläutern, erklären; mystery aufklärenit's all right, I can explain everything — schon gut, ich kann das alles erklären
that is easy to explain, that is easily explained — das lässt sich leicht erklären
he wanted to see me but wouldn't explain why —
2. vr(= justify) sich rechtfertigenhe'd better explain himself —
I think you'd better start explaining yourself — was hast du zu deiner Entschuldigung zu sagen?
explain yourself! — was soll das?, kannst du das erklären?
3. vies erklärenI think you've got some explaining to do — ich glaube, Sie müssen da einiges erklären
* * *explain [ıkˈspleın] v/t1. erklären, erläutern, klarlegen:a) eine einleuchtende Erklärung für etwas finden,b) sich aus etwas herausreden2. erklären, begründen, rechtfertigen:I cannot explain it to myself ich kann es mir selbst nicht erklären;explain o.s.a) sich erklären,b) sich rechtfertigen* * *1. transitive verb, also abs.erklären; erläutern [Grund, Motiv, Gedanken]; darlegen [Absicht, Beweggrund]2. reflexive verbhow do you explain that? — wie erklären Sie sich (Dat.) das?
1) often abs. (justify one's conduct)please explain [yourself] — bitte erklären Sie mir das
please explain yourself — bitte erklären Sie das [näher]
Phrasal Verbs:* * *v.auseinander setzen ausdr.auseinandersetzen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.begründen (eine Behauptung) v.darlegen v.erklären v.erläutern v.verdeutlichen v. -
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ik'splein1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) explicar2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) explicar•- explanatory
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explain vb explicartr[ɪk'spleɪn]■ could you explain this word to me? ¿me puedes explicar esta palabra?1 explicar(se)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLexplain [ɪk'spleɪn, ɛk-] vt: explicarv.• aclarar v.• concretar v.• denotar v.• deslindar v.• despejar v.• esclarecer v.• explanar v.• explicar v.• exponer v.• ilustrar v.ɪk'spleɪn
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transitive verb explicar*to explain something TO somebody — explicarle* algo a alguien
that explains everything! — eso lo explica or aclara todo
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v reflto explain oneself — explicarse*
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viwill you explain? — ¿me lo explicas?
Phrasal Verbs:[ɪks'pleɪn]1.VT (=make clear) [+ meaning, problem] explicar; [+ plan] explicar, exponer; [+ mystery] explicar, aclarar; (=account for) [+ conduct] explicar, justificarthat explains it — eso lo explica, con eso queda todo aclarado
kindly explain yourself! — ¡explíquese Vd!
2.VIwill you call him and explain? — ¿le llamas tú y se lo explicas?
I tried to explain, but... — intenté explicárselo, pero...
* * *[ɪk'spleɪn]
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transitive verb explicar*to explain something TO somebody — explicarle* algo a alguien
that explains everything! — eso lo explica or aclara todo
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v reflto explain oneself — explicarse*
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viwill you explain? — ¿me lo explicas?
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[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) forklare2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) forklare; begrunde•- explanatory
- explain away* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) forklare2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) forklare; begrunde•- explanatory
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ik'splein1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) forklare, gjøre rede for2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) klarlegge, begrunne, finne årsak til•- explanatory
- explain awayforklareverb \/ɪkˈspleɪn\/, \/ekˈspleɪn\/forklare, klargjøre, utrede• can you explain the problem?explain away bortforklareexplain oneself forklare seg gi en forklaring på sin oppførsel -
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ex·plain [ɪkʼspleɪn, ekʼ-] vt1) ( make understandable)to \explain sth [to sb] [jdm] etw erklären; reason, motive [jdm] etw erläutern;our guide \explained where the cathedral was unser Führer erklärte uns den Weg zur Kathedrale2) ( give reasons)to \explain sth etw erklären; secret etw aufklären;no one has been able to \explain the accident niemand hat bisher eine Erklärung für den Unfall;please could you \explain why you're so late? könntest du mir bitte erklären, warum du so spät kommst?;to \explain that... erklären, dass...3) ( make clear)to \explain oneself sich akk [deutlich] ausdrücken;please \explain yourself more clearly bitte drücken Sie sich etwas genauer aus4) ( justify)to \explain oneself sich akk rechtfertigen;you'd better \explain yourself du solltest mir das erklären vi eine Erklärung geben;I just can't \explain ich kann es mir einfach nicht erklären;let me \explain lassen Sie es mich erklären -
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[ɪk'spleɪn] 1.verbo transitivo spiegareI can't explain — non posso spiegare, non so spiegarlo
2.that explains it! — questo spiega o chiarisce tutto!
* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) spiegare2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) spiegare•- explanatory
- explain away* * *[ɪk'spleɪn] 1.verbo transitivo spiegareI can't explain — non posso spiegare, non so spiegarlo
2.that explains it! — questo spiega o chiarisce tutto!
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[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) explicar2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) explicar•- explanatory
- explain away* * *ex.plain[ikspl'ein] vt+vi 1 explicar, esclarecer, elucidar, ilustrar. can you explain your conduct? / você pode justificar a sua conduta? 2 interpretar. 3 motivar, fundamentar. to explain away dar satisfação (geralmente sobre atitudes ou ações erradas). -
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[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) pojasniti2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) razložiti•- explanatory
- explain away* * *[ikspléin]transitive verb & intransitive verbrazložiti, pojasniti, (raz)tolmačiti, navesti razlogeto explain o.s. — opravičiti se -
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[ɪks'pleɪn]vtwyjaśniać (wyjaśnić perf), tłumaczyć (wytłumaczyć perf)Phrasal Verbs:* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) wyjaśniać2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) wytłumaczyć•- explanatory
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[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) útskÿra2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) gefa skÿringu á•- explanatory
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megmagyaráz, indokol* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) (meg)magyaráz2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) indokol•- explanatory
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v. açıklamak, izah etmek, anlatmak, hesap vermek, açıklama yapmak* * *açıkla* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) açıklamak2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) açıklamak•- explanatory
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• tulkita• havainnollistaa• rakentaa• määrittää• perustella• selvittää• selostaa• seljetä• selittää• selitellä• kuvata• kommentoida* * *ik'splein1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) selittää2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) selittää•- explanatory
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[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) paskaidrot2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) izskaidrot•- explanatory
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[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) paaiškinti2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) paaiškinti•- explanatory
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v. förklara* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) förklara2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) förklara•- explanatory
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[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) vysvětlit2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) vysvětlit•- explanatory
- explain away* * *• vykládat• vysvětlit• vysvětlovat• vyložit
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