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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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