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1 verklaren
♦voorbeelden:een tekst verklaren • interpret/elucidate a textzoiets kan ik niet verklaren • it beats me, it's beyond meiemand krankzinnig verklaren • certify someone insaneiets nietig/ongeldig verklaren • declare something void/invalideen huis onbewoonbaar verklaren • condemn a house〈 formeel〉 hierbij verklaar ik dat … • this is to certify that …II 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich verklaren〉1 [zijn mening te kennen geven] declare (oneself)2 [zijn bedoeling duidelijk maken] explain oneself♦voorbeelden: -
2 interpreteren
v. interpret, explain, clarify, elucidate; orally translate from one language to another; understand or explain in a particular way -
3 toelichten
1 〈 verklaren〉 explain; 〈 uitweiden over〉 amplify; 〈 duidelijk maken〉 throw light on, clarify; 〈 met voorbeeld duidelijk maken〉 exemplify, illustrate♦voorbeelden:als ik dat even mag toelichten • if I may go into that brieflyiets nader toelichten • amplify on something -
4 uiteenzetten
1 [van elkaar verwijderd zetten] set/place/put apart ⇒ separate2 [verklaren] explain ⇒ set out/forth♦voorbeelden:2 zijn mening uiteenzetten • expound/set forth one's viewseen theorie uiteenzetten • expound a theoryik zal u de zaak uiteenzetten • I shall explain the matter to you -
5 aantoner
n. one who uses a demonstration to teach or explain -
6 adstrueren
v. elucidate, explain, clarify, support, uphold -
7 becommentarieren
v. comment, make a remark; write an explanatory note; explain -
8 definieren
v. define, explain, clarify; limit, set boundaries -
9 definiëren
v. define, explain, clarify; limit, set boundaries -
10 demonstratief
adj. demonstrative, expressive, demonstrating emotions or opinions; serving to explain or illustrate -
11 duiden op
v. mark, symbolize; explain, interpret -
12 expliceren
v. explicate, explain, interpret, analyze, describe in detail -
13 expliqueren
v. explain, illustrate, elucidate, interpret, describe -
14 goedpraten
v. explain away, justify, excuse -
15 herinterpreteren
v. reinterpret, explain again, clarify the meaning of something again, elucidate again -
16 populariseren
v. popularize, explain in a manner suited to the general public; vulgarize -
17 toelichten
v. explain, elucidate, illustrate, exemplify -
18 uiteenzetten
v. set forth, set out, explain, explicate, state, amplify, key note -
19 uitleggen
v. explain, interpret, translate, clarify, read, expound, lengthen, construe -
20 verduidelijken
v. elucidate, explain, clarify, clear
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