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1 mysterious
[-'stiəriəs]adjective (difficult to understand or explain, or full of mystery: mysterious happenings; He's being very mysterious (= refuses to explain fully) about what his work is) skrivnosten* * *[mistíəriəs]adjective ( mysteriously adverb)skrivnosten, nedoumen, tajinstven, misteriozen -
2 diagram
(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagram* * *[dáiəgræm]nounnaris, oris, diagram, shema -
3 subtle
1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) komaj opazen2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) premeten•- subtlety- subtly* * *[sʌtl]adjective ( subtly adverb)tanek, fin, subtilen, nežen; hlapljiv; komaj opazen; spreten, okreten, vešč, pripraven, iznajdljiv, domiseln, bistroumen, bister, prenikav, oster, rafiniran; tajen, skrivnosten; potuhnjen, zahrbten; prebrisan, premeten, prekanjen; težaven, kočljiv; obsolete redek, razredčena subtle distinction — komaj opazna, zaznavna razlika
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difficult to explain — index indefinable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
explain — verb ADVERB ▪ in detail ▪ I explained the issues in great detail. ▪ fully ▪ The reasons for the accident have not been fully explained. ▪ adequately … Collocations dictionary
explain — ex|plain [ ık spleın ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to tell someone something in a way that helps them understand it better: My full name is Juliet Avery, Juliet explained patiently. explain something to someone: The doctor explained the risks to me… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
explain */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈspleɪn] / US verb Word forms explain : present tense I/you/we/they explain he/she/it explains present participle explaining past tense explained past participle explained 1) a) [transitive] to tell someone something in a way that helps… … English dictionary
Explain — Ex*plain ([e^]ks*pl[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explained}([e^]ks*pl[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Explaining}.] [L. explandare to flatten, spread out, explain; ex out + plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF. esplaner, explaner. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
difficult — [adj1] hard on someone; hard to do ambitious, arduous, backbreaker*, bothersome, burdensome, challenging, crucial, demanding, difficile, easier said than done*, effortful, exacting, formidable, galling, Gargantuan*, hardwon, heavy, Herculean*,… … New thesaurus
explain — ex|plain W1S1 [ıkˈspleın] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: explanare to make level, unfold , from planus level, flat ] 1.) to tell someone about something in a way that is clear or easy to understand ▪ Our lawyer carefully explained … Dictionary of contemporary English
difficult — dif|fi|cult W1S1 [ˈdıfıkəlt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: difficulty] 1.) hard to do, understand, or deal with ≠ ↑easy ▪ a difficult question ▪ an immensely difficult task ▪ Was the exam very difficult? ▪ It s difficult to see how more savings… … Dictionary of contemporary English
difficult — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hard to achieve] Syn. laborious, hard, arduous, strenuous, demanding, exacting, hard won, stiff, heavy, painful, labored, trying, titanic, bothersome, troublesome, burdensome, backbreaking, not easy, wearisome, onerous,… … English dictionary for students
To explain away — Explain Ex*plain ([e^]ks*pl[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explained}([e^]ks*pl[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Explaining}.] [L. explandare to flatten, spread out, explain; ex out + plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF. esplaner,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
can't begin to explain — can’t begin to imagine/understand/explain/etc spoken phrase used for emphasizing that something is very difficult to imagine, understand etc I can’t even begin to imagine what it’s like for him, bringing up three kids on his own. Thesaurus: w … Useful english dictionary