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explain away [something], explain [something] away trouver des justifications à [discrepancy] -
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■ explain awayv. t. + avv.dare una spiegazione soddisfacente (o rassicurante) di; giustificare: These discrepancies won't be easily explained away, non sarà facile dare una spiegazione soddisfacente di queste discrepanze. -
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explain away smth. /smth. away/ explain away such an act (such an error, a fault, an offence, the child's fears, smb.'s absence from home, the loss of the money, etc.) оправдать подобный поступок и т.д.; it is difficult to explain it away этому трудно найти объяснение; how can you explain away your use of such offensive language? объясните, почему вы позволяете себе так выражаться?; he began to explain away the circumstances он пустился в объяснения обстоятельств дела, он начал излагать обстоятельства дела -
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(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) dar explicacionesv + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<fact/result\>\> encontrar* una explicación convincente parahow are you going to explain that away? — ¿cómo te las vas a arreglar para explicar eso?
VT + ADV dar explicaciones (convincentes) de, justificar; (=excuse) disculpartry and explain that away! — ¡a ver cómo justificas eso!
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<fact/result\>\> encontrar* una explicación convincente parahow are you going to explain that away? — ¿cómo te las vas a arreglar para explicar eso?
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[ıkʹspleınəʹweı] phr vотделываться (поверхностным) объяснением; оправдываться, отговариватьсяit will be difficult to explain away this error - найти оправдания для этой ошибки будет трудно
to explain away the difficulties - изобразить дело так, как будто никаких трудностей нет
to explain and explain away anti-social behaviour - объяснять и оправдывать антиобщественные поступки, подыскивать объяснения и оправдания антиобщественному поведению
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[ɪk'spleɪnə'weɪ]vоправдываться, отговариваться- explain away the difficulties- explain and explain away antisocial behaviour
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transitive verbeine [plausible] Erklärung finden für* * *(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) (durch Erklärungen) vertuschen* * *vt▪ to \explain away away ⇆ sth* * *vt sepeine Erklärung finden für* * *transitive verbeine [plausible] Erklärung finden für -
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(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) bortforklare* * *(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) bortforklare -
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phr v отделываться объяснением; оправдываться, отговариватьсяto explain smth. verbally — дать устное объяснение
Синонимический ряд:justify (verb) account; account for; excuse; explain; justify; rationalise; rationalize; resolve; vindicate -
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оправдываться;
объяснять свою невиновность;
приводить доводы в свою защиту The criminal tried to explain away the false signature, but it was clear that he was guilty. ≈ Преступник пытался как-то объяснить появление поддельной подписи, но было ясно, что он виновен. отделываться( поверхностным) объяснением;
оправдываться, отговариваться - it will be difficult to * this error найти оправдания для этой ошибки будет трудно - to * the difficulties изобразить дело так, как будто никаких трудностей нет - to explain and * anti-social behavior объяснять и оправдывать антиобщественный поступки, подыскивать объяснения и оправдания антиобщественному поведениюБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > explain away
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vtto \explain away away <-> sth -
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(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) gera efasemdir/ótta að engu með útskÿringum -
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(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) kimagyaráz (vmit) -
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(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) dar uma explicação -
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açıklayarak özrünü bildirmek, başka anlam vermek, örtbas etmek* * *(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) açıklama yaparak sıyrılmak -
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(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) upravičiti* * *transitive verb skušati opravičiti -
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• selittää olemattomaksi* * *(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) selittää
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explain away — (something) to invent reasons why something is unimportant. You will find it hard to explain away all these mistakes. Rather than face the truth, we try to explain it away … New idioms dictionary
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explain away — transitive verb transitive verb 1. : to get rid of by or as if by explanation was trying to speak some words that … would explain away all the mistakes and misunderstandings of life Ellen Glasgow 2. : to minimize the significance of by or as if… … Useful english dictionary
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explain away — {v.} To explain (something) so that it does not seem true or important. * /John explained away his unfinished homework by showing the teacher his broken arm in a cast./ * /It is hard to explain away Abraham Lincoln s dream about being dead, which … Dictionary of American idioms
explain away — {v.} To explain (something) so that it does not seem true or important. * /John explained away his unfinished homework by showing the teacher his broken arm in a cast./ * /It is hard to explain away Abraham Lincoln s dream about being dead, which … Dictionary of American idioms
explain\ away — v To explain (smth) so that it does not seem true or important. John explained away his unfinished homework by showing the teacher his broken arm in a cast. It is hard to explain away Abraham Lincoln s dream about being dead, which he had a few… … Словарь американских идиом
explain away — PHRASAL VERB If someone explains away a mistake or a bad situation they are responsible for, they try to indicate that it is unimportant or that it is not really their fault. [V P n (not pron)] He evaded her questions about the war and tried to… … English dictionary
explain away — verb To dismiss or minimize by explanation, especially with regard to problems. He couldnt just explain away all of his problems. See Also: explain, explanation, explanatory … Wiktionary
explain away something — explain away (something) to invent reasons why something is unimportant. You will find it hard to explain away all these mistakes. Rather than face the truth, we try to explain it away … New idioms dictionary
explain away — transitive verb Date: 1704 1. to get rid of by or as if by explanation 2. to minimize the significance of by or as if by explanation < explains his faults, but does not try to explain them away M. K. Spears > … New Collegiate Dictionary