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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 kort
1 [met betrekking tot lengte/afstand] short♦voorbeelden:alles kort en klein slaan • smash everything to pieces〈 voetbal, hockey〉 ze hielden het spel kort • they played with short passes, they kept the passes shortiemand kort houden • keep someone on a tight reinkort daarna/daarop • shortly after(wards)kort tevoren • shortly beforekort na elkaar aankomen • arrive shortly after each othertot voor kort • until recentlyeen kort overzicht • a brief/short summaryom kort te gaan • to cut a long story shortin het kort betekent het • in short/brief it meansiets in het kort uiteenzetten • explain something brieflyII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [weinig, ontoereikend] 〈zie voorbeelden 1〉♦voorbeelden:iemand te kort doen • wrong someonezichzelf te kort doen • 〈 geldelijk〉 stint/deprive oneselfwe komen drie man te kort • we're three men shortwe kwamen slaap te kort • we were short of sleep -
3 voorstellen
1 [introduceren] introduce2 [opperen] suggest, propose♦voorbeelden:hij stelde zich voor als de nieuwe inspecteur • he introduced himself as the new inspectorwat moet dat voorstellen? • what does that/is that supposed to mean?de feiten mooier voorstellen dan ze zijn • make things out to be/things seem better than they really areiets schematisch voorstellen • represent something in a diagram, make a diagram of somethingII 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich voorstellen〉2 [van plan zijn] propose♦voorbeelden:daar stel ik me weinig van voor • I don't imagine/expect much will come of thatdat kan ik me best voorstellen • I can imagine (that)stel je voor! • just imagine!2 ik stel mij voor u dat later uiteen te zetten • I intend/plan to explain that to you later -
4 wijsmaken
2 [duidelijk maken] explain♦voorbeelden:1 mij kun je niks wijsmaken! • you can't fool me!laat je niks wijsmaken! • don't buy that nonsense!je kunt haar alles wijsmaken • she'll swallow anythinghij maakte haar wijs dat hij gitarist is • he fooled her into believing he's a guitaristiemand iets wijsmaken • deceive someone (into thinking something); 〈 informeel〉 put one over on someonezichzelf iets wijsmaken • delude/deceive/fool/kid oneself
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explain oneself — {v. phr.} 1. To make your meaning plainer; make your first statement clear. * /When we didn t understand Fritz, he went on to explain himself./ 2. To give a good reason for something you did or failed to do which seems wrong. * /When Jack brought … Dictionary of American idioms
explain oneself — {v. phr.} 1. To make your meaning plainer; make your first statement clear. * /When we didn t understand Fritz, he went on to explain himself./ 2. To give a good reason for something you did or failed to do which seems wrong. * /When Jack brought … Dictionary of American idioms
explain oneself — phrasal : to make clear the meaning of one s statements or the reasons for one s conduct * * * expand on what one has said in order to make one s meaning clear ■ give an account of one s motives or conduct in order to excuse or justify oneself he … Useful english dictionary
explain oneself — give information about oneself, account for one s behavior or actions, make oneself understandable, express oneself … English contemporary dictionary
explain\ oneself — v. phr. 1. To make your meaning plainer; make your first statement clear. When we didn t understand Fritz, he went on to explain himself. 2. To give a good reason for something you did or failed to do which seems wrong. When Jack brought Mary… … Словарь американских идиом
explain oneself — excuse or justify one s behaviour. → explain … English new terms dictionary
explain oneself — phrasal to clarify one s statements or the reasons for one s conduct … New Collegiate Dictionary
explain — [ek splān′, iksplān′] vt. [ME explanen < L explanare, to flatten < ex , out + planare, to make level < planus, level (see PLANE2): sp. infl. by PLAIN1] 1. to make clear, plain, or understandable 2. to give the meaning or interpretation… … English World dictionary
explain — ► VERB 1) make clear by giving a detailed description. 2) give a reason or justification for. 3) (explain oneself) excuse or justify one s motives or conduct. 4) (explain away) minimize the significance of (something awkward) by giving an excuse… … English terms dictionary
explain — v.tr. 1 make clear or intelligible with detailed information etc. (also absol. : let me explain). 2 (foll. by that + clause) say by way of explanation. 3 account for (one s conduct etc.). Phrases and idioms: explain away minimize the significance … Useful english dictionary
explain — verb 1》 make (something) clear by providing more detail. 2》 give a reason or justification for. ↘(explain oneself) excuse or justify one s behaviour. ↘(explain something away) minimize the significance of something embarrassing by giving… … English new terms dictionary