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101 account for
v.1 explicar (explain, justify)2 constituir.3 dar razón de, rendir cuenta de, justificar, dar cuenta de.4 acabar con, dar cuenta de.5 ser el motivo de, ser la razón de, explicar.6 responsabilizar por. -
102 articulately
adv.1 claramente (to speak, explain)2 articuladamente. -
103 clearly
adv.1 claramente, con claridad (to see, explain, write)2 claramente (obviously)3 lúcidamente, brillantemente.4 evidentemente, a ojos vistas, a todas luces, con toda claridad. -
104 justify
vt.1 justificar (explain)2 justificar (imprenta & informática)3 alinear al margen, justificar.4 justificar que. (pt & pp justified) -
105 spell out
v.1 explicar claramente (explain explicitly)2 deletrear, leer con dificultad, leer deletreando, leer letra por letra.3 detallar bien claro, afirmar con fuerza, decir claramente, estipular.4 entrever, divisar.
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explain — 1 Explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret, construe are comparable when they mean to make oneself or another understand the meaning of something. Explain, the most general term, implies a making of something plain or intelligible to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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