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1 appease
[ə'pi:z](to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) κατευνάζω -
2 explain away
(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) δικαιολογώ -
3 explanation
[eksplə'neiʃən]1) (the act or process of explaining: Let me give a few words of explanation.) εξήγηση2) (a statement or fact that explains: There are several possible explanations for the explosion.) εξήγηση,ερμηνεία -
4 in passing
(while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) παρεπιμπτόντως,εν παρόδω -
5 in plain English
(in simple words; clearly expressed: Would you mind explaining it in plain English?) σε απλά Αγγλικά,σε απλή γλώσσα -
6 introduction
1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) εισαγωγή2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) (οι) συστάσεις3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) εισαγωγή -
7 key
[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) κλειδί2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) πλήκτρο3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) πλήκτρο4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) κλειδί, τόνος5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) κλειδί, λύση, εξήγηση6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) επεξηγηματικός πίνακας, χάρτης2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.)- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
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8 speak for itself/themselves
(to have an obvious meaning; not to need explaining: The facts speak for themselves.) μιλάει από μόνο του
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Explaining — 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
explaining — adjective Of something that explains. We understood better after we read his explaining letter … Wiktionary
explaining — ex·plain || ɪk spleɪn v. illustrate, elucidate, interpret, describe … English contemporary dictionary
explaining — … Useful english dictionary
self-explaining — self ex*plain ing, a. Explaining itself; capable of being understood without explanation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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self-explaining — understood by itself, requiring no interpretation … English contemporary dictionary
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RFC 1169 — Explaining the role of GOSIP. Cerf, V.G.; Mills, K.L. 1990 August … Acronyms
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Shiming — The Shìmíng (zh cw|c=釋名/释名|w= Shih Ming ; Explaining Names or Explanation of Names ) is a Chinese dictionary that employed phonological glosses, and is believed to date from c . 200 [CE] (Miller 1980: 424). Its 1502 definitions attempt to… … Wikipedia