give+an+explanation

1) the act or process of explaining:

2) a statement or fact that explains:

"explanation;

Erläuterung;

esclarecimento"

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f explanation

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spiegazione s.f. explanation: spiegazione del problema, explanation of the problem; spiegazione del Vangelo, explanation of the Gospel; dare una spiegazione di qlco., to give an explanation of (o to account for) sthg.; trovare la spiegazione di un fenomeno, to find the explanation for a phenomenon; pretendere una spiegazione, to demand an explanation; domandare una spiegazione a qlcu., to call s.o. to account; avere una spiegazione con qlcu., to have it out with s.o.

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sostantivo femminile explanation

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spiegazione

/spjegat'tsjone/

sostantivo f.

explanation; per o come spiegazione by way of o in explanation; avere una spiegazione con qcn. to have it out with sb.

• give an explanation of

• give an introduction

• rhapsodical

• rhapsody

1. explanation

за обя in explanation

давам обяснение give an explanation; explain

искам обяснение demand an explanation

дължа обяснение owe an explanation

писмени обяснения a written explanation

впускам се в обяснения enter into long explanations

любовно обяснение a declaration of love

2. (разговор, разпра) quarrel. words

имам обяснение с някого have it out with s.o., ( скарвам се) have words with s.o.

от обяснение минаха към бой they proceeded from words to blows

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обяснѐние,

ср., -я 1. explanation; книж. explication; впускам се в \обяснениея enter into long explanations; за \обяснениее in explanation; любовно \обяснениее a declaration of love;

2. ( разговор, разпра) quarrel, words; имам \обяснениее с някого have it out with s.o., ( скарвам се) have words with s.o.; от \обяснениее минаха към бой they proceeded from words to blows.

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explanation: I do not have to give you any обяснениеs. - Не е нужно да ти давам обяснения.; commentary; construction; exposition{,ekspx`ziSxn}; interpretation; reading{`ri;diN}; reference (на нещо с някаква причина)

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- podać naukowe wyjaśnienie jakiegoś zjawiska to provide a. offer a scientific explanation for a phenomenon

- musi być jakieś wyjaśnienie there must be some explanation

- to zdjęcie chyba nie wymaga wyjaśnień I think this photo is self-explanatory

- tytułem wyjaśnienia by way of explanation

- gwoli wyjaśnienia – nie jestem wegetarianinem just to clarify matters – I’m not a vegetarian

- należy się kilka słów wyjaśnienia/małe wyjaśnienie a few words of explanation are in order/a little clarification is in order

- udzielić komuś wyjaśnień to give sb an explanation

- zażądać od kogoś wyjaśnień (co do czegoś) to call sb to account (for sth)

- żądać wyjaśnienia czegoś to demand an explanation of sth, to demand clarification on sth

- domagać się od kogoś wyjaśnień to ask sb for an explanation

- żądam wyjaśnień I demand an explanation

- zatrzymany odmówił składania wyjaśnień the detainee refused to give an explanation

1. Person: explain ( jemandem to s.o.); (begründen) explain ( mit by); sie erklärte i-e Abwesenheit mit Krankheit she explained her absence by saying that she had been ill, she gave illness as the reason for her absence; der Absturz lässt sich durch oder mit Materialermüdung erklären the crash can be put down to metal fatigue; erklären Sie mir bitte, warum... could you tell me why...; wie erklärst du dir das? how would you explain that?, what do you make of that?; ich kann es mir nicht erklären I don’t understand it, it’s a mystery to me, I can’t make anything of it; ich erkläre mir das so:... this is how I explain ( oder understand) it:, this is how it seems to me:, the way I see it is:...

2. Sache: account for, explain; Beispiel: illustrate

3. (verkünden) declare; (Unabhängigkeit) auch proclaim; (Rücktritt etc.) announce; (Einverständnis) give; jemandem seine Liebe erklären declare one’s love for s.o.; einem Land den Krieg erklären declare war on a country; hiermit erkläre ich die Sitzung für eröffnet I hereby declare this meeting open; Austritt, Beitritt etc.

4. (bezeichnen, nennen) declare ( für [to be] s.th.), pronounce; jemanden für gesund erklären pronounce s.o. fit; jemanden für schuldig erklären pronounce s.o. guilty; jemanden für tot erklären (Patienten, Vermissten) pronounce s.o. dead

5. in Interview etc.: say; JUR. (aussagen) declare, state; der Zeuge erklärte, die Angeklagte nicht zu kennen the witness stated that he did not know the accused

1. Sache: be explained ( aus oder durch by), explain itself (by); das erklärt sich daraus, dass... that can be explained by the fact that..., the reason for that is that...; das erklärt sich von selbst that is self-explanatory; dadurch erklärt sich... that explains..., that accounts for...

2. Person: explain o.s., give an explanation

3. altm., lit.: sich ( jemandem) erklären Liebeserklärung: declare o.s. (to s.o.)

4. sich erklären für / gegen declare o.s. for / against

5. sich für etw. erklären (bezeichnen) declare oneself (to be) s.th.; sich ( für) bankrott etc. erklären declare o.s. bankrupt etc.; sich einverstanden erklären signify one’s agreement; sich mit etw. zufrieden erklären express one’s satisfaction with s.th.

III v/i: sie kann gut erklären / sie ist nicht gut im Erklären she’s good / she is not good at explaining things

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(erläutern) to elucidate; to explain; to explicate; to expound; to clarify; to account for;

(verkünden) to profess; to assert; to state; to declare;

to account for

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1. vt

1) (= erläutern) to explain (jdm etw sth to sb); (= begründen) to account for, to explain

2) (= äußern, bekannt geben) to declare (als to be); Rücktritt to announce; (Politiker, Pressesprecher etc) to say

2. vr

1) (Sache) to be explained

2) (Mensch) to declare oneself; (= Liebe gestehen auch) to declare one's love

3. vi

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1) (to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) account for

2) (to announce publicly or formally: War was declared this morning.) declare

3) (to fix or state the exact meaning of: Words are defined in a dictionary.) define

4) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) explain

5) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) explain

6) (to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) state

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I. vt

1. (erläutern)

▪ [jdm] etw [an etw dat] \erklären to explain sth [to sb] [using sth]

▪ jdm \erklären, dass/wieso... to explain to sb that/why...

2. (interpretieren)

▪ [jdm] etw \erklären to interpret sth [to sb]

3. (klarmachen)

▪ etw \erklären to explain sth

4. (bekannt geben)

▪ etw \erklären to announce sth

ich erkläre hiermit mein Einverständnis I hereby give my consent

▪ etw für etw akk \erklären to declare sth sth

die Ausstellung wurde von der Königin für eröffnet erklärt the queen declared the exhibition open

5. JUR

etw für [null und] nichtig \erklären to declare sth null and void

etw eidlich \erklären to state sth under oath

etw eidesstattlich \erklären to make a solemn declaration on [or about] sth

etw für rechtsgültig/ungültig \erklären to validate/invalidate [or repeal] sth

6. (offiziell bezeichnen)

▪ jdn für etw akk \erklären to pronounce sb sth

jdn für vermisst \erklären to declare sb missing

▪ etw für etw akk \erklären to declare sth sth

II. vr

1. (sich deuten)

▪ sich dat etw \erklären to understand sth

wie \erklären Sie sich, dass... how do you explain that...

2. (sich aufklären)

▪ sich akk \erklären to become clear

3. (sich bezeichnen)

▪ sich akk irgendwie \erklären to declare oneself sth

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1) explain (Dat. to, durch by)

2) (mitteilen) state; declare; announce < one's resignation>

3) (bezeichnen)

1)

2) (seine Begründung finden) be explained

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A. v/t

1. Person: explain (

jemandem to sb); (begründen) explain (

mit by);

sie erklärte i-e Abwesenheit mit Krankheit she explained her absence by saying that she had been ill, she gave illness as the reason for her absence;

der Absturz lässt sich durch oder

mit Materialermüdung erklären the crash can be put down to metal fatigue;

erklären Sie mir bitte, warum … could you tell me why …;

wie erklärst du dir das? how would you explain that?, what do you make of that?;

ich kann es mir nicht erklären I don’t understand it, it’s a mystery to me, I can’t make anything of it;

ich erkläre mir das so: … this is how I explain ( oder understand) it:, this is how it seems to me:, the way I see it is: …

2. Sache: account for, explain; Beispiel: illustrate

3. (verkünden) declare; (Unabhängigkeit) auch proclaim; (Rücktritt etc) announce; (Einverständnis) give;

jemandem seine Liebe erklären declare one’s love for sb;

einem Land den Krieg erklären declare war on a country;

hiermit erkläre ich die Sitzung für eröffnet I hereby declare this meeting open; → Austritt, Beitritt etc

4. (bezeichnen, nennen) declare (

für [to be] sth), pronounce;

jemanden für gesund erklären pronounce sb fit;

jemanden für schuldig erklären pronounce sb guilty;

jemanden für tot erklären (Patienten, Vermissten) pronounce sb dead

5. in Interview etc: say; JUR (aussagen) declare, state;

der Zeuge erklärte, die Angeklagte nicht zu kennen the witness stated that he did not know the accused

B. v/r

1. Sache: be explained (

aus oder

durch by), explain itself (by);

das erklärt sich daraus, dass … that can be explained by the fact that …, the reason for that is that …;

das erklärt sich von selbst that is self-explanatory;

dadurch erklärt sich … that explains …, that accounts for …

2. Person: explain o.s., give an explanation

3. obs, liter:

sich (jemandem) erklären Liebeserklärung: declare o.s. (to sb)

4.

sich erklären für/gegen declare o.s. for/against

5.

sich für etwas erklären (bezeichnen) declare oneself (to be) sth;

sich (für) bankrott etc

erklären declare o.s. bankrupt etc;

sich einverstanden erklären signify one’s agreement;

sich mit etwas zufrieden erklären express one’s satisfaction with sth

C. v/i:

sie kann gut erklären/sie ist nicht gut im Erklären she’s good/she is not good at explaining things

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1) explain (Dat. to, durch by)

2) (mitteilen) state; declare; announce < one's resignation>

3) (bezeichnen)

1)

2) (seine Begründung finden) be explained

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to account for v.

to declare v.

to elucidate v.

to explain v.

to expound v.

to give an account of expr.

to meld v.

to profess v.

to state v.

finish explaining; finish/give additional explanation

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дообясня̀вам,

гл. finish explaining; finish/give additional explanation.

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"1. arithmetic. 2. calculation, computation. 3. account, financial record. 4. account, money owed or on deposit. 5. bill, check, tab (in a restaurant, bar, etc.). 6. estimate. 7. plan, expectation. -ı as one would say, as in the case of (referring to a saying or to a known story): körlerle fil hesabı as in the story of the blind men and the elephant. -ına 1. in the name of. 2. for, from the point of view of. 3. to the account of, to. - açmak /da/ to establish a (deposit, checking, charge, etc.) account at/with (a firm): Burç´a bankada hesap açtılar. They opened an account for Burç at the bank. - açtırmak /da/ to open a (deposit, checking, charge, etc.) account at/with (a firm); /a/ to open a charge account with (someone): Hadi, bakkala hesap açtırdı. Hadi opened a charge account with the grocer. -a almak /ı/ to take (something) into account. -ını almak to receive what is owed to one. -a almamak/katmamak /ı/ not to take (something) into consideration, to ignore (a possibility). - bakiyesi balance (of an account); arrears. -ını bilmek to be economical, be careful with money. - cetveli slide rule. - cüzdanı bankbook, passbook. -a çekmek /ı/ to call (someone) to account. - çıkarmak to make out the accounts. -a dökmek /ı/ to figure out the financial aspects of (something) on paper. - dökümü list of expenditures or payments due. -tan düşmek /ı/ 1. to deduct. 2. to write off (a loss, a person). - etmek /ı/ 1. to count, enumerate. 2. to calculate, figure, compute. 3. to estimate, reckon. 4. to suppose, think. - etmek, kitap etmek to think it/something over carefully. -a geçirmek /ı/ to enter (an item) in an account. -ına geçirmek /ı, ın/ to charge (something) to (someone´s, a firm´s) account. -ına gelmek /ın/ to fit (one´s) views or interest, suit. -a gelmez 1. countless. 2. unexpected. - görmek 1. to pay the bill. 2. to settle accounts. -ını görmek /ın/ 1. to settle (someone´s) account. 2. to punish, take care of, fix (someone´s) clock/wagon. 3. to murder, eliminate, take care of. - günü doomsday. - hulasası fin. statement, summary of an account. - hulasası çıkarmak fin. to make out a statement. - işi embroidery made by counting the threads. -ı kapamak 1. to pay a debt in full. 2. to drop a subject, close a discussion. -ı kapatmak to close an account. -a katmak /ı/ to take (something) into account. -ı kesmek /la/ 1. to stop doing business with. 2. to cut all relations with (someone). - kitap 1. after careful calculation. 2. after full consideration. -a kitaba sığmaz 1. incalculable. 2. imponderable. 3. inconsistent. -ı kitabı yok. It has no limits./It is totally unsupervised. - makinesi calculating machine, calculator. - meydanda. It´s obvious. -ta olmamak not to plan on, not to figure on (something); not to be part of the plan: Süreyya hesapta yoktu. Süreyya wasn´t part of the plan. - özeti fin. statement, summary of an account. - özeti çıkarmak fin. to make out a statement. - sormak /dan/ to call (someone) to account. -ı temizlemek to pay one´s account. - tutmak 1. to keep the books, do the bookkeeping. 2. to keep a record. - uzmanı accountant. - vermek 1. to account for money received. 2. to give an explanation. -ını vermek /ın/ 1. to account for (money received). 2. to give an explanation for, account for. -ına yazmak /ı, ın/ to charge (something) to (someone´s, a firm´s) account. (...) -ı yok. /ın/ There´s no telling...: İçtiğimiz kahvenin hesabı yok. There´s no telling how much coffee we drink."

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I. (et)

( nærmen sig) approach ( fx the approach of night (, winter));

( ankomst) coming ( fx the coming of winter), arrival.

II. vb (kom, kommet)

( især: hen til den talende, til det sted man tænker på) come ( fx come here! come to my house; are you coming to the dance?);

( nå frem; blive hensat i) get ( fx get to London, get home, he got here at last; get into a better temper),

( ankomme) arrive ( fx the guests will arrive soon; arrive in London

(, at a place)),

( komme på besøg) call;

( om bog: udkomme) be published, appear;

( anbringe, putte i) put ( fx put sugar in the tea),

( hælde) pour;

( smøre) spread ( fx glue (, paint) on something);

[ forskellige forbindelser:]

[ nu kommer jeg!] coming!

[ komme nærmere] approach, come (, get) closer;

(se også nærme sig);

[ kom så da!] come on!

(se også dyrt, sent, tur, videre);

[ med sig:]

[ komme sig] improve,

T pick up,

( blive rask) recover, get well;

[ komme sig af] recover from ( fx an illness, a shock, a surprise), get over ( fx an illness, a disappointment, a shock, a surprise);

[ du kommer dig]

(dvs bliver kvikkere) you are coming on!

(se også kommende);

[ med præp og adv:]

[ komme `af]

(mar: komme af grunden) come off, get off;

[` komme af]

( skyldes) come from, be due to,

( nedstamme fra) come of,

( om ord: afledes af) be derived from;

[ komme af sted, komme galt af sted], se sted;

[ hvoraf kommer dette?] why is this?

[ komme af med] get rid of;

[ kom an!] come on!

[ komme an på] depend on ( fx it depends on the weather);

[ det kommer an på]

(dvs afhænger af omstændighederne) that depends;

[ det er karakteren det kommer an på] it's the character that matters (el.

counts);

[ det kommer an på dig] it depends on you, it is up to you;

[ komme bag på én] take somebody by surprise;

[ komme bort] get off, get away,

( mistes, forsvinde) be lost,

(om brev etc også) go astray;

[ komme bort fra] get away from;

( utilsigtet) stray from ( fx the subject);

[ det kan man ikke komme bort fra]

(dvs benægte) there is no denying it;

[ komme efter]

(dvs følge på) follow, succeed, come after,

( komme for at hente) come for, call for;

[ komme ` efter]

(dvs opdage) find out, get on to,

( lære) pick up;

[ jeg skal komme efter ham!] I'll be after him!

[ komme ` for] occur, happen,

( om sag) come on;

[ komme foran] get in front,

(ved konkurrence etc) get ahead, take the lead;

[ komme forbi] pass (by);

( slippe forbi) get past;

[` komme fra] come from ( fx Germany, the working class);

[ komme ` fra] get away from;

[ han kom godt fra det]

(dvs et arbejde) he made a good job of it,

( ulykke) he escaped unhurt,

( vovestykke) he got away with it;

[ det var det jeg kom fra] as I was saying; as I was going to say;

(se også levende);

[ komme frem] come out, appear,

( komme videre) get on;

( bane sig vej) make one's way,

( i verden) get on, rise;

( til bestemmelsessted) get through, get there;

( røbes) be revealed, become known;

[ jeg kunne hverken komme frem eller tilbage] I was stuck;

[ komme frem af] emerge from;

[ komme frem med] put forward,

T come up with ( fx a plan, a suggestion),

( meddele, fortælle) tell,

( afsløre, F) disclose;

[ komme fri]

(af lænker etc) get free;

( hvis man sidder fast) get loose;

( i fodbold) get clear;

[ komme fri af] get loose from,

F disengage (el. extricate) oneself from;

[ komme hen til] come up to;

[ komme hos Smith] be often at the Smiths,

F be a frequent guest at Smith's;

[ komme i avisen] get into the papers;

[ komme i himlen] go to heaven;

[ komme i mål], se ndf: komme ind;

[ komme i tre oplag (, udgaver)] run into three printings (, editions);

(se også hånd, I. lære, vanskelighed, vej);

[ komme igen] come back, return,

( betale sig) pay in time;

[ jeg kommer igen en anden gang] I'll call again (another time);

[ komme igennem] get through; pass;

[ komme igennem med et forslag] get (el. carry el. put) a proposal through;

[ komme ind] enter; come (, get) in ( fx come in! we couldn't get in);

( om tog) come in, arrive;

(fig: i diskussion) come in;

( i sport) get in, finish ( fx he finished third);

[ komme ind i] enter;

( sætte sig ind i) acquaint oneself with;

[ komme ind på et emne]

( i samtale) get on to a subject;

( berøre) touch on a subject;

[ komme nærmere ind på sagen] go into detail;

[ komme løs], se ovf: komme fri;

[ kom ` med!] come along (with us)!

[ komme ` med]

(dvs blive taget med) be included,

( slutte sig til andre) join;

[` komme med]

(dvs bringe) bring ( fx the milkman brings milk every day);

( fremkomme med) come up with ( fx the right answer, a solution);

( ytre) make ( fx a remark; make rude remarks about, make no protest), say ( fx a few words),

F utter ( fx protests);

[ komme med en forklaring] give an explanation;

[ han kom ikke med nogen forklaring] he offered no explanation;

[ komme om ved]

(også fig) get around;

[( søge at) komme nemt om ved det] cut a corner; cut corners;

[ komme op] get up;

( om planter) come up;

( om teaterstykke) be put on;

[ komme op at skændes] quarrel;

[ komme op at slås] come to blows;

[ komme op i et fag] be examined in a subject;

(se også år);

[ komme op på et stort tal] reach a big figure;

(se også side);

[ komme ovenpå], se ovenpå;

[ komme over]

( passere) get over ( fx the road, a wall),

(fig: overvinde) get over ( fx a difficulty),

F overcome, surmount ( fx a difficulty);

( komme sig af) get over, recover from ( fx an illness, a shock; he'll soon get over it);

( om stemning: gribe) come over ( fx a feeling of hopelessness came over us; what has come over him?);

(se også ånd);

[ komme overens], se overens;

[ komme `på]

( blive trykt i blad) be put in;

( erindre) think of, remember;

[` komme på]

( om pris, beløb) come to ( fx your bill comes to £5);

[ komme på holdet] be included in (el. selected for el. put on) the team;

[ jeg kan ikke komme på navnet] I can't think of the name, the name escapes me;

[ hvordan kommer du dog på det?] what made you think of that? how did you get that idea?

(se også ben, hospital, kant, mode, spor, tanke, I. tale);

[ komme sammen] meet, come together;

( omgås) see each other,

F associate with each other;

( om par) go out;

[ komme sammen med]

( omgås) see,

F associate with,

( om par) go out with,

T date ( fx he is going out with (, dating) Vera);

[ han kommer sammen med en pige]

( også) he has got a girl friend;

[ komme til] come to, arrive at ( fx a place),

(se også tur);

( erhverve) come by ( fx how did you come by that money?),

F obtain;

[ der kom andre ` til] they were joined by others,

( overraskende) others turned up;

[ lad mig komme ` til!] let me (have a go)!

[ komme til middag (, te etc)] come to dinner (, tea etc);

[ komme til penge] come by some money,

( ved arv) come into money;

(se også behandling, hertil, hjælp, klarhed, kraft, liv, ord, III. skade,

slutning, sted, I. stykke, syn);

[ komme til at gøre noget]

( tilfældigt) happen to do something, chance to do something,

( uheldigvis) do something by accident;

( efterhånden) come (el. get) to do something ( fx I had come (el.

got) to hate him);

( i fremtiden) will do something ( fx the prices will be higher),

( nødvendigvis) will have to do something ( fx you will have to change it);

[ han kom til at sige at] he chanced to say that, by mistake he said that,

( røbede) he blurted out that;

[ han kom aldrig til at se hende mere] he never saw her again;

F he was never to see her again;

[ når alt kommer til alt] after all;

[ når han kan komme til det] when he has a chance;

[ det kom til forsoning (, til slag)] there was a reconciliation (, a battle);

[ komme noget til] get hurt, be injured;

[ komme til sig selv]

( fatte sig) recover,

( efter bevidstløshed) come round, come to oneself;

[ komme tilbage] get (, come) back, return;

[ komme ud] come out, get out,

(se også II. udkomme);

[ hans nummer kom ud]

( i lotteri) his number came up;

[ han kommer meget ud] he goes out a great deal;

[ der kom intet ud af planen] the plan came to nothing; nothing came of the plan;

[ der kom ikke ret meget ud af det] it did not come to much;

(se også sted);

[ hvad skal der komme ud af dette?] how is this going to end?

[ komme ud af det med] get on with;

(se også ud);

[ komme ud for] meet with ( fx an accident, criticism, opposition);

[nummeret er kommet ud med £500] the number has won £500;

[ komme ud over]

( klare) manage;

[ komme ud på ét] come to the same thing; be all one;

[ det kan man ikke komme uden om]

(dvs benægte) there is no denying it (el. getting round it);

[ man kan ikke komme uden om at] one cannot ignore that, there is no getting away from the fact that, there is no denying that;

[ komme ` ved] concern;

[ komme hinanden ved] care about each other;

( betyde noget for) matter to each other;

[ hvad kommer det dig ved?] what business (el. concern) is that of yours?

[ det kommer ikke dig ved] it is no business (el. concern) of yours, it is none of your business;

[ det kommer ikke sagen ved], se sag.

1  explanation

♦voorbeelden:

1   een explicatie bij iets geven • give an explanation of something

1. ( indep. remark) what is your reason for asking or saying this (used in response to a question or as a remark intended to induce the interlocutor to continue speaking, to give an explanation)

why (do you ask (say that))?

2. (Particle) used in the beginning of a question or exclamation to add emphasis to it or to draw the interlocutor's attention to it

listen

1. Also: ЧЕГО Ж(Е) highly coll

2. used to introduce questions, often rhetorical ones, or exclamations (when the question or exclamation is positively phrased, a negative response is expected

what

3. used in a dialogue to induce one's interlocutor to answer a question or give an explanation

well

4. Also: НУ ЧТО Ж(Е) coll used to introduce a remark expressing concession, agreement

well (then)

• А ЧТО? coll

[Invar]

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1. [indep. remark]

⇒ what is your reason for asking or saying this (used in response to a question or as a remark intended to induce the interlocutor to continue speaking, to give an explanation):

- why (do you ask < say that>)?;

- what about it <him etc>?;

- what of it?;

- [in limited contexts] why not?;

- what's wrong with it < that>?

     ♦ [Клавдия Васильевна:] Где Олег? [Геннадий:] А что?.. Зачем он вам? (Розов 2). [K.V.:] Where's Oleg? [G.:] What about it?...What do you need him for? (2a).

     ♦ "У мамы отпуск, у папы отпуск, у меня каникулы, вот мы сюда и приехали на пять дней покататься на лыжах". - "Прямо так вот взяли и приехали?" - "Ну да. А что?" (Войнович 1). "Mama's on vacation, Papa's on vacation, and it's school break, so we came to ski for five days." "You just up and came?" "That's right. Why not?" (1a).

2. [Particle]

⇒ used in the beginning of a question or exclamation to add emphasis to it or to draw the interlocutor's attention to it:

- listen;

- look;

- say;

- hey;

- [in limited contexts] what.

     ♦ [Гомыра:] Не поверите, не принимал сегодня ни грамма и сейчас не хочу. А что, ребята, может, я желаю воспоминания сохранить об этом вечере? (Вампилов 3). [G.:] You won't believe it, but I haven't had a drop today, and now I don't want any. Look fellows, maybe I want to cherish some memories of this evening? (3b).

     ♦ "А что, коньячку не выпьешь?.." - "Нет, не надо, благодарю. Вот этот хлебец возьму с собой, коли дадите..." (Достоевский 1). "Say, how about a little cognac?.."No, no, thank you. But I'll take this bread with me, if I may..." (1a).

     ♦ "Давай пойдём в кино". - "А что, совсем неплохая идея". "Let's go to the movies." "Hey, that's not a bad idea."

     ♦ Я долго вертел в руках этот бесценный документ [ордер на квартиру] и увидел запись, сделанную на обратной стороне, что моя семья состоит "из одного чел". "Как же это из одного?" - спросил я управдома. "А что, жена уже родила?" - спросил он (Войнович 3). I turned this priceless document [assigning us an apartment] around in my hands for a long time and saw the entry, made on the reverse side, that my family consisted of one person. "What do you mean, of one person?" I asked the building manager. "What, did your wife give birth already?" he asked (3a).