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explain [ɪk'spleɪn]∎ he explained to us how the machine worked il nous a expliqué comment la machine marchait;∎ to explain sth in full expliquer qch en détail;∎ she explained that she was a tourist in the city elle a expliqué qu'elle était dans la ville en touriste;∎ that is easily explained, that is easy to explain c'est facile à expliquer, cela s'explique facilement;∎ that explains everything voilà qui explique tout(b) (account for) expliquer;∎ she's got a cold, which explains or will explain why she's off work today elle a un rhume, ce qui explique pourquoi elle ne travaille pas aujourd'hui;∎ to explain oneself s'expliquer;∎ I think you'd better explain yourself je crois que tu ferais mieux de t'expliquer(clarify) expliquer;∎ I don't understand, you'll need to explain je ne comprends pas, il va falloir que tu m'expliques;∎ you've got a bit of or a little or some explaining to do il va falloir que tu t'expliques(justify, excuse) justifier;∎ explain that away if you can! essayez donc de justifier cela!;∎ how did he manage to explain away the broken vase? quelle raison a-t-il trouvée pour expliquer que le vase soit cassé? -
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A vtr ( all contexts) expliquer (that que ; to à) ; ‘it's like this,’ he explained ‘c'est ainsi,’ a-t-il expliqué ; can you explain? peux-tu m'/lui etc expliquer? ; I can't explain je ne peux pas l'expliquer ; that explains it! ça explique tout!■ explain away:▶ explain away [sth], explain [sth] away trouver des justifications à [problem, change]. -
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explain [ɪkˊspleɪn] v1) объясня́ть, толкова́ть ( значение)2) опра́вдывать, объясня́ть ( поведение);to explain oneself объясни́ться; предста́вить объясне́ния (в своё оправда́ние)
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explain away [something], explain [something] away trouver des justifications à [discrepancy] -
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• explain something to someone to make clear объяснить что-то кому-тоCan you explain this task to the students?
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explain oneself объясниться; представить объяснения (в свое оправдание) -
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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 v erklären, begründen; auslegen; erläuternEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > explain
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English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > explain geometrically
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1. transitive verb, also abs.erklären; erläutern [Grund, Motiv, Gedanken]; darlegen [Absicht, Beweggrund]2. reflexive verbplease explain [yourself] — bitte erklären Sie mir das
he refused to explain — er wollte mir keine Erklärung dafür geben
2) (make one's meaning clear)please explain yourself — bitte erklären Sie das [näher]
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/86823/explain_away">explain away* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) erklären, erläutern2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) erklären•- explanation- explanatory
- explain away* * *ex·plain[ɪkˈspleɪn, ekˈ-]I. vt1. (make understandable)no one has been able to \explain the accident niemand hat bisher eine Erklärung für den Unfallplease could you \explain why you're so late? könntest du mir bitte erklären, warum du so spät kommst?▪ to \explain that... erklären, dass...3. (make clear)please \explain yourself more clearly bitte drücken Sie sich etwas genauer aus4. (justify)you'd better \explain yourself du solltest mir das erklärenII. vi eine Erklärung gebenI just can't \explain ich kann es mir einfach nicht erklärenlet me \explain lassen Sie es mich erklären* * *[Ik'spleɪn]1. vterklären (to sb jdm); motives, situation, thoughts erläutern, erklären; mystery aufklärenit's all right, I can explain everything — schon gut, ich kann das alles erklären
that is easy to explain, that is easily explained — das lässt sich leicht erklären
he wanted to see me but wouldn't explain why —
2. vr(= justify) sich rechtfertigenhe'd better explain himself —
I think you'd better start explaining yourself — was hast du zu deiner Entschuldigung zu sagen?
explain yourself! — was soll das?, kannst du das erklären?
3. vies erklärenI think you've got some explaining to do — ich glaube, Sie müssen da einiges erklären
* * *explain [ıkˈspleın] v/t1. erklären, erläutern, klarlegen:a) eine einleuchtende Erklärung für etwas finden,b) sich aus etwas herausreden2. erklären, begründen, rechtfertigen:I cannot explain it to myself ich kann es mir selbst nicht erklären;explain o.s.a) sich erklären,b) sich rechtfertigen* * *1. transitive verb, also abs.erklären; erläutern [Grund, Motiv, Gedanken]; darlegen [Absicht, Beweggrund]2. reflexive verbhow do you explain that? — wie erklären Sie sich (Dat.) das?
1) often abs. (justify one's conduct)please explain [yourself] — bitte erklären Sie mir das
please explain yourself — bitte erklären Sie das [näher]
Phrasal Verbs:* * *v.auseinander setzen ausdr.auseinandersetzen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.begründen (eine Behauptung) v.darlegen v.erklären v.erläutern v.verdeutlichen v.
См. также в других словарях:
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
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 — 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, explaner. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — (v.) early 15c., from L. explanare to make level, smooth out; also to explain, make clear (see EXPLANATION (Cf. explanation)). Originally explane, spelling altered by influence of plain. In 17c., occasionally used more literally, of the unfolding … Etymology dictionary
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 — (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 — ► 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 — Ex*plain , v. i. To give an explanation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
explain — I verb account for, annotate, assign a meaning to, cause to be understood, clarify, clear of obscurity, clear up, decipher, define, demonstrate, describe, disentangle, elucidate, enlighten, enucleate, exemplify, expedire, explanare, explicate,… … Law dictionary