-
41 explain away
[ıkʹspleınəʹweı] phr vотделываться (поверхностным) объяснением; оправдываться, отговариватьсяit will be difficult to explain away this error - найти оправдания для этой ошибки будет трудно
to explain away the difficulties - изобразить дело так, как будто никаких трудностей нет
to explain and explain away anti-social behaviour - объяснять и оправдывать антиобщественные поступки, подыскивать объяснения и оправдания антиобщественному поведению
-
42 explain away
(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) dar explicacionesv + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<fact/result\>\> encontrar* una explicación convincente parahow are you going to explain that away? — ¿cómo te las vas a arreglar para explicar eso?
VT + ADV dar explicaciones (convincentes) de, justificar; (=excuse) disculpartry and explain that away! — ¡a ver cómo justificas eso!
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<fact/result\>\> encontrar* una explicación convincente parahow are you going to explain that away? — ¿cómo te las vas a arreglar para explicar eso?
-
43 explain
[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?) útskÿra2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) gefa skÿringu á•- explanatory
- explain away -
44 explain
megmagyaráz, indokol* * *[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?) (meg)magyaráz2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) indokol•- explanatory
- explain away -
45 explain
v. açıklamak, izah etmek, anlatmak, hesap vermek, açıklama yapmak* * *açıkla* * *[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?) açıklamak2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) açıklamak•- explanatory
- explain away -
46 explain
• tulkita• havainnollistaa• rakentaa• määrittää• perustella• selvittää• selostaa• seljetä• selittää• selitellä• kuvata• kommentoida* * *ik'splein1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) selittää2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) selittää•- explanatory
- explain away -
47 explain
v. uitleggen[ ikspleen]1 (nader) verklaren ⇒ uitleggen, uiteenzetten, toelichten; verantwoorden, rechtvaardigen♦voorbeelden:explain oneself • zich nader verklarenexplain away • wegredeneren, goedpraten -
48 explain
[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?) paskaidrot2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) izskaidrot•- explanatory
- explain away* * *izskaidrot, paskaidrot -
49 explain
[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?) paaiškinti2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) paaiškinti•- explanatory
- explain away -
50 explain
v. förklara* * *[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?) förklara2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) förklara•- explanatory
- explain away -
51 explain
[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?) vysvětlit2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) vysvětlit•- explanatory
- explain away* * *• vykládat• vysvětlit• vysvětlovat• vyložit -
52 explain
[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?) vysvetliť2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) vysvetliť•- explanatory
- explain away* * *• vysvetlit• vyložit -
53 explain
[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?) a explica, a lămuri2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) a explica, a justifica•- explanatory
- explain away -
54 explain
[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?) εξηγώ2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) (επ)εξηγώ,ερμηνεύω•- explanatory
- explain away -
55 explain away
[ɪk'spleɪnə'weɪ]vоправдываться, отговариваться- explain away the difficulties- explain and explain away antisocial behaviour
- it will be difficult to explain away this error -
56 explain
[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?) expliquer2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) expliquer•- explanatory - explain away -
57 explain
[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?) explicar2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) explicar•- explanatory - explain away -
58 explain away
transitive verbeine [plausible] Erklärung finden für* * *(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) (durch Erklärungen) vertuschen* * *vt▪ to \explain away away ⇆ sth* * *vt sepeine Erklärung finden für* * *transitive verbeine [plausible] Erklärung finden für -
59 explain
[ɪk'spleɪn], [ek-]гл.1) объяснять; раскрывать, разъяснять; изъяснять, толковать ( значение)She explained the problem to me. — Она объяснила мне суть проблемы.
He explained to us that the examination would take place later. — Он объяснил нам, что экзамен состоится позже.
Syn:2) давать объяснения, объяснять (причину, поведение)He explained why he was late. — Он объяснил, почему опоздал.
Syn:• -
60 explain
v1) объяснять, разъяснять
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