explain

explain
1. transitive verb, also abs.
erklären; erläutern [Grund, Motiv, Gedanken]; darlegen [Absicht, Beweggrund]

how do you explain that? — wie erklären Sie sich (Dat.) das?

2. reflexive verb
1) often abs. (justify one's conduct)

please 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
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[ik'splein]
verb
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, erläutern
2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) erklären
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- explanation
- explanatory
- explain away
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ex·plain
[ɪkˈspleɪn, ekˈ-]
I. vt
1. (make understandable)
▪ to \explain sth [to sb] [jdm] etw erklären; reason, motive [jdm] etw erläutern
our guide \explained where the cathedral was unser Führer erklärte uns den Weg zur Kathedrale
2. (give reasons)
▪ to \explain sth etw erklären; secret etw aufklären
no one has been able to \explain the accident niemand hat bisher eine Erklärung für den Unfall
please 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)
▪ to \explain oneself sich akk [deutlich] ausdrücken
please \explain yourself more clearly bitte drücken Sie sich etwas genauer aus
4. (justify)
▪ to \explain oneself sich akk rechtfertigen
you'd better \explain yourself du solltest mir das erklären
II. vi eine Erklärung geben
I just can't \explain ich kann es mir einfach nicht erklären
let me \explain lassen Sie es mich erklären
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[Ik'spleɪn]
1. vt
erklären (to sb jdm); motives, situation, thoughts erläutern, erklären; mystery aufklären

it'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 —

so that explains why he didn't react — ach, das erklärt, warum er nicht reagiert hat

2. vr
(= justify) sich rechtfertigen

he'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. vi
es erklären

please explain — bitte erklären Sie das

I think you've got some explaining to do — ich glaube, Sie müssen da einiges erklären

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explain [ıkˈspleın] v/t
1. erklären, erläutern, klarlegen:
explain sth to sb auch jemandem etwas auseinandersetzen oder klarmachen oder verständlich machen;
explain sth away
a) eine einleuchtende Erklärung für etwas finden,
b) sich aus etwas herausreden
2. 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
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1. transitive verb, also abs.
erklären; erläutern [Grund, Motiv, Gedanken]; darlegen [Absicht, Beweggrund]

how do you explain that? — wie erklären Sie sich (Dat.) das?

2. reflexive verb
1) often abs. (justify one's conduct)

please 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:
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v.
auseinander setzen ausdr.
auseinandersetzen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.
begründen (eine Behauptung) v.
darlegen v.
erklären v.
erläutern v.
verdeutlichen v.

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