explains in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for explains in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.explain [Brit ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn, Am ɪkˈspleɪn] VB trans (all contexts)

explain

spiegare (that che; to a)

“it's like this, ” he explained

“è così”, spiegò

can you explain?

puoi spiegare or spiegarmelo?

I can't explain

non posso spiegare or non so spiegarlo

that explains it!

questo spiega or chiarisce tutto!

II.to explain oneself VB refl

to explain oneself

spiegarsi

explain away VB [ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn -] (explain away [sth], explain [sth] away)

explain away problem

dare spiegazioni (soddisfacenti) di

explain away change

giustificare (in modo soddisfacente)

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breathlessly explain, gabble

senza prendere fiato

to explain sth in pantomime

spiegare qc a gesti

feebly explain

debolmente, in modo poco convincente

modestly talk, explain

con modestia

Translations for explains in the Italian»English Dictionary

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esplicitare proposito, obiettivo, scelta, ragione

to explain

irraccontabile (che non si può raccontare)

= too difficult to explain

enucleare

to explain

illustrare fig

to explain

explains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for explains in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.explain [ɪks·ˈpleɪn] VB trans

explain

spiegare

to explain how/what/where/why …

spiegare come/cosa/dove/perché …

to explain oneself

spiegarsi

that explains everything!

questo spiega tutto!

II.explain [ɪks·ˈpleɪn] VB intr

explain

spiegare

explain away VB trans

explain away

giustificare

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that's sort of difficult to explain

é un po' difficile da spiegare

Translations for explains in the Italian»English Dictionary

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enucleare

to explain

spiegare

to explain

spiegarsi (chiarirsi)

to explain (oneself)

cerca di spiegarti

try to explain

dilungarsi nelle spiegazioni/descrizioni

to explain/describe sth at length

indicare (etichetta, istruzioni)

to explain

tradurre in parole povere

to explain in simple terms

mostrare

to explain

explains Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to explain how/what/where/why …

spiegare come/cosa/dove/perché …

to explain oneself

spiegarsi

that explains everything!

questo spiega tutto!

that's sort of difficult to explain

é un po' difficile da spiegare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He explains this deficiency through pathologies of loneliness, depression and agony which he considers to be the empirical grounding behind his writing.

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This partly explains why the group considers the courtier's dress so vital to his success.

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The history of this chimneypiece to some degree explains the overall restrained style of the house.

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As the article explains, people of the future wouldn't just be consuming products made from pulp, but also from used table linen and old rayon underwear.

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This explains why democracy is so rare in human history.

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Furthermore, dydrogesterone does not undergo 17-hydroxylation, which explains its lack of androgenic effects.

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He explains, not unkindly, that he is not a man who loves easily and is unsuited to marriage.

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Book explains polygraph methods, the handling of polygraph recordings and interpretation of the results.

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The figure 1.1 explains the perpetual growth, with exogenous technical progress.

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Tush explains that the local authorities are making life difficult for him by such means as introducing roadworks on the only access road.

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