explanations in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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explanation [Am ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n, Brit ɛkspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n] N C or U

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ponderous explanation/speech
pesado
his explanation left me muddled
su explicación me confundió
his explanation left me muddled
su explicación me dejó hecho un lío inf
glib solution/generalization/explanation
simplista
glib solution/generalization/explanation
fácil

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no estuvo muy convincente en sus explicaciones
his explanations weren't very convincing
explicación
explanation
nos dio una explicación detallada del caso
he gave us a detailed explanation of the case
exigimos una explicación
we demand an explanation
se marchó sin dar ninguna explicación
he left without giving an explanation
yo no tengo por qué dar explicaciones a nadie
I don't have to give explanations o explain myself to anyone
clarificación
explanation
médicamente no tiene explicación
it has no medical explanation
la discrepancia entre las dos explicaciones
the difference o discrepancy between the two explanations
su explicación fue de una claridad meridiana
his explanation was crystal clear

explanations in the PONS Dictionary

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explanations Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I'm sure there's a natural explanation for it
estoy seguro de que tiene una explicación normal
to offer an explanation
dar una explicación
to give an explanation for an incident
dar una explicación de [o sobre] un incidente
to offer no explanation for the delay
no dar explicaciones sobre el retraso
by way of explanation
como explicación
to hold water explanation
ser consistente
to be content with an explanation
aquietarse con una explicación
I'm getting all confused by your explanation
me hago un lío con tus explicaciones
her explanations are so detailed that nobody understands her
se prodiga tanto en las explicaciones que nadie la entiende
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However, there could be other explanations for this cognomen.
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Two competing explanations of the sectional tensions inflaming the nation emerged even before the war.
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At its core, political ecology makes great strides in attempting to contextualize political and ecological explanations of human behavior.
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Finally, political-economic explanations see overrun as the result of strategic misrepresentation of scope or budgets.
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Definitions and explanations are in simplified, excepting classical quotations.
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In antiquity, different explanations were already proffered for the first element of her name.
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Over the next few weeks a number of other possible explanations were put forward.
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An explanation involving circumstantial evidence becomes more valid as proof of a fact when the alternative explanations have been ruled out.
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When investigating beliefs, researchers should be impartial to the (a posteriori attributed) truth or falsehood of those beliefs, and the explanations should be unbiased.
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Explanations included a sudden death, by a plague that was sweeping through the city, or some other natural death.
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