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expliquer
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French
French
I. explain [Brit ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn, Am ɪkˈspleɪn] VB trans (all contexts)
explain
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!
II. to explain oneself VB refl
to explain oneself refl:
to explain oneself
s'expliquer
I. explain away VB [Brit ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn -, Am ɪkˈspleɪn -] (explain away [sth], explain [sth] away)
explain away problem, change:
explain away
trouver des justifications à
breathlessly explain, gabble
précipitamment
to explain sth in pantomime
expliquer qc en mimant
modestly talk, explain
avec modestie, modestement
straightforwardly describe, explain
simplement
adequately describe, explain
convenablement
French
French
English
English
expliciter
to clarify, to explain
peu explicable
hard to explain
inracontable (trop compliqué)
too difficult to explain après n
English
English
French
French
I. explain [ɪkˈspleɪn] VB trans
explain
expliquer
to explain oneself more clearly
s'exprimer plus clairement
to explain sth away
trouver des justifications à
II. explain [ɪkˈspleɪn] VB intr
explain
s'expliquer
fully explain
en détail
to explain in words of one syllable
expliquer dans des termes clairs
it's hard to explain but I'll try to
c'est difficile à expliquer mais je vais essayer
French
French
English
English
expliquer
to explain
expliquer à qn pourquoi/comment qn a fait qc
to explain to sb why/how sb did sth
expliquer fonctionnement
to explain
je t'explique pas! inf
need I explain?
s'expliquer
to explain
s'expliquer sur son choix
to explain one's choice
s'expliquer devant le tribunal/la police
to explain to the court/the police
s'expliquer devant son père
to explain oneself to one's father
s'expliquer qc
to explain sth
indiquer à qn qc (expliquer)
to explain sth to sb
expliquer/raconter qc en deux mots
to explain/tell sth briefly
expliquez le fond de votre pensée
explain what you think deep down
faire comprendre qc à qn
to explain sth to sb
English
English
French
French
I. explain [ɪk·ˈspleɪn] VB trans
explain
expliquer
to explain oneself more clearly
s'exprimer plus clairement
to explain sth away
trouver des justifications à
II. explain [ɪk·ˈspleɪn] VB intr
explain
s'expliquer
fully explain
en détail
to explain in words of one syllable
expliquer dans des termes clairs
it's hard to explain, but I'll try to
c'est difficile à expliquer mais je vais essayer
French
French
English
English
expliquer
to explain
expliquer à qn pourquoi/comment qn a fait qc
to explain to sb why/how sb did sth
expliquer fonctionnement
to explain
je t'explique pas! inf
need I explain?
s'expliquer
to explain
s'expliquer sur son choix
to explain one's choice
s'expliquer devant le tribunal/la police
to explain to the court/the police
s'expliquer devant son père
to explain oneself to one's father
s'expliquer qc
to explain sth
indiquer à qn qc (expliquer)
to explain sth to sb
expliquer/raconter qc en deux mots
to explain/tell sth briefly
faire comprendre qc à qn
to explain sth to sb
Present
Iexplain
youexplain
he/she/itexplains
weexplain
youexplain
theyexplain
Past
Iexplained
youexplained
he/she/itexplained
weexplained
youexplained
theyexplained
Present Perfect
Ihaveexplained
youhaveexplained
he/she/ithasexplained
wehaveexplained
youhaveexplained
theyhaveexplained
Past Perfect
Ihadexplained
youhadexplained
he/she/ithadexplained
wehadexplained
youhadexplained
theyhadexplained
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
to explain in words of one syllable
expliquer dans des termes clairs
it's hard to explain but I'll try to
c'est difficile à expliquer mais je vais essayer
to explain oneself more clearly
s'exprimer plus clairement
to explain sth away
trouver des justifications à
expliquer à qn pourquoi/comment qn a fait qc
to explain to sb why/how sb did sth
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
It explains all the mysterious forces we invented religions around.
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He has gotten a whiff of something burning and food cooking when there was no source to explain this.
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He explained that if the general's soldiers understood their commands but did not obey, it was the fault of the officers.
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He explains the habits and personalities of these animals.
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The literature review needs to explain the reason the study was conducted and why it was important for the study to be conducted now.
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