EXPLAINED - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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

French

English

elle a clairement défini/expliqué

she clearly defined/explained

expliciter

to clarify, to explain

peu explicable

hard to explain

inracontable (trop compliqué)

too difficult to explain après n

in the PONS Dictionary

English

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

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

in the PONS Dictionary

English

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

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

I	explain
you	explain
he/she/it	explains
we	explain
you	explain
they	explain

Past

I	explained
you	explained
he/she/it	explained
we	explained
you	explained
they	explained

Present Perfect

I	have	explained
you	have	explained
he/she/it	has	explained
we	have	explained
you	have	explained
they	have	explained

Past Perfect

I	had	explained
you	had	explained
he/she/it	had	explained
we	had	explained
you	had	explained
they	had	explained