EXPLAIN - Translation from English into German

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English

German

I. ex·plain [ɪkˈspleɪn, ekˈ-] VB trans

1. explain (make understandable):

to explain sth [to sb]

[jdm] etw erklären

to explain sth [to sb] reason, motive

[jdm] etw erläutern

our guide explained where the cathedral was

unser Führer erklärte uns den Weg zur Kathedrale

2. explain (give reasons):

to explain sth

etw erklären

to explain sth 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. explain (make clear):

to explain oneself

sich acc [deutlich] ausdrücken

please explain yourself more clearly

bitte drücken Sie sich etwas genauer aus

4. explain (justify):

to explain oneself

sich acc rechtfertigen

you'd better explain yourself

du solltest mir das erklären

II. ex·plain [ɪkˈspleɪn, ekˈ-] VB intr

explain

eine Erklärung geben

I just can't explain

ich kann es mir einfach nicht erklären

let me explain

lassen Sie es mich erklären

explain away VB trans

1. explain away (dispel doubts):

to explain away ⇆ sth

eine [einleuchtende] Erklärung für etw acc haben

to explain away ⇆ sth

sich dat etw erklären

2. explain away pej (minimize):

to explain away ⇆ sth

etw bagatellisieren [o. inf abtun]

to explain sth more fully

etw näher erklären

to explain sth in a non-technical way

etw für den Laien verständlich erklären

to explain sth muzzily

etw undeutlich erklären

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etw wegreden

to explain away sep sth

[jdm] etw erläutern

to explain sth [to sb]

jdm etw plausibel machen

to explain sth [or make sth clear] to sb

etw ist jdm erklärlich

sb can explain sth

etw auseinanderklamüsern

to explain sth [to oneself] in simple terms

Klett Geography Glossary

explain VB

explain

erklären

explain

erläutern

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He explains that he would like to speak to him about forestry.

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This explains the above common gcd and the phenomenon is true in any base if 10 is replaced by "b", the base.

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A car manufacturer, for example, may present a new hybrid vehicle and support the sales presentation with a microsite specific to explaining hybrid technology.

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Now the line is teaming up with another manufacturer, which explains why the official website is down.

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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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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

In this interview for akzente she explains how the company can – and must – use its expertise in addressing future challenges to win new clients and partners.

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Im Gespräch mit akzente erklärt sie, wie das Unternehmen mit seiner Expertise für wichtige Zukunftsthemen neue Auftraggeber und Partner gewinnen kann - und muss.

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"The last financial crisis and the high level of sovereign debt in some European countries have forced German companies to be more cautious when it comes to choosing the right kind of funding, " explains Haghani.

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"Die letzte Finanzkrise sowie die hohe Verschuldung mancher europäischer Staaten haben deutsche Unternehmen zu mehr Vorsicht gezwungen, wenn es darum geht, sich für die richtigen Finanzierungsmittel zu entscheiden ", erklärt Haghani.

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There ´ s no admission fee, but a small donation is expected since there is someone who explains everything.

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Eintritt muß keiner gezahlt werden, man erwartet allerdings eine kleine Spende, zumal es jemanden gibt, der alles erklärt.

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Many theories have been formulated to explain the emergence and development of the informal economy.

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Eine Vielzahl von Theorien wurde entwickelt, um das Entstehen und die Entwicklung der informellen Wirtschaft zu erklären.

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Excessive red-tape, time-consuming administrative procedures and the widespread impression of bureaucratic arbitrariness explain why citizens in the countries of the South Caucasus traditionally have little confi dence in local government.

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Ausufernde Bürokratie, langwierige Behördengänge und nicht selten der Verdacht amtlicher Willkür erklären die traditionell geringe Wertschätzung für die kommunalen Verwaltungen in den Ländern des Südkaukasus.

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