explained in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for explained in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.explain [Am ɪkˈspleɪn, Brit ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn] VB trans

1. explain (make understandable):

explain

explicar

to explain sth to sb

explicarle algo a alguien

she explained it to me

me lo explicó

she explained to us how it had happened/why she had done it

nos explicó cómo había pasado/por qué lo había hecho

2. explain (account for):

explain actions/absence/disappearance

explicar

how do you explain the fact that … ?

¿cómo explica el hecho de que … ?

that explains everything!

eso lo explica or aclara todo

I explained that I'd been delayed

les expliqué que me había retrasado

II.explain [Am ɪkˈspleɪn, Brit ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn] VB refl

to explain oneself

explicarse

please explain yourself more clearly

por favor explíquese más claramente

you're late, explain yourself!

explique por qué llega tarde

III.explain [Am ɪkˈspleɪn, Brit ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn] VB intr

will you explain?

¿me lo explicas?

if you'd just let me explain

al menos déjame que te explique

he's got some explaining to do

nos debe una explicación

explain away VB [Am ɪkˈspleɪn -, Brit ɪkˈspleɪn, ɛkˈspleɪn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

explain away fact/result:

explain away

encontrar una explicación convincente para

how are you going to explain that away?

¿cómo te las vas a arreglar para explicar eso?

how are you going to explain that away?

¿cómo vas a encontrar una explicación convincente para eso?

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their motives have been inadequately explained

sus motivos no han sido adecuadamente explicados

I explained it to him in words of one syllable

se lo expliqué en forma más que clara

he explained it in a very matter-of-fact way

lo explicó con total naturalidad

he explained it in a very matter-of-fact way

lo explicó como si tal cosa inf

Translations for explained in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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una reacción fácilmente explicable

a reaction which can be easily explained

explicó que su tardanza se debió a una avería

he explained that his lateness was due to a breakdown

explicó que su tardanza se debió a una avería

he explained that he was late because of a breakdown

me contó los pormenores del asunto

he explained the whole matter to me in detail

me contó los pormenores del asunto

he explained all the details to me

nos dio una explicación detallada del caso

he explained the case to us in great detail

yo no tengo por qué dar explicaciones a nadie

I don't have to give explanations o explain myself to anyone

lo explicó con claridad meridiana

she explained it with great clarity o very clearly

explained in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for explained in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.explain [ɪkˈspleɪn] VB trans

explain

explicar

to explain a text to a pupil

explicar un texto a un alumno

to explain how/what/where/why ...

explicar cómo/qué/dónde/por qué...

to explain oneself

explicarse

that explains everything!

¡eso lo aclara todo!

to explain away sth

justificar algo

II.explain [ɪkˈspleɪn] VB intr

explain

explicar

explain away VB trans

explain away

justificar

Translations for explained in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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explanar

to explain

explicar algo de forma escueta

to explain sth briefly

difícil de explicar

difficult to explain

¿sería Ud. tan amable de explicármelo?

would you be so kind as to explain it to me?

motivar

to explain

comentar (explicar)

to explain

especificar

to explain

exponer

to explain

explained Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that's sort of difficult to explain

es algo difícil de explicar

to explain a text to a pupil

explicar un texto a un alumno

to explain how/what/where/why ...

explicar cómo/qué/dónde/por qué...

to explain oneself

explicarse

to explain away sth

justificar algo

look, I have already explained it to him/her three times

mire, ya se lo he explicado tres veces

and now I will (go on to) explain why

paso a explicar porqué

would you be so kind as to explain it to me?

¿sería Ud. tan amable de explicármelo?

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English

The inevitable first night hiccoughs were professionally masked, and even the unplanned intrusion of the houselights could be explained away within the context of the setting.

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The orange peel skin has been explained by the infiltration of antibodies under the skin, causing an inflammatory reaction and subsequent fibrous plaques.

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Pledger explained that he is a nice person with a good heart.

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He later explained that his ears were too large and that they had to be pinned back before he could be dropped into enemy territory.

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She also later explained that she thought it was a horrid song, and scoffed at the notion of being a backing singer.

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Along with this disheartening news, it is also explained that she will have to be exiled that very night.

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A musette, the owner explained, is a small tote bag used to pass meals to cyclists during a race.

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Users of music need to obtain a performing rights license from music societies as will be explained shortly to use the music.

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Before the 1930s, textbooks explained the moment using hypothetical magnetic point charges.

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He explained that they would wait for the shuttle to land, so the potential harm to the shuttle would not be a factor.

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