explica in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for explica in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.explicar VB trans

explicar

to explain

¿nos puedes explicar en qué consiste el juego?

can you explain to us o show us how to play the game?

¿nos vas a explicar por qué llegaste tan tarde?

are you going to explain why o give us an explanation as to why you were so late?

no sé explicarlo

I don't know how to express o explain it

II.explicarse VB vpr

1. explicarse (comprender, concebir):

explicarse

to understand

no me explico cómo pudo suceder una cosa así

I don't understand o I can't make out how something like this could have happened

no me lo explico, si estaba aquí hace un momento

I can't understand it, she was here a moment ago

no me lo explico, si estaba aquí hace un momento

I just don't get it, she was here a moment ago inf

2. explicarse (hacerse comprender):

se explica muy bien

he expresses himself very well

espero haberme explicado con toda claridad

I hope I have made myself quite clear

no sé lo que quieres decir, explícate

I don't know what you're trying to say, explain what you mean

¿me explico?

is that clear? o do you understand what I mean?

no sabe explicarse

he isn't very good at expressing himself o putting his ideas across o explaining things

se explicó diciendo que él creía que caducaba mañana

he explained it (away) by saying that he thought it expired tomorrow

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¡amigo!, eso explica …

ah, so that's it, that explains …

explica confusamente los conceptos

he has a confusing way of explaining ideas

nadie se explica la varazón de estas ballenas

nobody knows why these whales beach themselves o get beached

lisa o simple y llanamente explicar/hablar

plainly and simply

lisa o simple y llanamente explicar/hablar

clearly and simply

lisa o simple y llanamente explicar/hablar

in straightforward terms

hizo un inciso para explicar el cambio

he digressed in order to explain the change

Translations for explica in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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explicate

explicar

explain

explicar

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

how are you going to explain that away?

¿cómo te las vas a arreglar para explicar eso?

spell out

explicar en detalle

explica in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for explica in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.explicar VB trans c → qu

1. explicar (manifestar):

explicar

to tell

2. explicar (aclarar, exponer):

explicar

to explain

3. explicar (interpretar):

explicar

to interpret

4. explicar (justificar):

explicar

to justify

II.explicar VB refl explicarse

1. explicar (comprender):

explicarse

to understand

no me lo explico

I don't understand it

2. explicar (disculparse):

explicarse

to apologize

3. explicar (articularse):

explicarse

to express oneself

¿me explico?

do I make myself clear?

ella se explica muy bien

she expresses herself very clearly

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difícil de explicar

difficult to explain

explicar algo de forma escueta

to explain sth briefly

Translations for explica in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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self-explanatory

que se explica por sí mismo

explicate

explicar

account for

explicar

talk through

explicar

clarify

explicar

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...

explain

explicar

to spell sth out for sb fig

explicar algo a alguien de un modo sencillo

explica Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ella se explica muy bien

she expresses herself very clearly

explicar algo de forma escueta

to explain sth briefly

difícil de explicar

difficult to explain

paso a explicar porqué

and now I will (go on to) explain why

explicar una idea con más detalles

to elaborate on an idea

explicar algo a alguien de un modo sencillo

to spell sth out for sb fig

explicar un texto a un alumno

to explain a text to a pupil

que se explica por sí mismo

self-explanatory