explicar



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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explicar⇒ vtr (informar, aclarar)explain⇒ vtr
 Dedicó el tiempo necesario para explicar el asunto a sus compañeros.
 He took the necessary time to explain the matter to his workmates.
explicar vtr (justificar)explain⇒ vtr
 Si Danilo no sabía que vendríamos a visitarlo, eso explica su reacción al vernos en la sala de su casa.
 If Danilo didn't know we were coming to see him, that would explain his reaction upon seeing us in his living room.
explicarse⇒ v prnl (hacerse entender)explain yourself vi + refl
  make sense v expr
 Si no te explicas bien, no podré ayudarte a resolver tus dudas.
 If you don't explain yourself properly I won't be able to help clear up your doubts.
explicarse v prnl (comprender)make sense to [sb] v expr
  explain to yourself v expr
  understand⇒ vtr
Note: Se usa principalmente en oraciones negativas.
 No me explico por qué siguen casados si pelean todo el tiempo.
 It makes no sense to me that they're still married if they never stop arguing.
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'explicar' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
aclarar - arrojar algo de luz - bajar a tierra - barajar despacio - clarificar - comentar - dar cuenta de - desarrollar - describir - desde un principio - detallar - dilucidar - explicable - explicotear - exponer - hasta la saciedad - inefable - inenarrable - interpretar - matizar - sacar de una duda
English:
account - define - explain - explicate - translate - clear up - expound - tell - warrant - dumb down - elaborate - enlighten - gloss - mansplain - outline - reexplain - sketch - spell out - undefined


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