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Results for: "explain"

Translating from English to French

Translations:

explain — to make intelligible
→ expliquer
→ élucider
explain — to excuse, account for
→ justifier
→ expliquer

More translations:

explain
→ expliquer
explain
→ faire expliquer
explain
→ présenter
explain
→ représenter
explain
→ éclaircir

English definitions WordNet

VERB 3

  1. make plain and comprehensible

    • “He explained the laws of physics to his students”
    Synonymsexplicate

  2. define

    • “The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean”

  3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of

    • “Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work”
    • “Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again”
    Synonymsexcuse