Explicar (en. Explain)

/ekspliˈkaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Clarify or make something understandable.

The teacher explained the topic simply.

El profesor explicó el tema de manera sencilla.

Provide reasons or motives for something.

She explained why she was late.

Ella explicó por qué llegó tarde.

Describe something in detail.

The author explains the plot of the novel in the first chapter.

El autor explica la trama de la novela en el primer capítulo.

Interpret or analyze a phenomenon.

The scientists explained the natural phenomenon.

Los científicos explicaron el fenómeno natural.

From the Latin 'explicare', which means 'to unfold', 'to unroll'.

explain a problem

Clarify or detail an inconvenience.

explicar un problema

explain with apples

Make a very simple explanation so that it is easily understood.

explicar con manzanas

there is nothing to explain

Indicate that everything is clear and doesn't need clarification.

no hay nada que explicar

explanation

The act of explaining something.

explicación

explicit

That is expressed clearly and straightforwardly.

explícito

elucidate

Clarify or resolve a doubt or confusion.

dilucidar

Give a convincing reason.

I had to explain well for them to understand me.

Tuve que explicar bien para que me entendieran.

Make a deep clarification.

I'm going to have to explain in depth how this works.

Voy a tener que explicar a fondo cómo funciona esto.