Translation of "explain" into French

expliquer, développer, justifier are the top translations of "explain" into French.

explain verb grammar

To give a sufficiently detailed report about (a) the reason for something, about why something happened, about a causal chain of events; about (b) how something works, about how elements in a system interact; about (c) how to do something, about the steps which need to be accomplished in order to accomplish a certain goal. [..]

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  • expliquer

    verb

    report [..]

    I will explain the situation to you later on.

    Je vous expliquerai la situation un peu plus tard.

  • développer

    verb

    It is about these three aspects that we shall explain our comments.

    C’est autour de ces trois aspects que nous développerons notre propos.

  • justifier

    verb

    excuse

    Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away.

    La mort et la vulgarité sont les deux seuls faits du dix-neuvième siècle qu'on ne peut pas justifier.

  • Less frequent translations

    • élucider
    • raconter
    • éclairer
    • éclaircir
    • illustrer
    • interpréter
    • préconiser
    • compter
    • persuader
    • Je te l'expliquerai plus tard
    • prêcher
    • s'expliquer
    • expliciter
    • montrer
    • définir
    • représenter
    • traduire
    • conter
    • rincer
    • excuser
    • confesser
    • éclairir
    • mettre en lumière

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