Translation of "explain" into Italian

spiegare, esporre, illustrare are the top translations of "explain" into Italian.

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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  • spiegare

    verb v

    report [..]

    John did not know how to explain to his wife that he had quit his job.

    John non sapeva come spiegare a sua moglie che si era licenziato.

  • esporre

    verb

    Definire o presentare (ad es. un piano d'azione). [..]

    During that consultation, the Agency shall explain the reasons for the proposed change.

    Nel corso di tale consultazione, l’Agenzia espone le motivazioni alla base del cambiamento proposto.

  • illustrare

    verb

    Rendere chiaro e comprensibile. [..]

    They explained to us very vividly way just how desperate the situation is.

    Esse ci hanno illustrato la drammaticità della situazione con estrema efficacia.

  • Less frequent translations

    • chiarire
    • interpretare
    • commentare
    • delucidare
    • dichiarare
    • mostrare
    • decifrare
    • scusare
    • definire
    • dibattere
    • schiarire
    • chiosare
    • rendere visibile
    • pulire
    • risciacquare
    • sciacquare
    • estendere

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