explaining

ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ
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Translation of explaining into French,

Noun

communication

the act of making something clear or understandable
  • Explaining complex ideas takes patience and skill.L'explication d'idées complexes demande de la patience et du savoir-faire.

Adjective

1.

clarifying

making something clear or understandable
  • The explaining notes helped students understand the topic.Les notes explicatives ont aidé les étudiants à comprendre le sujet.
2.

justifying

providing reasons or justification
explicatif expliquant
  • The explaining document outlined the reasons for the decision.Le document explicatif exposait les raisons de la décision.
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Expressions with explaining: examples in English and translations in French

nécessiter des explications
exiger des explications
His sudden decision will take some explaining.
ça mérite des explications
You crashed the boss's car? That'll take some explaining.
évident
explicite
The instructions were self-explaining and easy to follow.

Synonyms and analogies of explaining in English

Examples of explaining in a sentence

  • His calm explaining of the safety rules kept everyone focused.
  • The explaining diagram clarified the complex concept.
  • Her explaining gestures made the instructions easy to follow.
  • The explaining notes helped clarify the complex topic.
  • An explaining letter was sent to all employees.
explain
ɪkˈspleɪn
Verb
tr./intr.
1.

clarify

make something clear or easy to understand
  • She explained the rules to the new players.Elle a expliqué les règles aux nouveaux joueurs.
2.

justify

give reasons for actions or events
  • He explained why he was late to the meeting.Il a expliqué pourquoi il était en retard à la réunion.

Expressions with explain: examples in English and translations in French

justifier
excuser
He explained away his lateness by blaming the bus schedule.
demander des explications
Please explain the steps to complete the task.
expliquer le fonctionnement
montrer les ficelles
She explained the ropes to the interns on their first day.
réexpliquer
répéter
She had to re-explain the concept to the students.

Translations of "explaining" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
expliquantprtp.

He turned the offer down calmly, clearly explaining his reasons.

Il a calmement refusé l'offre, en expliquant clairement ses raisons.

explicatifadj.

A sticker explaining this is supplied with every pack of Cyanokit.

Un autocollant explicatif est fourni avec chaque boîte de Cyanokit.

précisantprtp.

You can add a note at the end of the form explaining your current family situation.

Tu peux ajouter à la fin du formulaire une note précisant ta situation familiale actuelle.

exposantprtp.

Contact us directly by e-mail to explaining your doubts or problems.

Contactez-nous directement par mail à en nous exposant vos soucis ou problèmes.

indiquantprtp.

If you enter the wrong code, a message explaining the error appears right away.

Si tu te trompes de code, un message indiquant l'erreur s'affiche immédiatement.

Noun
explicationnf.

In the middle of explaining the recipe, my grandmother spilled the sugar.

En pleine explication de la recette, ma grand-mère a renversé le sucre.

explicitationnf.

Consistently explaining the safety procedures prevents many mistakes in the workshop.

L'explicitation systématique des procédures de sécurité évite de nombreuses erreurs dans l'atelier.

expliquer

He needlessly escalated the argument by shouting instead of explaining calmly.

Il a inutilement exacerbé la dispute en criant au lieu d'expliquer calmement.

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explaining: Examples and translations in context

She went off into the weeds explaining every clause of the contract.

Elle s'est égarée dans les détails en expliquant chaque clause du contrat.

The doctor was calm while explaining the procedure to the nervous patient.

Le médecin était serein en expliquant la procédure au patient anxieux.

The vet reassured the children by calmly explaining their rabbit's surgery.

Le véto a rassuré les enfants en expliquant calmement l'opération de leur lapin.

This reformer waited patiently, explaining each change to reassure worried employees.

Cette réformatrice patientait, expliquant chaque changement pour rassurer les employés inquiets.

The commentator describes each dive, explaining how difficult the moves are.

Le commentateur décrit chaque plongeon en expliquant la difficulté des figures réalisées.

They cleared up any confusion by openly explaining what had really happened.

Ils ont levé toute équivoque en expliquant ouvertement ce qui s'était réellement passé.

Each opponent had to write a letter explaining the reasons for their refusal.

Chaque opposant devait rédiger une lettre expliquant les raisons de son refus.

He poured his heart out in that letter, explaining everything he regretted.

Il a vidé son cœur dans cette lettre, en expliquant tous ses regrets.

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self-explainingtake some explaining
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