explaining

ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ
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Translation of explaining into German,

Noun

communication

the act of making something clear or understandable
  • Explaining complex ideas takes patience and skill.Erklären komplexer Ideen erfordert Geduld und Können.

Adjective

1.

clarifying

making something clear or understandable
  • The explaining notes helped students understand the topic.Die erklärenden Anmerkungen halfen den Schülern, das Thema zu verstehen.
2.

justifying

providing reasons or justification
  • The explaining document outlined the reasons for the decision.Das erklärende Dokument erläuterte die Gründe für die Entscheidung.
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Expressions with explaining: examples in English and translations in German

Erklärung bedürfen
erklärungsbedürftig sein
His sudden decision will take some explaining.
Das ist erklärungsbedürftig
You crashed the boss's car? That'll take some explaining.
selbsterklärend
einfach
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.Sie erklärte den neuen Spielern die Regeln.
2.

justify

give reasons for actions or events
  • He explained why he was late to the meeting.Er erklärte, warum er zu spät zur Besprechung kam.

Expressions with explain: examples in English and translations in German

rechtfertigen
entschuldigen
He explained away his lateness by blaming the bus schedule.
erklären
erläutern
Please explain the steps to complete the task.
einweisen
anleiten
She explained the ropes to the interns on their first day.
noch einmal erklären
wieder erklären
She had to re-explain the concept to the students.

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

Noun
Erklärenn.

The noisy audience started to throw him off as he tried explaining.

Das lärmende Publikum begann, ihn beim Erklären aus dem Konzept zu bringen.

dieErklärungnf.

She felt it was wrong to desert him without explaining her reasons.

Sie fand es falsch, ihn ohne Erklärung ihrer Gründe zu verlassen.

dieErläuterungnf.

The book gives a little introduction to the poem explaining the context .

Im Buch steht vor dem Gedicht eine kleine Erläuterung zum Kontext der Geschichte.

dieBegründungnf.

Without explaining how or why, the industry claims that homogenization improves digestion.

Ohne Begründung behauptet die Industrie, dass sich damit die Verdauung verbessere.

dieAufklärungnf.

So much for explaining the result of the apparent calculation.

Soviel zur Aufklärung des Resultates der scheinbaren Rechnung.

Adjective / Participle
erklärtpp.

She was in full flow, explaining the plan without pausing for breath.

Sie redete wie ein Wasserfall und erklärte den Plan ohne eine Atempause.

erklärendadj.

And by the way, you've got some explaining to do there.

Und übrigens, hast du einiges erklärend.

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explaining: Examples and translations in context

I appreciate how articulate you are when explaining difficult concepts.

Ich schätze, wie gut Sie schwierige Konzepte erklären können.

To understand the process better, try explaining it in reverse order.

Um den Prozess besser zu verstehen, versuche ihn andersherum zu erklären.

He has a cracking way of explaining complex topics clearly.

Er hat eine geniale Art, komplexe Themen verständlich zu erklären.

The professor waffled on for ages without explaining the main concept properly.

Der Professor schwafelte ewig herum, ohne das Hauptkonzept richtig zu erklären.

The article skates over the historical context instead of explaining it properly.

Der Artikel streift den historischen Kontext, anstatt ihn richtig zu erklären.

Sometimes your thick skull makes explaining simple instructions take forever.

Manchmal dauert es ewig, einem solchen Hohlkopf einfache Anweisungen zu erklären.

We can head confusion off at the pass by explaining everything upfront today.

Wir können Verwirrung im Keim ersticken, wenn wir heute alles vorab erklären.

Instead of calmly explaining the problem, he did the fandango again.

Anstatt das Problem ruhig zu erklären, hat er wieder großes Theater gemacht.

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self-explainingtake some explaining
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