explain

expliquer

Donner des informations pour aider quelqu’un à comprendre.

En anglais simple : To help someone understand something by giving information about it.

• Please explain this word to me.
• He explained how to use the camera.
• Can you explain why you left early?

Comment l'utiliser : explain something to someone (Could you explain the rules to me?); explain how/why… (She explained why the train was late.)

Synonymes : clarify, make clear

Expressions courantes : explain something, explain to someone, explain how something, explain a concept