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объяснить

account for

Meaning of объяснить

Русский

Назвать причину чего-то, например опоздания или пропажи денег.

English

to give the reason why something happened

объяснить

Pronunciation

Russian
[ɐbʲjɪsˈnʲitʲ]
Russian (Russia)

объяснить with English translation

объяснить usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Как вы объясните задержку?

How do you account for the delay?

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Он не смог объяснить пропажу денег.

He couldn't account for the missing money.

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объяснить meaning: what does it mean?

to give the reason why something happened

объяснить pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

объяснить is pronounced as [ɐbʲjɪsˈnʲitʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

объяснить definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

How do you account for the delay? Translation: Как вы объясните задержку?

Is объяснить part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?

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