Explain and Translate

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Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
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Translate is a synonym for explain in gloss topic. In some cases you can use "Translate" instead a verb "Explain", when it comes to topics like make clear, construe, render more intelligible. popular alternative
Nearby Words: explanation, explained, explaining, explicable, explainable

Translate

Translate verb - To express something (as a text or statement) in different words.
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Explain is a synonym for translate in render topic. You can use "Explain" instead a verb "Translate", if it concerns topics such as construe, render more intelligible. popular alternative
Nearby Words: translation, translated, translating, translator, translatable

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connection explain connection translate connection
part explain part translate part
name explain name translate name
way explain way translate way
Other words: bit, story, meaning, references.

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  • Giant Space Flea from Nowhere Atari-esque avatars of the Wachowskis stopped the plot at that point to explain how the metaphorical ending of the movies didn't translate well into a video game.
    Source: Giant Space Flea from Nowhere
  • Doctor Who managed to explain this one by having the Doctor being able to mentally translate for his companions, who rarely thought anything odd about the fact they understood them.
    Source: Aliens Speaking English
  • Fanfic / A Boy, a Girl and a Dog: The Leithian Script So Finrod had to explain to his relatives that people did not translate or pronounce his name like it was done in Aman.
    Source: Fanfic / A Boy, a Girl and a Dog: The Leithian Script
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Translate and Explain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/translate
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