See explain on Wiktionary
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "shpjegoj"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šaraḥa",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "شَرَحَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "fassara",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "فَسَّرَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔabāna",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "أَبَانَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "fahhim",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "فهم"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ajp",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "fahham",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"South-Levantine-Arabic"
],
"word": "فهّم"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ajp",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šaraḥ",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"South-Levantine-Arabic"
],
"word": "شرح"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "bacʻatrel",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "բացատրել"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "exiyisescu"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "esplicar"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "başa salmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "izah etmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "açıqlamaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "azaldu"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "abʺjasʹnjácʹ",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "аб'ясьня́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "abʺjasʹnícʹ",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "аб'ясьні́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "tlumáčycʹ",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "тлума́чыць"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "rastlumáčycʹ",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "растлума́чыць"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "bōjhan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "বোঝান"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "bhaśśo kora",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ভাষ্য করা"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "objasnjávam",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обясня́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hrang:pra.",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ရှင်းပြ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hpwang.",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ဖွင့်"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "lang:",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "လင်း"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hprehrang:",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ဖြေရှင်း"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "解釋"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "gaai² sik¹",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "解释"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "解釋"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiěshì",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "解释"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "說明"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shuōmíng",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "说明"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "闡釋"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chǎnshì",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "阐释"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "chk",
"lang": "Chuukese",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "awewe"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "vysvětlovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vysvětlit"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "forklare"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "uitleggen"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "verklaren"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "toelichten"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "klarigi"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "seletama"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "selgitama"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "selittää"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "selostaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "expliquer"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "axsna",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ახსნა"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ganmarṭeba",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "განმარტება"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "erklären"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "erläutern"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "gaskeirjan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "exigó",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "εξηγώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "exēgéomai",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ἐξηγέομαι"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "hermēneúō",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ἑρμηνεύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hisbír",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "הִסְבִּיר"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "samjhānā",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "समझाना"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "magyaráz"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "megmagyaráz"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "elmagyaráz"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "kifejt"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "útskýra"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explikar"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "menjelaskan"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "toimittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "mínigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "spiegare"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "chiosare"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "illustrare"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"alt": "せつめいする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "setsumei suru",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "説明する"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"alt": "おしえる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "oshieru",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "教える"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "tüsındıru",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "түсіндіру"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑnlae",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "បន្លែ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑmphlɨɨ",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "បំភ្លឺ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "pɔɔpŭənyŭəl",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ពន្យល់"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "saathĕəʼkaʼ",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "សាធក"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seolmyeonghada",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "설명하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "şirove kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "îzah kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "fesîh kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "zelal kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ron kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "şayesandin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "şayes kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "şayes dan"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "sêwer kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "bas kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "qal kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "vegotin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "derbirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "wesf dan"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "saloxandin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "salox kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "teswîr kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "tesewir kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "tüşündürüü",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "түшүндүрүү"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "ʼa thi bāi",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ອະທິບາຍ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explānō"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicō"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "skaidrot"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "aiškinti"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "paaiškinti"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "objasnuva",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "објаснува"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "objasni",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "објасни"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "menjelaskan"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "whakamārama"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "whakamahuki"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "mwl",
"lang": "Mirandese",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "splicar"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "tajlbarlax",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "тайлбарлах"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explyitchi"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "forklare"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "reċċan"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "tašrihkawᶕl",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "تشريح کول"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "towzih dâdan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "توضیح دادن"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šarh dâdan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "شرح دادن"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wyjaśniać"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wyjaśnić"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 0 20 9 38",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
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"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "bhaśśo kora",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ভাষ্য করা"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "objasnjávam",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обясня́вам"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hrang:pra.",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ရှင်းပြ"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hpwang.",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ဖွင့်"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "lang:",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "လင်း"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hprehrang:",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ဖြေရှင်း"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "解釋"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "gaai² sik¹",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "解释"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "解釋"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiěshì",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "解释"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "說明"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shuōmíng",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "说明"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "闡釋"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chǎnshì",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "阐释"
},
{
"code": "chk",
"lang": "Chuukese",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "awewe"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "vysvětlovat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vysvětlit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "forklare"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "uitleggen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "verklaren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "toelichten"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "klarigi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "seletama"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "selgitama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "selittää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "selostaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "expliquer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "axsna",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ახსნა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ganmarṭeba",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "განმარტება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "erklären"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "erläutern"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "gaskeirjan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "exigó",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "εξηγώ"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "exēgéomai",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ἐξηγέομαι"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "hermēneúō",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ἑρμηνεύω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hisbír",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "הִסְבִּיר"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "samjhānā",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "समझाना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "magyaráz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "megmagyaráz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "elmagyaráz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "kifejt"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "útskýra"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explikar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "menjelaskan"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "toimittaa"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "mínigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "spiegare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "chiosare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "illustrare"
},
{
"alt": "せつめいする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "setsumei suru",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "説明する"
},
{
"alt": "おしえる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "oshieru",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "教える"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "tüsındıru",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "түсіндіру"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑnlae",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "បន្លែ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑmphlɨɨ",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "បំភ្លឺ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "pɔɔpŭənyŭəl",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ពន្យល់"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "saathĕəʼkaʼ",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "សាធក"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seolmyeonghada",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "설명하다"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "şirove kirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "îzah kirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "fesîh kirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "zelal kirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ron kirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "şayesandin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "şayes kirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "şayes dan"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "sêwer kirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "bas kirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "qal kirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "vegotin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "derbirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "wesf dan"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "saloxandin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "salox kirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "teswîr kirin"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "tesewir kirin"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "tüşündürüü",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "түшүндүрүү"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "ʼa thi bāi",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ອະທິບາຍ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explānō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicō"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "skaidrot"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "aiškinti"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "paaiškinti"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "objasnuva",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "објаснува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "objasni",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "објасни"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "menjelaskan"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "whakamārama"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "whakamahuki"
},
{
"code": "mwl",
"lang": "Mirandese",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "splicar"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "tajlbarlax",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "тайлбарлах"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explyitchi"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "forklare"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "reċċan"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "tašrihkawᶕl",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "تشريح کول"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "towzih dâdan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "توضیح دادن"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šarh dâdan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "شرح دادن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wyjaśniać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wyjaśnić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "objaśniać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "objaśnić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explanar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicitar"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "alayrichiy"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explica"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obʺjasnjátʹ",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "объясня́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obʺjasnítʹ",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "объясни́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "обја̀снити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "objàsniti"
},
{
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "sáp léng",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "သပ်းလႅင်း"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vysvetliť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pojasniti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "förklara"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "ezoh dodan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "эзоҳ додан"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "šarh dodan",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "шарҳ додан"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "añlatırga",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "аңлатырга"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vivariñcu",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "వివరించు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "à-tí-baai",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "อธิบาย"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "chíi-jɛɛng",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ชี้แจง"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "jɛɛng",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "แจง"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ní-yaam",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "นิยาม"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "ṣärp-"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "açıklamak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "izah etmek"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "düşündirmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pojásnjuvaty",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поя́снювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pojasnjáty",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поясня́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pojasnýty",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "поясни́ти"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "samjhānā",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "سمجھانا"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "chüshendürmek",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "چۈشەندۈرمەك"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "tushuntirmoq"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "izohlamoq"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "spiegar"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "giải thích"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "espliker"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "spliker"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "egluro"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "útlizze"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "derklern",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "דערקלערן"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "masber zayn",
"sense": "to make intelligible",
"word": "מסביר זײַן"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "davam objasnenija",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "давам обяснения"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "vysvětlit"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "verklaren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "pravigi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "selittää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "justifier"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "erklären"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "magyaráz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "indokol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "igazol"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "giustificare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "motivare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "scusarsi"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "byeonmyeonghada",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "변명하다"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oprávdyvatʹ",
"sense": "excuse",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опра́вдывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opravdátʹ",
"sense": "excuse",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "оправда́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "excuse",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "обја̀снити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "excuse",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "rasvijetliti"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "excuse",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "objàsniti"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "excuse",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "расвијетлити"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "explicar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "excuse",
"word": "förklara"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Explanation"
],
"word": "explain"
}
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