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correct explanation

[kəˈrɛkt ɛksplənˈeɪʃən]
nounfemininepl: correct explanations / explicações corretas
explicação correta
1. A clear and accurate account or description that properly clarifies a concept, event, or situation
The teacher provided the correct explanation for the scientific phenomenon.
A professora forneceu a explicação correta para o fenômeno científico.
2. An interpretation or clarification that is accurate and free from errors or misconceptions
After the confusion, we finally received the correct explanation of the rules.
Após a confusão, finalmente recebemos a explicação correta das regras.
Synonyms
accurate explanationright explanationproper clarificationtrue accountaccurate description
Antonyms
incorrect explanationfalse explanationwrong interpretationmisleading clarificationinaccurate account

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
explicação correta
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
explicação certa
Colloquial alternative using 'certa'
São Paulo
explicação correta
Formal and standard usage
Portugal
explicação correta
Standard European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

set the record straight
clear up the confusion
get the facts straight
botar os panos de molho (Portuguese idiomatic equivalent: to clarify matters)
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