explica

[ɛʃ.pli.kə]

verb

explains

1. Third person singular present indicative of 'explicar' - to make clear or easy to understand

She explains the lesson to the students

Ela explica a lição aos alunos

2. To give a reason or account for something

He explains why he was late

Ele explica por que chegou atrasado

3. To clarify a concept or idea

The teacher explains the math problem

O professor explica o problema de matemática

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General Brazilian Portuguese

explica

Standard usage throughout Brazil

Portugal

explica

Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

explica-me melhor - explain it better to me

explica um jeito - there's an explanation for it

explica tudo - it explains everything

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