explano

Latin > English

explano explanare, explanavi, explanatus V :: explain

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ex-plāno: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. *
I Lit., to flatten or spread out: suberi cortex in denos pedes undique explanatus, Plin. 16, 8, 13, § 34.—
II Trop., of speech, to make plain or clear, to explain (class.: syn.: explico, expono, interpretor): qualis differentia sit honesti et decori, facilius intelligi quam explanari potest, Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 4: rem latentem explicare definiendo, obscuram explanare interpretando, etc., Cic. Brut. 42, 152: explanare apertiusque dicere aliquid, id. Fin. 2, 19, 60: docere et explanare, id. Off. 1, 28, 101: aliquid conjecturā, id. de Or. 2, 69, 280: rem, id. Or. 24, 80: quem amicum tuum ais fuisse istum, explana mihi, Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 33: de cujus hominis moribus pauca prius explananda sunt, quam initium narrandi faciam, Sall. C. 4, 5.—Pass. impers.: juxta quod flumen, aut ubi fuerit, non satis explanatur, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 97.—
   2    To utter distinctly: et ille juravit, expressit, explanavitque verba, quibus, etc., Plin. Pan. 64, 3.—Hence, explānātus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to II.), plain, distinct (rare): claritas in voce, in lingua etiam explanata vocum impressio, i. e. an articulate pronunciation, Cic. Ac. 1, 5, 19: parum explanatis vocibus sermo praeruptus, Sen. de Ira, 1, 1, 4.—Adv. ex-plānāte, plainly, clearly, distinctly: scriptum, Gell. 16, 8, 3.—Comp.: ut definire rem cum explanatius, tum etiam uberius (opp. presse et anguste), Cic. Or. 33, 117.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

explānō,¹³ āvī, ātum, āre (ex, planus), tr.,
1 étendre, étaler : in denos pedes explanatus Plin. 16, 34, qui forme une surface plane de dix pieds
2 [fig.] développer, expliquer, éclaircir, exposer : Cic. Off. 1, 94 ; Br. 152 ; Or. 80
3 prononcer clairement : Plin. Min. Pan. 64, 3.

Latin > German (Georges)

ex-plāno, āvī, ātum, āre (ex u. planus), eben ausbreiten, I) eig.: cortex in denos pedes explanatus, Plin. 16, 34. – II) übtr.: A) verdeutlichen, deutlich entwickeln, erläutern, erklären, aufklären, über etw. Aufklärung geben, 1) im allg.: explanabis igitur hoc diligentius, Cic.: ille tibi omnia explanabit, Cic.: latentem (rem) explicare definiendo, obscuram explanare interpretando, Cic.: expl. alqd coniecturā, Cic.: absol., cum doceo et explano, Cic.: plane quid sit non intellego; explanabis igitur, Cic. – 2) insbes.: a) auslegen, deuten, responsa, Pacuv. tr. 116: carmen, Liv. 25, 12, 11: Partiz. subst., explanantium (der Ausleger) regula, Hieron. c. Rufin. 3, 11. – b) deutlich aussprechen, verba, Plin. pan. 64, 3 (vgl. PAdi. explanatus). – B) auseinandersetzen, darlegen, darstellen, eam partem curationis, Cels.: alcis vitia, Amm.: argumentum nondum verbis explanatum, Quint.: de cuius hominis moribus pauca prius explananda sunt, quam initium narrandi faciam, Sall.

Latin > Chinese

explano, as, are. :: 作平。講明。註解。 — verba 分疏。