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Summary

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explanation:
- uppklarning; förklaring; tydning; tolkning; information
- explikation; motivering
Wiktionary:
- explanation → förklaring, upplysning, uppklarning

English

Detailed Translations for explanation from English to Swedish

explanation:

explanation [the ~] nom

the explanation (clarification; elucidation; enlightenment; explaining; information; notice; clearing; communication)
uppklarning
- uppklarning [-en] nom
the explanation (interpretation; elucidation; reading; version)
förklaring; tydning; tolkning
- förklaring [-en] nom
- tydning [-en] nom
- tolkning [-en] nom
the explanation (information; particulars)
förklaring
- förklaring [-en] nom
the explanation (information; clarification; enlightenment; clearing)
information
- information [-en] nom

explanation

explanation (explication)
explikation
- explikation
explanation (justification)
motivering
- motivering

Translation Matrix for explanation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
förklaring	commentary; elucidation; explanation; information; interpretation; particulars; reading; version	briefing; declaration; decree; elucidation; glorification; idolizing; instruction; interpretation; legend; paraphrase
information	clarification; clearing; enlightenment; explanation; information	data; info; information; informing
tolkning	elucidation; explanation; interpretation; reading; version	interpreting
tydning	elucidation; explanation; interpretation; reading; version
uppklarning	clarification; clearing; communication; elucidation; enlightenment; explaining; explanation; information; notice
-	account
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
explikation	explanation; explication
motivering	explanation; justification

Related Words for "explanation":

explanations

Synonyms for "explanation":

account; statement
thinking; thought; thought process; cerebration; intellection; mentation
speech act

Related Definitions for "explanation":

thought that makes something comprehensible¹
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.¹
- the explanation was very simple¹
the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible¹
- I heard his explanation of the accident¹

Wiktionary Translations for explanation:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• explanation	→ förklaring	↔ verklaring — het verklaren
• explanation	→ upplysning; uppklarning	↔ Aufklärung — über Sachverhalte, Zusammenhänge und/oder Gefahren informieren
• explanation	→ förklaring	↔ Erklärung — Aufschluss über Zusammenhänge, Sachverhalte
• explanation	→ förklaring	↔ Erläuterung — Erklärung (von Zusammenhängen, Sachverhalten)

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