Usage examples of "explain oneself" in English with translation to German

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I'll have to explain that to my father. Das werde ich meinem Vater erklären müssen.

It is more difficult to defend oneself than to defend someone else. Those who doubt it may look at lawyers. Es ist schwieriger sich selbst zu verteidigen als andere. Wer das bezweifelt, sollte sich Anwälte anschauen.

Please explain the rules of soccer to me. Bitte erkläre mir die Fußballregeln.

To know oneself is not easy. Sich selbst zu kennen ist nicht einfach.

Explain it once more, Jerry. Erklären Sie es noch einmal, Jerry.

To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence. An sich selbst zu zweifeln, ist das erste Zeichen von Intelligenz.

Please explain this sentence to me. Bitte erklär mir diesen Satz.

One should wash oneself. Man sollte sich waschen.

It's impossible for me to explain it to you. Es ist mir unmöglich, es dir zu erklären.

Professors should explain everything in detail, not be succinct and always tell students to go home and read their books. Professoren sollten alles im Detail erklären, nicht knapp sein und immer ihren Studenten auftragen, heimzugehen und ihre Bücher zu lesen.

Will you explain the last part in detail? Kannst du den letzten Teil detailliert erklären?

Would you explain it again? Könntest du das noch einmal erklären?

I'll try to explain it to you to the best of my ability. Ich werde versuchen, es dir zu erklären, so gut ich es kann.

I'll explain it to you. Ich werde es dir erklären.

If not, how do you explain the acceleration? Wenn nicht, wie erklärst du die Verschleunigung?

How to explain it? Wie soll man es erklären?

It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work. Das würde zu lange dauern, dir zu erklären, warum das nicht funktionieren wird.

Explain it in plain language. Erkläre es mit einfachen Worten.

Explain it to me. Erkläre es mir.

I'll explain the incident. Ich werde das Ereignis erläutern.

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