en explain away

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07, English Wiktionary, and French Wiktionary

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Synonyms

ja 丸める ➜
ja 言いくるめる ^(v) ➜
ja 言い包める ^(v) ➜
ja 言い抜ける ^(v) ➜
ja 言い逃れる ^(v) ➜
ja 言抜ける ^(v) ➜
ja 言逃れる ^(v) ➜
ru отделываться ➜
sv bortförklara ➜

Related terms

de herausreden ^(v) ➜
en dismiss ➜
en explain ➜
en explanation ➜
en explanatory ➜
en minimize ➜
en problem ➜
en explaining away ^(v) ➜
en explains away ^(v) ➜
en nothing buttery ⁽ⁿ⁾ ➜
fi selitellä ^(v) ➜
ja 言い逃れる ^(v) ➜
zh 說不過去 ^(a) ➜

Word forms

en explained away ^(v) ➜
en explaining away ^(v) ➜
en explains away ^(v) ➜

Derived from

en away ➜
en explain ^(v) ➜

Links to other resources

en.wiktionary.org explain away

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