explicar

to explain

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: explicāre

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin explicāre.

Sentences

Isto serve para explicar por que a madeira incha e encolle.

This serves to explain why the wood swells and shrinks.

Como acaba de chegar o exalcalde da cidade de Ferrol , pódello explicar .

As the former mayor of the city of Ferrol has just arrived, you can explain it.