explicar

transitive verb

1. to explain (exponer, contar) ; to expound (teoría)

 

¿te importaría explicarme qué pasa? -> would you mind telling me o explaining what's going on?

explícame cómo funciona -> tell me how it works

 

2. to teach, to lecture in (enseñar)

explicarse

pronomial verb

1. to understand (comprender)

 

no me lo explico -> I can't understand it

 

2. to explain oneself (dar explicaciones)

 

a ver, explícate, ¿qué quieres decir con eso? -> come on, explain, what do you mean by that?

no sé si me explico -> do you know what I mean?

 

3. to make oneself understood (expresarse)