What does spiegare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word spiegare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use spiegare in Italian.

The word spiegare in Italian means explain, unfold, deploy, explain yourself, make yourself clear, be clear, become clear, see, talk, discuss, straighten out, spread out, not know how is possible, belt out a song, sing loudly, belt out, unfurl your wings, unfurl the sails, unfurl the sails to the wind, go and tell. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word spiegare

explain

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (far capire, illustrare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Calmati e spiegami cosa è successo.
Calm down and explain what happened.

unfold

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (svolgere, dispiegare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La domestica ha spiegato la coperta.
The housekeeper unfolded the bed covers.

deploy

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (forze, risorse: dispiegare) (military)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le truppe saranno spiegate a ovest.
The troups will be deployed to the west.

explain yourself, make yourself clear

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (esprimersi)

Cercherò di spiegarmi meglio.
I'll try to explain myself better.

be clear, become clear, see

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (diventare chiaro)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ora si spiega come è riuscito a imbrogliare tutti. Ora mi spiego come è riuscito a imbrogliare tutti.
It's now clear how he managed to trick everyone. I now see how he managed to trick everyone.

talk, discuss, straighten out

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (arrivare ad un chiarimento)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
I due si sono spiegati ed hanno fatto pace.
The two straightened things out between themselves and made peace.

spread out

verbo intransitivo (dispiegarsi, allargarsi)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Il paracadute non si è spiegato.
The parachute didn't spread out.

not know how is possible

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

belt out a song, sing loudly

belt out

unfurl your wings

unfurl the sails

unfurl the sails to the wind

go and tell

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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