explicit
Very specific, clear, or detailedVery specific, clear, or detailed.
» I gave you explicit instructions not to touch anything.
Я же тебе ясно сказал ничего не трогать.
Meaning
2 sensesVery specific, clear, or detailed.
I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
eindeutig, ausdrücklich, deutlich
я́вныйjávnyj, я́сныйjásnyj, чёткийčótkij
(euphemistic)Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.
The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
открове́нныйotkrovénnyj
- precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
- in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
Examples
20 sentencesI gave you explicit instructions not to touch anything.
ruЯ же тебе ясно сказал ничего не трогать.
I gave Tom explicit instructions.
ruЯ дал Тому подробные указания.
Can you be more explicit?
Mary blackmailed Tom using explicit photos stolen from his computer.
Мері шантажувала Тома, використовуючи відверті фото, вкрадені з його комп’ютера.
deMaria erpresste Tom mit expliziten Fotos, die sie von seinem Computer gestohlen hatte.
He was explicit in his instruction.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of eBorrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.
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Forms
more explicit, most explicit| Comparative | more explicit Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most explicit Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
17 synonyms- precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication:expressed
- in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term:denotative
Antonyms
9 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form