elaborate

elaborate
1. i'læbəreit verb
1) (to work out or describe (a plan etc) in detail: He elaborated his theory.) desarrollar, elaborar
2) ((especially with on) to discuss details: She elaborated on the next day's menu.) explicar detalladamente

2. -rət adjective
1) (very detailed or complicated: an elaborate design.) complicado
2) (carefully planned: elaborate plans for escape.) detallado
•
- elaboration
elaborate adj complicado / detallado / muy trabajado
elaborate
tr[(adj) ɪ'læbərət; (vb) ɪ'læbəreɪt]
adjective
1 (detailed, extensive) detallado,-a
2 (ornate, intricate) muy trabajado,-a, esmerado,-a
3 (complex, intricate) complicado,-a
transitive verb
1 (work out in detail, refine) elaborar, desarrollar
intransitive verb
1 (discuss in detail) explicarse, explicar detalladamente; (expand) ampliar, dar más detalles, explicar con más detalles
■ there's no need to elaborate no hace falta dar más detalles
elaborate [i'læbə.reɪt] v, -rated ; -rating vt
: elaborar, idear, desarrollar
elaborate vi
to elaborate on : ampliar, entrar en detalles
elaborate [i'læbərət] adj
1) detailed: detallado, minucioso, elaborado
2) complicated: complicado, intrincado, elaborado
♦ elaborately adv
elaborate
adj.
• complicado, -a adj.
• detallado, -a adj.
• elaborado, -a adj.
• esmerado, -a adj.
v.
• elaborar v.

I ɪ'læbərət
adjective <decoration/design/hairstyle> complicado, intrincado, muy elaborado; <meal> de mucho trabajo; <plan/arrangements> minucioso, detallado

in elaborate detail — con todo detalle, muy minuciosamente


II
1. ɪ'læbəreɪt
transitive verb elaborar, idear

2.
vi dar* (más) detalles, entrar en detalles or explicaciones

to elaborate ON o UPON something — ampliar* algo, explicar* algo en mayor detalle

1.
ADJ [ɪ'læbǝrɪt]
[design, hairstyle, costume, ceremony] muy elaborado; [plan] detallado, muy elaborado; [architecture] con mucha ornamentación; [furniture] con muchos adornos, muy recargado; [equipment, network, preparations] complicado; [meal] muy complicado de hacer; [excuse] rebuscado

an elaborate hoax — un elaborado engaño

2. VT
[ɪ'læbǝreɪt]
1) (=develop) [+ plan, theory] elaborar, desarrollar
2) (=explain) [+ idea, point] explicar en detalle, desarrollar
3.
VI [ɪ'læbǝreɪt]

he refused to elaborate — se negó a dar más detalles

would you care to elaborate? — ¿le importaría explicarlo de forma más detallada?

he elaborated on it — lo explicó con más detalles

* * *

I [ɪ'læbərət]
adjective <decoration/design/hairstyle> complicado, intrincado, muy elaborado; <meal> de mucho trabajo; <plan/arrangements> minucioso, detallado

in elaborate detail — con todo detalle, muy minuciosamente


II
1. [ɪ'læbəreɪt]
transitive verb elaborar, idear

2.
vi dar* (más) detalles, entrar en detalles or explicaciones

to elaborate ON o UPON something — ampliar* algo, explicar* algo en mayor detalle


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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