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self-explanatory

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self-ex·plan·a·to·ry (slfk-spln-tôr, -tr)
adj.
Needing no explanation; obvious.

self-explanatory less commonly, self-explaining
adj
understandable without explanation; self-evident
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Adj.1.self-explanatory - needing no explanation
obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"

self-explanatory
adjective clear, straightforward, easy to understand, unambiguous, self-evident, readily comprehensible, clearly explained I hope the graphs on the following pages are self-explanatory.
Translations
self-explanatory [ˌselfɪksˈplænɪtərɪ] ADJque se explica por sí mismo or solo

self-explanatory [ˌsɛlfɪksˈplænətrɪ] adjovvio/a, che non ha bisogno di spiegazioni

self-explanatory
adj self-explanatory [selfikˈsplӕnətəri]
needing no explanation I think the pictures in the instruction manual are self-explanatory. selfverduidelikend شارِحٌ نَفْسَه ясен nepotřebující vysvětlení selvforklarende ohne Erläuterung verständlich αυτονόητος que se explica por sí mismo iseenesest selge, arusaadav بي نياز از توضيح؛گويا itsestään selvä qui se passe d'explication בָּרוּר מֵאֵלָיו स्वत:, स्पष्ट razumljiv sam po sebi önmagát magyarázó jelas sekali sjálfskÿrandi (che si spiega da sé) 自明の 자명한 suprantamas skaidrs; saprotams jelas dengan sendirinya voor zichzelf sprekend umiddelbart forståelig, innlysende oczywisty, samotłumaczący się claro evident не требующий пояснений nepotrebujúci vysvetlenie, očividný samoumeven jasan självförklarande, självklar ไม่จำเป็นต้องอธิบาย apaçık, belli 不言自明的 очевидний; зрозумілий без пояснень بجائے خود واضح sáng sủa


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At first, Sir Nathaniel seemed disposed to ask questions, but shortly gave this up when he recognised that the narration was concise and self-explanatory.
 
 
 
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