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elaborar

to elaborate

verb eh-lah-boh-RAHR Less Common
People & Society

Origin: from Latin elaborare (to work out)

Also means

to produce

Usage Note

Elaborar is a false friend: while English 'elaborate' often means to expand in speech, elaborar primarily means to produce, develop, or craft something — elaborar un plan (to draw up a plan), elaborar vino (to produce wine). If you want to say 'to explain in more detail', use explicar con más detalle instead.

Examples

"Vamos a elaborar un nuevo plan de trabajo."

Natural Translation

We are going to draw up a new work plan.

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