| Subject | English | Russian |
| philos. | be beyond rational explanation | не иметь рационального объяснения (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| philos. | be beyond rational explanation | не иметь разумного объяснения (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| scient. | give a rational explanation | предоставлять рациональное объяснение (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| philos. | give a rational explanation | давать рациональное объяснение (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | provide a rational explanation | найти разумное объяснение (for sth. – чему-л. • "I don't entertain the paranormal," he said. "I think everything has a rational explanation, but, for better or worse, the Bermuda Triangle captures people's imaginations." "When we find those ships, we can provide a rational explanation for their losses, and share that it's not an abstract thing, this triangle with 'mystical' properties. These are human stories."  unexplained-mysteries.com ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | rational explanation | рациональное объяснение |
| gen. | rational explanation | разумное объяснение |