alibi

Definition

Definition of alibi - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

défenseexcuse utilisée pour éviter un reproche ou une accusation

Il cherche toujours un alibi pour justifier ses retards répétés.

excuse

prétexte

droitpreuve qu'une personne était ailleurs quand un crime a eu lieu

L'accusé a fourni un alibi solide pour le soir du meurtre.

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alibi en béton

justification ou preuve extrêmement solide, difficile à remettre en cause

Il avait un alibi en béton, personne ne pouvait le contredire.

avoir un alibi

posséder une preuve qu'on était ailleurs au moment d'un crime

L'accusé avait un alibi solide pour le soir du vol.

fournir un alibi

donner une justification prouvant qu'on était ailleurs lors d'un crime

L'accusé a fourni un alibi solide pour l'heure du vol.

Origin of alibi

latin, alibi (ailleurs)

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bonne excuse

alibi

justification convaincante pour expliquer une absence ou un comportement

béton

adj.

alibi

très solide, fiable, difficile à contester ou à démolir

prétexte

alibi

excuse inventée pour cacher la vraie raison d'une action

et al.

abbr.

abr: et alibi

et une autre adresse ou un autre endroit

Examples of alibi in a sentence

Elle invente un alibi chaque fois qu'elle oublie un rendez-vous.
Son alibi a été vérifié par la police.
Sans alibi, il est devenu le principal suspect.

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English:alibi, ...
German:Alibi, ...
Italian:alibi, ...
Spanish:coartada, ...
Portuguese:álibi, ...
Chinese:借口, 不在场证明, ...
Japanese:言い訳, アリバイ, ...
Arabic:حجة, حجة الغياب, ...
Hebrew:אָלִיבִּי, הוֹכָחָה לְחַסְרוֹן נוֹכְחוּת, ...
Russian:алиби, ...
Ukrainian:алібі, ...
Catalan:coartada, alibi, ...
Danish:påskud, ...
Dutch:alibi, ...
Greek:απολογία, άλλοθι, ...
Hungarian:alibi, ...
Khmer:អាលីប៊ី, ភស្តុតាងអះអាងថានៅកន្លែងផ្សេង, ...
Korean:변명, 알리바이, ...
Polish:alibi, ...
Portuguese (BR):desculpa, álibi, ...
Romanian:alibi, ...
Swedish:alibi, ...
Thai:ข้อแก้ตัว, หลักฐานอ้างที่อยู่, ...
Turkish:bahane, suç anında başka yerde olma kanıtı, ...
Vietnamese:cái cớ, chứng cứ ngoại phạm, ...

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Definition of alibi - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Expressions with alibi

Origin of alibi

Terms related to alibi

Terms with alibi included in their meaning

Examples of alibi in a sentence

View all translations of alibi

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