Polyglot Dictionary

Alibi

/ˈaːlibi/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Alibis

Meaning

  1. alibi

    • Der Verdächtige hatte ein wasserdichtes Alibi für die Tatnacht.

      The suspect had an airtight alibi for the night of the crime.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does Alibi mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Verdächtige hatte ein wasserdichtes ___ für die Tatnacht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Alibi?

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