Polyglot Dictionary

Nachweis

/ˈnaːxˌvaɪs/

der noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Nachweise

Meaning

  1. proof, evidence

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Beweis

Beweis is the general word for proof or evidence, in a legal or logical sense — conclusive proof; Nachweis is more about documenting something factually, like proof of purchase or a certificate proving a qualification.

Similar in other languages

French

preuve

preuve is the French word for the same thing — both mean "proof, evidence."

Practice

1 What does Nachweis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bitte bringen Sie einen ___ mit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Nachweis?

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