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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescredible
/ˈkrɛdɪbəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Able to be believed; convincing.
"The witness gave a credible account of the events."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin credibilis, from credere 'believe'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "credible" is said worldwide
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crédible
Transliteration: crédible
"Son explication était tout à fait crédible."
glaubwürdig
Transliteration: glaubwürdig
"Die Zeugenaussage war sehr glaubwürdig."
credibile
Transliteration: credibile
"La sua storia sembrava molto credibile."
creíble
Transliteration: creíble
"No hay ninguna prueba creíble de eso."
crível
Transliteration: crível
"Ele apresentou um argumento muito crível."
विश्वसनीय
Transliteration: vishwasniya
"यह एक विश्वसनीय स्रोत है।"
可信的
Transliteration: kěxìn de
"我们需要一个可信的解释。"
신용할 수 있는
Transliteration: sinyonghal su inneun
"그는 신용할 수 있는 증거를 제시했다."
信用できる
Transliteration: shinyō dekiru
"彼女の証言は信用できるものだった。"
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