Толковый словарь английского языка - alibi
Alibi
alibi
I. noun Etymology: Latin, elsewhere, from alius Date: 1743 the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission, an excuse usually intended to avert blame or punishment (as for failure or negligence), see: apology II. verb (-bied; -biing) Date: 1909 transitive verb to exonerate by an ~ ; furnish an excuse for, intransitive verb to offer an excuse
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
n. & v. --n. 1 a claim, or the evidence supporting it, that when an alleged act took place one was elsewhere. 2 disp. an excuse of any kind; a pretext or justification. --v. (alibis, alibied, alibiing) colloq. 1 tr. provide an alibi or offer an excuse for (a person). 2 intr. provide an alibi. Etymology: L, = elsewhere ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 2359 | |
2 | 2046 | |
3 | 1354 | |
4 | 1228 | |
5 | 1227 | |
6 | 1167 | |
7 | 1146 | |
8 | 1028 | |
9 | 1003 | |
10 | 945 | |
11 | 934 | |
12 | 906 | |
13 | 849 | |
14 | 840 | |
15 | 820 | |
16 | 820 | |
17 | 754 | |
18 | 728 | |
19 | 697 | |
20 | 659 |