Vocabulary
glaubhaft
/ˈɡlaʊ̯phaft/· adjective
credible, believable
A witness, an excuse or an assurance that one can believe. In legal German: etwas glaubhaft machen.
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- Komparativ
- glaubhafter
- Superlativ
- am glaubhaftesten
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glaubhaft
credible, believable
Ihre Darstellung wirkt glaubhaft.
Her account seems credible.
Word family
glaubhaftglaubento believeglaubwürdigtrustworthydie Glaubhaftigkeitcredibility
Common combinations
- glaubhaft versichernto give a credible assurance
- glaubhaft machento substantiate
- wenig glaubhaftnot very credible
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
glaubwürdigüberzeugend
↔ Opposites
unglaubwürdig
Real examples
- Der Zeuge machte einen glaubhaften Eindruck.The witness made a credible impression.
- Er versicherte glaubhaft, nichts davon gewusst zu haben.He gave a credible assurance that he had known nothing about it.
- Die Geschichte klingt nicht besonders glaubhaft.The story doesn't sound particularly believable.
