English-Spanish translations for alibi

• coartada
  Pero en realidad se trata de una coartada. In reality, however, this is an alibi.
  Señor Topolánek, el mal necesario es la coartada del cobarde. Mr Topolánek, necessary evil is a coward's alibi.
  Desde luego, no es una coartada para una actitud pasiva. It is certainly not an alibi for a passive attitude.

Definition of alibi

• The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed
• An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame
• To provide an alibi#Noun|alibi for

Examples

• to set up an alibi
• to prove an alibi

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• caliber
• halibut
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