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croyable

believable, credible

adjective krwah-YAHBL Rare

Origin: from 'croire' (to believe), from Latin 'credere'

Usage Note

Croyable is most commonly encountered in the negative: c'est pas croyable! is a very frequent exclamation meaning 'unbelievable!' or 'incredible!'. The positive form (c'est croyable) is uncommon in speech. The related crédible is a near-synonym in more formal contexts.

Examples

"Cette histoire n'est pas croyable."

Natural Translation

This story is not believable.

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