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1 appeal
[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) dovolávať sa2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) odvolať sa3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) (za)páčiť sa2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) žiadosť, odvolanie2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) príťažlivosť•* * *• výzva• žiadost• prítažlivost• prosba• odvolanie -
2 desperate
['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) zúfalo odhodlaný2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) zúfalý3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) zúfalý•- desperation* * *• zúfalý -
3 invoke
[in'vəuk](to appeal to (some power, eg God, the law etc) for help etc.) vzývať; dovolávať sa; uplatniť* * *• vyvolat• vzývat• vyvolávat• zvolávat• prosit
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appeal for — phr verb Appeal for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑police Appeal for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑aid, ↑calm, ↑donation, ↑fund, ↑help, ↑leniency, ↑penalty, ↑volunteer, ↑witness … Collocations dictionary
Call for Help — This article is about the TV series. For information about help calls, see Distress signal. Call for Help Second Call for Help logo … Wikipedia
call for help — index call (appeal to) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
appeal — ap|peal1 W1S2 [əˈpi:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(request)¦ 2¦(request for money)¦ 3¦(request to change decision)¦ 4¦(being attractive)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(REQUEST)¦ an urgent request for something important appeal for ▪ The police have issued a new ap … Dictionary of contemporary English
appeal — ap|peal1 [ ə pil ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to make an urgent request for people to give you something that you need such as help, money, or information: appeal (to someone) for something: They re appealing to local businesses for sponsorship… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
appeal */*/*/ — I UK [əˈpiːl] / US [əˈpɪl] noun Word forms appeal : singular appeal plural appeals 1) a) [countable] an urgent request for people to give you something that you need such as help, money, or information appeal for: The police have renewed their… … English dictionary
appeal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 attraction/interest ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, growing, obvious, powerful, special, strong ▪ immediate, i … Collocations dictionary
appeal — I. noun Etymology: Middle English appel, from Anglo French apel, from apeler Date: 13th century 1. a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court 2. a criminal accusation 3. a. an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
appeal — 01. He has some mysterious [appeal] which seems to drive women crazy. 02. Going shopping doesn t really [appeal] to me; I d rather go for a walk in the park. 03. The supper wasn t very [appealing] looking, but it tasted delicious. 04. The… … Grammatical examples in English
appeal — 1. verb 1) police are appealing for information Syn: ask urgently/earnestly, make an urgent/earnest request, call, make a plea, plead 2) Stuart appealed to me to help them Syn: implore, beg, entreat, call on, plead with … Thesaurus of popular words
appeal — ap•peal [[t]əˈpil[/t]] n. v. pealed, peal•ing 1) an earnest plea; entreaty; plea: an appeal for help[/ex] 2) a request or reference to some authority for a decision, corroboration, or judgment 3) law a) an application for review by a higher… … From formal English to slang
