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♦ appeal /əˈpi:l/n.1 appello; richiamo; supplica; invocazione: an appeal to reason, un appello alla ragione; A note of appeal rang in her voice, nella sua voce c'era una nota di supplica2 richiesta; appello; invocazione: an appeal for information, una richiesta di informazioni; an appeal for a kidney donor, un appello per trovare un donatore di rene; an appeal for help, una richiesta (o un'invocazione) di aiuto3 richiesta, raccolta di fondi: The appeal raised over a million pounds, la raccolta di fondi ha fruttato oltre un milione di sterline; to launch an appeal, indire una raccolta di fondi4 [u] attrazione; attrattiva; interesse; richiamo: His films have a wide appeal, i suoi film hanno un grande richiamo (o sono molto popolari); The idea had lost its appeal for me, l'idea aveva perso ogni interesse per me5 (leg.) ricorso in appello; appello: to file (o to lodge) an appeal, presentare un ricorso; fare ricorso; ricorrere in appello; interporre appello; to win a case on appeal, vincere una causa in appello; right of appeal, diritto di ricorrere in appello6 ( sport) richiesta di intervento dell'arbitro; protesta all'arbitro; ( cricket) interpellanza (grido di «How's that?» per chiedere l'eliminazione del battitore)● (leg.) appeal formercy, ricorso in grazia □ to make appeal to, ricorrere a; fare ricorso a.(to) appeal /əˈpi:l/A v. i.1 fare appello; rivolgere un appello; richiedere; invocare; sollecitare: He appealed to me for help, fece appello a me perché l'aiutassi; to appeal for information, sollecitare informazioni2 fare appello; appellarsi; invocare: I appeal to your sense of justice, mi appello al vostro senso di giustizia3 attirare; attrarre; incontrare i gusti (di); interessare; piacere; dire: His proposal appeals to me, la sua proposta mi attrae; Opera doesn't appeal to him, l'opera non gli piace (o non lo interessa, non gli dice niente); This product doesn't seem to appeal to our customers, questo prodotto non sembra incontrare i gusti della nostra clientela4 (leg.) appellarsi; ricorrere (o fare ricorso) in appello; presentare (o interporre) appello: to appeal against a judgment, appellarsi contro (o appellare) una sentenza; to appeal to a higher court, appellarsi all'autorità giudiziaria superioreB v. i.(leg.) appellare ( una sentenza)● (polit.) to appeal to the country, indire nuove elezioni.
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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 — 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 — {{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 — 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
appeal — [ə pēl′] vt. [ME apelen < OFr apeler < L appellare, to accost, apply to, appeal; iterative < appellere, to prepare < ad , to + pellere: see FELT1] 1. to make a request to a higher court for the rehearing or review of (a case) 2. Obs.… … English World dictionary
appeal — ▪ I. appeal ap‧peal 1 [əˈpiːl] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] LAW an official request to a higher authority for a decision made by a court, committee etc to be changed: • The company s appeal against the assessment will be determined at the… … Financial and business terms
appeal — 1 noun 1 (C) an urgent request for something important such as money or help, especially to help someone in a bad situation (+ for): The United Nations appeal for a ceasefire has been largely ignored by both sides. | appeal to sb to do sth: an… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
appeal — I n. request request for review 1) to make an appeal 2) (legal) to file, lodge, make; lose; win an appeal 3) (legal) to take an appeal to a higher court 4) (also legal) to deny, dismiss, reject, throw out an appeal 5) a desperate, urgent;… … Combinatory dictionary