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41 invoquer
invoquer [ɛ̃vɔke]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ argument] to put forward ; [+ témoignage, Dieu] to call upon ; [+ excuse, jeunesse, ignorance] to plead ; [+ loi, texte] to cite* * *ɛ̃vɔkeverbe transitif to invoke* * *ɛ̃vɔke vt1) [Dieu, muse] to call upon, to invoke2) (= faire appel à) [clémence, humanité de qn] to appeal toinvoquer la clémence de qn — to beg sb for clemency, to appeal to sb for clemency
3) [prétexte, raison] to cite, [argument] to put forward4) [témoignage] to call upon5) [loi, texte] to refer to* * *invoquer verb table: aimer vtr1 ( alléguer) to invoke [clause, loi, circonstances, prétexte]; le motif invoqué the motive adduced; invoquer qn comme exemple to cite sb as an example;2 Relig to invoke [Dieu, saints];[ɛ̃vɔke] verbe transitif1. [avoir recours à - argument, prétexte] to put forward (separable)invoquer l'article 15 du Code pénal to refer to ou to cite Article 15 of the Penal Code2. [en appeler à - personne] to invoke, to appeal to (inseparable) ; [ - dieu] to invoke ; [ - aide] to call upon (inseparable) -
42 accampare
1. v/t : accampare scuse come up with excuses2. v/i accamparsi camp* * *accampare v.tr.1 to encamp, to camp2 (fig.) to advance, to put* forward: accampare una scusa per qlco., to advance an excuse for sthg.; accampare diritti su qlco., to lay claim (o to stake a claim) to sthg.1 to camp2 (mil.) to encamp, to camp.* * *[akkam'pare]1. vt1) Mil to encamp2) (fig : diritti) to assert, (pretese) to advance2. vr (accamparsi)* * *[akkam'pare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to encamp [ truppe]2) fig. to plead [scuse, pretesti]2.accampare diritti o pretese su qcs. — to stake one's claims to sth
verbo pronominale accamparsi to (en)camp* * *accampare/akkam'pare/ [1]1 to encamp [ truppe]2 fig. to plead [scuse, pretesti]; accampare diritti o pretese su qcs. to stake one's claims to sth.II accamparsi verbo pronominaleto (en)camp. -
43 अपदिश् _apadiś
अपदिश् 6 P.1 To point out, indicate, show; तदा- गतित्वेनाहमपदेश्यः Dk.6; assign, allot.-2 To declare, put forward, adduce, communicate; announce, say, tell; inform against, accuse; अपदिश्यापदेश्यं च Ms.8.54.-3 To feign, pretend, hold out or plead as a pretext or excuse; मित्रकृत्यमपदिश्य R.19.31.32,54; शिरःशूलस्पर्शन- मपदिशन् Dk.56 pleading head-ache as an excuse.-4 To refer to, have reference to; रहसि भर्त्रा मद्गोत्रापदिष्टा Dk. 12 referred to, called by the name of. -
44 arguer
aʀge
1.
2.
arguer de — to give [something] as a reason ( pour faire for doing)
* * *aʀɡɥe viarguer de — to put forward as a pretext, to put forward as a reason
* * *arguer verb table: aimerA vtrB arguer de vtr ind ( prétexter) to give [sth] as a reason (pour faire for doing); arguant du fait que pointing to the fact that; arguer de faux Jur to assert that an item is forged.[arg(ɥ)e] verbe transitif1. [conclure] to deduce2. [prétexter]arguer que... to put forward the fact that...————————arguer de verbe plus prépositionto use as an excuse, to pleadil s'en est tiré en arguant de son ignorance he got away with it by putting forward ou using his ignorance as an excuse -
45 caussor
caussari, caussatus sum V DEPallege an excuse/reason, object; excuse oneself; plead a cause, bring action -
46 служить оправданием
1) General subject: excuse, extenuate, plead in justification (в суде), warrant2) Patents: legitimate3) Makarov: constitute justificationУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > служить оправданием
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47 anføre
21) кома́ндовать, руководи́ть2) цити́ровать; ссыла́ться (на что-л.)ánføre et eksémpel — привести́ приме́р
* * ** * *I. *( befale over) command;( lede) lead ( fx the attack, the demonstration),( gå i spidsen for) head ( fx the procession).II. *( nævne) state ( fx as stated above), give ( fx give one's reasons, give examples);F adduce;( omtale) mention, refer to ( fx his services to the country);( påberåbe sig) allege ( fx you allege that you were ignorant of the fact);( citere) quote;( anføre som bevis) cite ( fx he cited several instances of corruption in the police force);( opregne) enumerate; cite ( fx all the reasons);[ anføre citater] quote (passages);[ de anførte eksempler] the examples quoted (, cited) above;[ som lige anført] as stated above;[ anføre som eksempel] quote as an instance;[ anførende sætning] introductory clause;[ anføre til sit forsvar (, sin undskyldning)] plead in one's defence (, in excuse). -
48 bede
41) ( от ngt) проси́ть (о чём-л.)béde for nógen — проси́ть за кого́-л.
béde om órdet — проси́ть сло́ва
2) приглаша́тьbéde til míddag — приглаша́ть к обе́ду
* * *appeal, bid, entreat, pray* * *I. (en -r)zo wether.II. (en -r)(bot) beet.III. vb (bad, bedt) ask,F request;( vedholdende, ivrigt) beg,( indstændigt, F) entreat,( stærkere) implore;( indbyde) ask, invite;(en bøn etc) say ( fx a prayer),F offer up;( holde bøn) pray, say one's prayers;[ bede sin aftenbøn] say one's (evening) prayers;[ det bedes bemærket, man bedes bemærke] please observe;[ bede fadervor] say (el. recite) the Lord's Prayer;[ bede for en] intercede for somebody,( til Gud) pray for somebody;[ der blev bedt for dem] prayers were said (, F: offered) for them;[ bede for sig] plead for mercy;[ bede sig fri] ask for a day (, an hour etc) off,(dvs for at være til stede) excuse oneself;[ lad os alle bede] let us pray;[ bede om] ask (for),( stærkere) beg (for);[ bede til Gud om det] pray to God for it;[ bede ham om det] ask him for it, ask it of him;[ bede ham om at gøre det] ask (, bydende: tell) him to do it;[ bede ham om forladelse (, om hjælp)] ask for his forgiveness (, his help);[ bede om ordet] ask permission to speak;(se også ord);[ må jeg bede om saltet?] will you pass me the salt, please?[ om jeg må bede] if you please ( fx less noise, if you please!);[ åh jeg be'r!]( svar på tak) not at all! don't mention it! you're welcome!( svar på undskyldning) it is quite all right!IV. vb (bedede, bedet)( hvile) rest, bait. -
49 fremføre
21) пока́зывать; ста́вить ( пьесу)2) приводи́ть ( довод)* * *bring forward, perform, present, put* * **( fremsætte) state ( fx one's errand, one's views, one's reasons);F adduce ( fx arguments, reasons, evidence, proof); advance ( fx may I advance my opinion?);[ fremføre en klage] make a complaint;[ fremføre til sit forsvar] say in one's defence;[ fremføre til sin undskyldning] offer as an excuse; plead ( fxignorance). -
50 viene
* * ** * *viene, vienes, etc* * *
Del verbo venir: ( conjugate venir)
viene es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
venir
viene
venir ( conjugate venir) verbo intransitivo
1
¿a qué vino? what did he come by o around for?;
vine dormida todo el tiempo I slept (for) the whole journey;
viene por or (Esp) a por algn/algo to come for sb/sth, come to pick sb/sth up;
la vino a buscar su madre her mother came to pick her up;
ven a ver esto come and see this
no vengas tarde don't be late home o backc) ( salir):
no me vengas con exigencias don't start making demands
2a) ( tener lugar):
¿qué viene después de las noticias? what's on after the news?;
ya vendrán tiempos mejores things will get betterb) ( indicando procedencia) viene de algo to come from sth;
le viene de familia it runs in his family;
¿a qué viene eso? why do you say that?
d) ( estar incluido):
no viene nada sobre la huelga there's nothing about the strike
3 ( convenir):
el jueves no me viene bien Thursday's no good for me;
me vendría bien un descanso I could do with a rest
4 ( como aux):
hace mucho que lo venía diciendo I'd been saying so all along
venirse verbo pronominal ( enf)
vienese abajo [ persona] to go to pieces;
[ techo] to fall in, collapse;
[ estante] to collapse;
[ ilusiones] to go up in smoke;
[ proyectos] to fall through
viene,◊ vienes, etc see venir
venir verbo intransitivo
1 to come
ven y mira lo que he dibujado, come and see what I've drawn
2 (llegar) to come: viene el invierno, winter is coming
acaba de venir de la tienda, he's just come from the shop
3 (volver) to come back: vengo en un minuto, I'll be back in a minute
4 (proceder) to come from: estos juguetes vienen de China, these toys come from China
5 (surgir, sobrevenir) me vino la gripe, I went down with flu
(suceder) entonces vino la guerra civil, then came the civil war
6 (quedar) este jersey me viene grande, this sweater is too big for me
7 (aparecer, presentarse) to come: esa información viene en el capítulo dos, that information comes in chapter two
¿viene algo del terremoto?, is there anything about the earthquake?
viene en un estuche verde, it comes in a green case
8 (indicando aproximación) este libro viene a tener unos cien años, this book must be about a hundred years old
♦ Locuciones: venir al mundo, to be born
venir de lejos, to come from afar
' viene' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
año
- apestosa
- apestoso
- cada
- caso
- cuento
- cuñada
- cuñado
- espantarse
- especificación
- excusa
- ir
- hojuela
- para
- perilla
- perla
- pintada
- pintado
- toda
- todo
- venir
- acá
- ahí
- atento
- atraso
- cielo
- correspondiente
- cuando
- definitivo
- familia
- mes
- no
- ojo
- otro
- poco
- prisa
- racha
- regio
- retraso
- sabor
- tener
- tincar
English:
after
- agree
- aid
- attend
- battery
- begin
- buzz
- come over
- construction
- curtail
- do
- excitement
- go
- here
- hubbub
- late
- less
- long-standing
- next
- point
- run
- see out
- skin
- sometime
- suit
- supposing
- time
- to
- visit
- watch
- week
- year
- amount
- away
- come
- coming
- derive
- easy
- ever
- every
- long
- Monday
- oncoming
- out
- plead
- somebody
- variety
- way
- well
* * ** * *vb → venir* * * -
51 objecter
objecter [ɔbʒεkte]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb• il m'a objecté que... he objected to me that...* * *ɔbʒɛkteverbe transitif to object* * *ɔbʒɛkte vt1) [argument]2) (= prétexter) to plead* * *objecter verb table: aimer vtr to object (que that); objecter à qn que to object to sb that; ‘c'est injuste,’ objectera-t-on some will object that it's not fair; elle m'objecta que she objected that; tu as quelque chose à (m')objecter? do you have any objections?; objecter un mal de tête pour refuser une invitation to give a headache as an excuse for refusing an invitation.[ɔbʒɛkte] verbe transitif1. [opposer - un argument]on nous objectera le coût trop élevé de l'opération they will object to the high cost of the operation2. [prétexter] -
52 변명하다
v. explain oneself, excuse oneself, justify one's actions; plead, apologize -
53 оправдая
вж. оправдавам* * *оправда̀я,оправда̀вам гл.1. юр. ( подсъдим) acquit, discharge, declare/judge not guilty, exculpate; \оправдая поради липса на доказателства give s.o. the benefit of the doubt;2. ( извинявам) excuse, justify; ( оттеглям обвинение) exculpate, exonerate, vindicate, absolve, разг. whitewash;3. ( заслужавам) justify, warrant; не \оправдая очакванията на някого fall short of s.o.’s expectations; \оправдая очакванията на някого come/live up to s.o.’s expectations;4. фин. ( разходи) account for; present documents/receipts for;\оправдая се 1. justify o.s.; \оправдая се пред някого clear o.s. with s.o., put o.s. right with o.s.; \оправдая се с незнание/с младостта си plead ignorance/o.’s youth;2. ( сбъдвам се) come true/off; • целта оправдава средствата the end justifies the means.* * *вж. оправдавам -
54 TELJA
* * *(tel; talda; taliðr, taldr, talinn), v.1) to count, number (G. biskup hafði telja látit bœndr á Íslandi);telja kyn sitt til e-s, eiga til e-s at telja, to trace one’s descent from;þótt þú eigir frændsemi at telja við mik, though thou canst reckon thyself my kith and kin;2) to tell, say, set forth;hann taldi litla sína fýsi at róa lengra, he said that he had little mind for rowing farther;telja tölu, to make a speech, preach a sermon;3) to reckon, consider (H. telr sik nú hraustari mann en áðr var hann);telja sér e-t, to claim for oneself, reckon as one’s property (Þ. krókr taldi sér dalinn, ok kallaði hann þat sitt landnám);4) telja fyrir vindi, to go well before the wind, of a ship (skipin voru örskreið ok töldu vel fyrir vindinum);5) with preps., telja e-t af, to dissuade;telja e-t af fyrir e-m, to dissuade one from;telja at e-u, to blame, find fault with, object to (man ek ekki at telja, þó at þú trúir á þat goð, er þér líkar);telja á e-n, to rebuke, blame;telja e-t eptir e-m, to grudge one a thing (ekki tel ek mat eptir ykkr);telja fyrir e-m, to try to persuade one (S. boðaði Þangbrandi heiðni ok taldi lengi fyrir honum);telja trú fyrir e-m, to preach the gospel to one;telja e-t ofan, to dissuade from;telja til e-s, to claim (taldi hann til ríkis);telja e-t upp, to enumerate, reckon up (þá taldi Þ. upp konur þær, sem vóru í Borgarfirði úgiptar);6) refl., teljast undan e-u, to decline, refuse (telst hann undan förinni).* * *pres. tel, telr, tel, pl. teljum, telit, telja; pret. talði and taldi, pl. tölðu; subj. telði; imperat. tel, teldú; part. taliðr, taldr, and talinn; neut. older form talt, then talið: plur. neut. talið, Gh. 20; thus in Edda i. 401, v. l. 22, all forms occur, tolð, taulld, i. e. töld, talin, see also the references below: with pron. suff. tel-k, Stor. 22: neg. suff. telr-at, Grág. (Kb.) i. 178: [A. S. tellan, telian; Engl. tell; Dan. tælle; Germ. zählen.]B. To tell, count, number; árum at telja, Vsp. 6; nú hefi ek dverga talða, 12; meðan teljum hans ætt til goða, Ht., Vsp. 14; talði aura, Skv. 3. 37; t. fé í haga, skalat fyl telja, Grág. ii. 258; skalat úmögum fé t., K. Þ. K. 142; t. ætt e-s, Mar.; töldu margir kyn sitt til hans, Ld. 12; sá maðr talði frændsemi, telja knérunnum, … ef maðr telr rangt, Grág. i. 28; talðir til arfs, 172; talðir, Edda i. 482; þótt þú eigir frændsemi at t. við mik, Nj. 42: t. sér e-t, to claim; Þórarinn krókr taldi sér dalinn, Gullþ. 4; þá taldi hann til ríkis, Fb. ii. 70.II. to tell, say, mention; ef it betra telk, Stor.; fyr telja (Dan. fortælle) fornspjöll, Vsp. 1; telja böl af trega, … t. móðug spjöll, … trauðmál talið, … tregróf um talið, to tell a woful tale, Og. 12, Gh. 1, 9, 21; t. tíva fyr fyrða liði, to tell tales of the gods before men, Hm. 160: to call, say, þat tel ek undr, Yt.; hann talði litla sína fýsi at róa lengra, he said he had little mind for roving farther, Hým. 20; talði honum happ ef …, Am. 87; lífs tel ek ván önga, 88; as a law term in pleading in court, tel ek ( I declare) hann eiga at verða um sök þá sekan, Nj. 229; tel ek hann af sök þeirri sekjan fjörbaugs-mann, Grág. i. 365, 366; eigi síðarr enn nú er talið, told, 18; þá talði Þórðr Gellir tölu um at Lögbergi, … ok talði hvat honum varð fyrir, áðr …, then Thord Gellir spoke at length on the Law-hill, and told how much trouble it cost him, ere …, Jb. 8.2. to talk, speak; Skeggi kvað engan mann t. af sér þat er hann ætti, talk it from him, talk him out of his own property, Grett. 93 A; telr hann merkiliga tölu, preached a remarkable sermon, Bs. i. 465; fær Porus talt huginn í þá, he put courage into them by his speech, Al. 142; talði hann honum allt hversu hann kom þangat, Str. 10; Saulus talði á mót Gyðingum, spoke against the Jews, 656 C. 13; Gyðingar tölðu i gegn Páli, 15; Guð, sá er svá telr (tölr Cod.) ‘gefit allt’…, Blas. 43; tjá ok telja, Fms. ii. 157.III. with prepp.; telja af, to dissuade, Eg. 765: telja at e-u, to blame, find fault with, object to, Fms. i. 35, x. 38, Eg. 252, Nj. 66: t. á e-n, to charge (átölur); með því at hvárir-tveggi teli nökkut á aðra, Fms. x. 28; þeir þóttusk mikit eiga at telja á við Dani, 50, Nj. 26; er talið einlát á hendr honum, he is charged with ‘einlát, Grág. i. 178, Ld. 282: t. fram, to tell out, count out; t. kvið fram, Grág. i. 53; t. vætti fram, Nj. 233: t. eptir, to grudge. Fms. ii. 150 (eptir-tölur): t. ofan, to dissuade, xi. 11: t. upp, to tell up, enumerate, Nj. 22, Fms. i. 21, 80: t. fyr, to tell, narrate, record (Dan. fortælle), Vsp. 1; t. fyrir e-m, to persuade (for-tölur), Nj. 160; t. trú fyrir e-m, to preach the gospel for one, 623. 28, 656 C. 19: t. til, to claim, Eg. 338, Fms. xi. 388; t. til við e-n, to count, plead; á ek hvárki at t. til við þik mægðir né frændsemi, Nj. 213; skaltú til telja skatna marga, Hdl.: t. um e-t, langt es um þat at telja, ‘tis a long tale to tell, 655 xiii. A. 2; t. um fyrir e-m, to persuade, Fms. xi. 105: t. við, to speak against, Greg. 29.IV. the naut. term, telja fyrir vindi, to be going well through the water, of a ship, but only in the pret.; var byrr góðr ok tölðu (tolþo Cod.) snekkjurnar ekki lengi fyrir vindi, the wind was fair, and the smacks were making good way, Ó. H. 104; töldu snekkjurnar ekki lengi fjörðinn fyrir vindinum, Fms. iv. 237, l. c.; skipin vóru örskreið ok töldu vel fyrir vindinum, the ships were fast, and went well before the wind, i. 100; töldu snekkjurnar skjótt fyrir vindinum, Orkn. 412; the phrase is now obsolete, but an analogy is found in lesa (lesa …, esp. as in the phrase lesa hafit, Fs. 28).V. reflex., telsk saman frændsemi þeirra, they prove to be relations, N. G. L. i. 350; ekki var ek hér til með þjófum talin, Fms. vi. 106; em ek eigi ráðspakr taliðr, Skv. 1; þú munt taliðr ættar-spillir, Ísl. ii. (in a verse); teljask með dugandi mönnum, Fms. xi. 270; í Bjarka-málum eru tölð (tóð Kb. erroneously) mörg gulls heiti, Edda i. 400, v. l. 22; engi fær talt með tungu, Líkn.; nú hefi ek talt tíu landreka, Fb. ii. 524 (in a verse); er þat enn útalt ( untold) at …, Fms. vi. 222; svá mikit sem til telsk, in proportion (til-tala), Grág. i. 270; þat telsk svá til, it turns out, of accounts; teljask undan, to excuse oneself, decline, Fms. iii. 109, x. 99, Nj. 200.2. to say of oneself; teljumk ek nú aðili at sök þeirri, Grág. i. 365, 366; talðisk eigi vita sér ván verka-manna, told that he knew of none, Edda 48; telsk mér þat helzt í hug (Lat. animum inducere), Eg. 521; þat talðisk lengstum í huginn at hugsa, ef …, Ó. H. 195; þeir tölðusk ílla við komnir, 51.3. part., talið silfr, counted silver, i. e. the wadmal-standard, opp. to vegit, Grág. i. 500; ú-taldr, untold, uncounted; van-talið, of-talið. -
55 ad-ferō (aff-)
ad-ferō (aff-) attulī (adt-), adlātus (all-), adferre (aff-), to bring, fetch, carry, convey, take, deliver: magnam partem ad te, T.: scyphos ad praetorem: Curio pondus auri: nuntium ei: donum in Capitolium: litterae ab urbe adlatae, L.: litteras a patre: huc scyphos, H.: adfertur muraena in patinā, is served, H.: peditem alvo, V.: ad consules lecticā adfertur, L.—Poet., of a person: te qui vivum casūs attulerint, V. — Esp., with pron reflex., to betake oneself, go, come: huc te adfers, V.: urbem Adferimur, V.: te verus mihi nuntius adfers? i. e. present yourself in your true person, V.—Adferre manūs, to lay on, use force, do violence: pro se quisque manūs adfert, defends himself forcibly.—Freq. with dat, to lay hands on, attack, assail: domino: pastoribus vim et manūs. —With dat. of thing, to do violence to, i. e. rob, plunder, pillage: templo: eis rebus. — Fig., to bring, introduce, carry, convey to, apply, employ, use, exert, exercise: genus sermonum adfert exile, i. e. employs: quod ad amicitiam populi R. adtulissent, i. e. had enjoyed before the alliance, Cs.: in re militari nova, i. e. to reorganize the army, N.: non minus ad dicendum auctoritatis, quam, etc.: auctoritatem in iudicium, exercise: bellum in patriam, O.: Iris alimenta nubibus adfert, brings, O. —Esp., vim alicui, to employ force against, compel: ut filiae suae vis adferretur, compulsion: praesidio armato, attack, L.—To bring tidings, bring word, carry news, report, announce: haud vana adtulere, L.: ad Scipionem perductus, quid adferret, expromit, explains what news he brought, L.: calamitatem ad aurīs imperatoris: subito adlatum periculum patriae: inimico nuntium, notify: ad illam attulisse se aurum quaerere: attulerunt quieta omnia esse, L.: rebellasse Etruscos adlatum est, L.: calamitas tanta fuit, ut eam non ex proelio nuntius adferret.—To carry, produce, cause, occasion, impart, render, give: agri plus adferunt quam acceperunt: detrimentum, Cs.: vobis populoque R. pacem: suspicionem multis: parricidae aliquid decoris, to lend lustre: difficultatem ad consilium capiendum, Cs.: aliquid melius, suggest: aliquid oratoriae laudis, attain: quod iniquitas loci adtulisset, i. e. the consequences, Cs.: tempus conloquio non dare magnam pacis desperationem adferebat, Cs.: natura adfert ut eis faveamus, etc., brings it about: (id) volvenda dies attulit, V. — To bring forward, allege, assign: causam, T.: nihil adferunt, qui negant, etc., say nothing to the point: rationes cur hoc ita sit: aetatem, to plead in excuse: cur credam adferre possum. — Aliquid, to contribute, help, assist, be of use: nihil ad communem fructum: vide si quid opis potest adferre huic, T.: precibus aliquid attulimus etiam nos, have been of some assistance by. -
56 vorschützen
vor|schüt·zenvtetw \vorschützen to use sth as an excuse;Nichtwissen \vorschützen to plead ignorance; -
57 отговариваться
несовер. - отговариваться; совер. - отговориться
excuse oneself, beg off; (чем-л.) pretend/plead smth.* * *отговариваться; отговориться extricate oneself -
58 excuso
to exempt from blame, excuse, make excuses, plead. -
59 أدلى بحجة إلخ
أدْلَى بِحُجّةٍ إلخto adduce, present, advance, offer, give, make, use (as an argument, plea, excuse, pretext); to plead, invoke, allege, claim, maintain -
60 احتج بـ
اِحْتَجّ بِـ: تَذَرّعَ، اِدّعَىto advance (offer, use) as an argument, as a plea, as an excuse, as a pretext, as a pretense; to plead, invoke; to allege, claim, maintain
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excuse — Synonyms and related words: abject apology, absolution, absolve, acknowledgment, acquit, acquittal, acquittance, alibi, alibi out of, allow, amnesty, apologize for, apology, basis, be blind to, blind, breast beating, cause, clear, clearance,… … Moby Thesaurus
Plead — Plead, v. t. 1. To discuss, defend, and attempt to maintain by arguments or reasons presented to a tribunal or person having uthority to determine; to argue at the bar; as, to plead a cause before a court or jury. [1913 Webster] Every man should… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plead — / plēd/ vb plead·ed or pled also plead / pled/, plead·ing [Anglo French plaider to argue in a court of law, from Old French plaid legal action, trial more at plea] vi … Law dictionary
Excuse — Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the imputation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plead — [pli:d] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: plaidier, from plaid; PLEA] 1.) [I and T] to ask for something that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way = ↑beg ▪ Don t go! Robert pleaded. plead for ▪ Civil rights groups pleaded… … Dictionary of contemporary English
plead — [ plid ] (past tense and past participle pleaded or pled [ pled ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive to ask for something in an urgent or emotional way: plead for: He knelt in front of the king, pleading for mercy. plead with someone (to do something):… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plead — [plēd] vi. pleaded or pled or plead [pled] pleading [ME pleden < OFr plaidier < plaid: see PLEA] 1. a) to present a case in a law court; argue the case of either party b) to present a PLEA (sense … English World dictionary
plead — [v1] beg, request appeal, ask, beseech, cop a plea*, crave, crawl, entreat, entreaty, implore, importune, make up for, petition, pray, solicit, square things*, supplicate; concept 48 Ant. answer, reply plead [v2] present a defense adduce,… … New thesaurus
excuse — [n] reason, explanation alibi, apology, cleanup*, cop out*, cover*, cover story*, coverup, defense, disguise, evasion, expedient, extenuation, fish story*, grounds, jive*, justification, makeshift, mitigation, plea, pretext, rationalization,… … New thesaurus
plead — ► VERB (past and past part. pleaded or N. Amer., Scottish, or dialect pled) 1) make an emotional appeal. 2) present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context. 3) Law state formally in court whether one is guilty … English terms dictionary
plead — [[t]pli͟ːd[/t]] pleads, pleading, pleaded 1) VERB If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it. [V with n to inf] The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home... [V for n] He was kneeling… … English dictionary
