pleading

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From the verb plead: (⇒ conjugate)
pleading is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pleading n (begging)ruego nm
  súplica nf
 The kidnappers freed their victim because her pleading was unbearable.
 Los secuestradores liberaron a su víctima porque su ruego era insoportable.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
pleading adj (beseeching)suplicante adj
 It's difficult to resist a puppy's pleading eyes.
 Es difícil resistirse a los ojos suplicantes de un cachorro.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
plead vi (ask earnestly)suplicar vi
  implorar vi
 John's mother was so desperate for him to lead a sensible life, she actually pleaded.
 La madre de Juan estaba tan desesperada por que él llevara una vida sensata que hasta le suplicó.
plead for [sth] vi + prep (beg to obtain)suplicar vtr
  rogar vtr
  rogar por vi + prep
 The hostage pleaded for mercy.
 La rehén suplicó misericordia.
plead [sth] vtr (legal: to court)defender vtr
  abogar vi
 Martha's lawyer pleaded her case.
 La abogada de Martha defendió su caso.
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Additional Translations
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plead vi (legal: answer a charge)declararse v prnl
 How do you plead?
 ¿Cómo se declara?
plead [sth] vtr (use as an excuse)alegar vtr
  usar como excusa loc verb
 Harry pleaded a headache to get out of visiting Julie's parents.
 Harry alegó un dolor de cabeza para no visitar a los padres de Julie.
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Compound Forms:
plead | pleading
InglésEspañol
plead at the bar v expr (lawyer: represent defendants in court)representar en la corte loc verb
  defender vtr
plead guilty,
plead guilty to [sth],
plead guilty to doing [sth]
v expr
(defendant: declare guilt)declararse culpable loc verb
 He told his lawyer he was going to plead guilty to all the charges against him.
 Le dijo a su abogado que se iba a declarar culpable de todos los cargos en su contra.
plead ignorance v expr (claim to know nothing)aducir ignorancia loc verb
 Pleading ignorance of the law does not excuse you from consequences.
 Aducir ignorancia de la ley no es una justificación válida.
plead not guilty,
plead not guilty to [sth],
plead not guilty to doing [sth]
v expr
(defendant: declare innocence)declararse inocente loc verb
plead with [sb] vi + prep (beg, beseech)suplicar a vtr + prep
  suplicar a alguien algo loc verb
 The hostage pleaded with her captor for mercy.
 La rehén suplicó a su secuestrador que tuviera misericordia.
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