pleas in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pleas in the English»French Dictionary

plea [Brit pliː, Am pli] N

1. plea:

plea (for tolerance, mercy etc)

appel m (for à)

plea (for money, food)

demande f (for de)

her plea that the school (should) be kept open

son appel pour que l'école soit maintenue

to make a plea for aid

lancer un appel à l'aide

his plea for the homeless

son appel en faveur des sans-abri

she ignored his pleas

elle est restée sourde à ses prières

2. plea LAW:

to make or enter a plea of guilty/not guilty

plaider coupable/non coupable

to make a plea of self-defence/insanity

plaider la légitime défense/la démence

3. plea (excuse):

plea

excuse f

on the plea that …

sous prétexte que …

dilatory plea N LAW

dilatory plea

exception f dilatoire

plea bargaining N LAW

plea bargaining

arrangement entre la défense et l'accusation visant à réduire les charges si l'accusé plaide coupable pour un délit moins grave

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her pleas went unheard

ses prières restèrent lettre morte

impassioned appeal, plea, speech

véhément

heartfelt word, appeal, plea, prayer

qui vient du cœur

Translations for pleas in the French»English Dictionary

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adjuration

plea

plaidoirie

plea

supplication

plea

plaidoyer fig

plea (en faveur de in favour Brit of, contre against)

pleas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pleas in the English»French Dictionary

plea [pli:] N

1. plea (entreaty, appeal):

plea

appel m

to make a plea for help/mercy

appeler à l'aide/la clémence

2. plea (formal statement by a defendant):

plea

défense f

to enter a plea of guilty/not guilty

plaider coupable/non coupable

3. plea form (pretext, excuse):

plea

excuse f

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urgent appeal, plea

urgent(e)

to cop a plea

plaider coupable

enter plea

interjeter

to put in a plea

plaider

to fall on deaf ears cries, pleas, shouts

ne pas être entendu

Translations for pleas in the French»English Dictionary

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prière

plea

pleas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make a plea for help/mercy

appeler à l'aide/la clémence

to enter a plea of guilty/not guilty

plaider coupable/non coupable

to cop a plea

plaider coupable

to put in a plea

plaider

to fall on deaf ears cries, pleas, shouts

ne pas être entendu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The song concludes with the piano accompaniment, despite the histrionic singer's pleas, becoming uncontrollably fast, and the singer having to escape the studio.

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Upon completion of his pleas, the jury was sworn into the courtroom.

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Both prerecorded sounds of electric shocks and the confederate's pleas for the punishment to stop were audible to the teacher throughout the experiment.

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He appeared to choke up and at times barely whispered his pleas of guilty when the charges were formally read out.

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They leave to fetch the police, despite his feeble pleas.

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Both lines of the text are formed as simple but imploring pleas.

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Gaily is horrified by the verdict and leaps from a tall building, despite her brothers pleas.

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The pensioner's despairing pleas for help were captured on a dictaphone left at her bedside by her concerned family.

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He made no pleas during the private hearing and was remanded in custody.

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Police and family made public pleas through the media but came up with zilch.

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