plead in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plead in the English»French Dictionary

I.plead <pret, pp pleaded Am pled> [Brit pliːd, Am plid] VB trans

1. plead (beg):

plead

supplier

2. plead (argue):

plead

plaider

to plead sb's case LAW fig

plaider la cause de qn

to plead insanity LAW

plaider la démence

3. plead (give as excuse):

to plead ignorance

plaider l'ignorance

she left early, pleading a headache

elle est partie tôt, en prétextant un mal de tête

II.plead <pret, pp pleaded Am pled> [Brit pliːd, Am plid] VB intr

1. plead:

plead (beg)

supplier

plead (more fervently)

implorer

to plead with sb

supplier, implorer qn (to do de faire)

to plead with sb for mercy/forgiveness

implorer la clémence/le pardon de qn

to plead with sb for more time

supplier qn d'accorder plus de temps

2. plead LAW:

plead

plaider

to plead guilty/not guilty (to a charge)

plaider coupable/non coupable

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earnestly plead, pray

avec ardeur

urgently plead

instamment

to plead not guilty

plaider non coupable

desperately plead, struggle, fight

désespérément

Translations for plead in the French»English Dictionary

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exciper de bonne foi, jeunesse

to plead

exciper de la chose jugée LAW

to plead res judicata

plaider cause, affaire

to plead

plaider la cause de qn

to plead sb's case

plaider la cause de qc

to plead the cause of sth

plaider la légitime défense

to plead self-defence

plaider l'irresponsabilité

to plead diminished responsibility

plaider coupable/non coupable

to plead guilty/not guilty

plaider

to plead (contre against, pour qn on sb's behalf)

plaider pour ou en faveur de qn/qc fig

to plead for sb/sth

plaider pour ou en faveur de qn/qc fig

to plead in favour of sb/sth

plaider pro domo

to plead one's own case

plaider la démence LAW

to plead insanity

prétexter

to use [sth] as an excuse, to plead

plead in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plead in the English»French Dictionary

I.plead <pleaded, pleaded> [pli:d] VB intr

1. plead (implore, beg):

plead

implorer

to plead for forgiveness/mercy

implorer le pardon/la grâce

to plead with sb to +infin

implorer qn de +infin

2. plead + adj (answer to a charge in court):

plead

plaider

to plead guilty

plaider coupable

II.plead <pleaded, pleaded> [pli:d] VB trans

1. plead (argue or represent in court):

plead insanity

plaider

to plead sb's case

plaider la cause de qn

2. plead (claim as a pretext):

plead ignorance

invoquer

3. plead (argue for):

plead a cause

défendre

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to plead insanity

plaider une irresponsabilité

to plead for mercy

demander grâce

Translations for plead in the French»English Dictionary

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plaider la cause de qn

to plead sb's case

plaider irresponsabilité, incompétence

to plead

plaider coupable/non coupable

to plead guilty/not guilty

plaider que l'accusé est très jeune

to plead that the defendant is very young

plaider avocat

to plead

plaider pour/contre qn

to plead for/against sb

plaider (non) coupable

to plead (not) guilty

invoquer circonstance atténuante

to plead

conjurer

to plead with

plaider une cause

to plead a case

classer/plaider une affaire

to close/to plead a case

plead Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to plead for forgiveness/mercy

implorer le pardon/la grâce

to plead with sb to +infin

implorer qn de +infin

to plead guilty

plaider coupable

to plead sb's case

plaider la cause de qn

to plead insanity

plaider une irresponsabilité

to plead for mercy

demander grâce

to plead that the defendant is very young

plaider que l'accusé est très jeune

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While her husband sulked or withdrew with hurt pride from a situation, she came to the forefront to plead his case or cause.

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Cranks and demagogues often used the parade to attract public attention and to plead their questionable causes.

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In this case, the parties can plead for abating legal proceedings.

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In some cases, the defendant has been allowed to plead a cultural defense to justify his abduction.

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They resolve to track down their creators and plead for more life.

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Yet, where an assurance concerns rights over property, a variant proprietary estoppel does allow a claimant to plead estoppel as a cause of action.

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The youngest brother decided to go, which made his brothers jeer at him and his parents plead, but he went.

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He did plead guilty to two larceny charges relating to theft of prescription painkillers from the nursing home.

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The initial volley was non-fatal, and the wounded men had to plead to be finished off.

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She promised that charge sheet would be produced against the arrested within 15 days of the incident and that her government would plead for the capital punishment of the culprits.

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