pleas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pleas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

plea [Am pli, Brit pliː] N

1. plea form:

plea (appeal)

petición f

plea (in supplication)

ruego m

plea (in supplication)

súplica f

despite pleas from local people

a pesar de las peticiones de los vecinos

she listened to my plea

escuchó mis ruegos or súplicas

plea for sth she made a plea for mercy

rogó or suplicó or imploró clemencia

the play is a plea for tolerance

la obra es un llamamiento a la tolerancia

the play is a plea for tolerance

la obra es un llamado a la tolerancia LatAm

2. plea LAW:

to enter a plea of guilty/not guilty

declararse culpable/inocente

to cop a plea Am inf

declararse culpable para obtener una sentencia más leve

3. plea (excuse):

plea form

pretexto m

plea form

excusa f

she didn't come on the plea of illness

no vino so pretexto de or pretextando estar enferma

counter-plea [Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌpli, Brit ˈkaʊntəˌpliː] N

counter-plea (in criminal case)

contestación f a la acusación

counter-plea (in civil case)

contestación f a la reconvención

plea bargaining N U LAW

plea bargaining

negociaciones entre el fiscal y la defensa en las que a cambio de que el acusado admita culpabilidad el fiscal acepta reducir los cargos en su contra

we could try plea bargaining

podríamos intentar llegar a un acuerdo con el fiscal

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unavailing attempt/plea

infructuoso

unavailing attempt/plea

inútil

poignant look/plea

patético

he was deaf to her pleas/protests

hizo oídos sordos a sus ruegos/protestas

fervent prayer/plea

ferviente

Translations for pleas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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súplica

plea

permaneció sordo a o ante mis súplicas

my pleas fell on deaf ears

permaneció sordo a o ante mis súplicas

he remained deaf to my pleas

invocación

plea

pleas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pleas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

plea [pli:] N

1. plea (appeal):

plea

petición f

plea

súplica f

to make a plea for help/mercy

pedir ayuda/clemencia

a plea that ...

una petición de que...

2. plea LAW:

plea

alegato m

to enter a plea of guilty/not guilty

declararse culpable/inocente

3. plea form (excuse):

plea

pretexto m

plea bargaining N Am

plea bargaining

acuerdo táctico entre fiscal y defensa para agilizar los trámites judiciales

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ardent desire, plea

vehemente

urgent appeal, plea

urgente

Translations for pleas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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preces

pleas pl

se doblegó a mis súplicas

he/she gave in to my pleas

súplica

plea

interpelación LAW

plea

alegato (oral)

plea

alegación de culpabilidad

plea of guilty

pleas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make a plea for help/mercy

pedir ayuda/clemencia

a plea that ...

una petición de que...

to enter a plea of guilty/not guilty

declararse culpable/inocente

to cop a plea

declararse culpable

he/she gave in to my pleas

se doblegó a mis súplicas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Eighth, pleas for mercy are routinely and callously ignored.

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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 ignores her pleas and opens the door to leave for work.

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The wife in particular ignores his pleas, and the narrator scorns her.

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But the king pretended not to hear the sparrow's pleas and said nothing.

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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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He apologetically leaves despite their pleas, stating that his presence only makes the demon angrier.

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As long as we have plea bargaining, he maintains, innocent defendants should be free to use these pleas to enter advantageous plea bargains without lying.

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