pleitear

/plejˈtʃjaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
pleiteo
preterite (eu)
pleiteei
past participle
pleiteado

Meaning

  1. to plead

    • Pleiteou uma vaga.

      He applied for a post.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

rogar

pleitear is more legal or formal, to plead a legal case; rogar is more personal or emotional, to plead or beg someone for something.

Similar in other languages

French

plaider

plaider is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to plead."

Practice

1 What does pleitear mean?

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