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plea meaning in French

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plea [pleas] (appeal, petition, entreaty)
noun
[UK: pliː]
[US: ˈpliː]

appel◼◼◼nom {m}He was deaf to my pleas. = Il était sourd à mes appels.

supplication◼◼◻nom {f}

plea [pleas] noun
[UK: pliː]
[US: ˈpliː]

supplication◼◼◻nom {f}

plea bargain (an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one)
noun

négociation de peine◼◼◼nom {f}

pleach (act or result of interweaving)
noun
[UK: pliːtʃ]
[US: pliːtʃ]

plessage◼◼◼nom

pleach (hedge or lattice created by interweaving the branches of shrubs, trees, etc.)
noun
[UK: pliːtʃ]
[US: pliːtʃ]

plessisnom

pleach (to unite by interweaving)
verb
[UK: pliːtʃ]
[US: pliːtʃ]

plesserverbe

plead [pled, pleading, pleads] (to present an argument)
verb
[UK: pliːd]
[US: ˈpliːd]

plaider◼◼◼verbeI plead guilty. = Je plaide coupable.

pleasant [pleasanter, pleasantest] (giving pleasure; pleasing in manner)
adjective
[UK: ˈpleznt]
[US: ˈple.zənt]

agréable◼◼◼adjectifIt's a pleasant sight. = C'est agréable à voir.

plaisant◼◼◻adjectifNothing is so pleasant as traveling alone. = Rien n'est plus plaisant que de voyager seul.

pleasantly (in a pleasant manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈpleznt.li]
[US: ˈple.zənt.li]

agréablement◼◼◼adverbeI'm pleasantly surprised. = Je suis agréablement surpris.

please [pleased, pleasing, pleases] (to make happy or satisfy)
verb
[UK: pliːz]
[US: ˈpliːz]

plaire◼◼◼verbeThat pleases me. = Ça me plaît.

please (interjection to make a polite request)
adverb
[UK: pliːz]
[US: ˈpliːz]

s'il vous plaît [formal]◼◼◼adverbe

s'il te plaît [informal]◼◼◻adverbe

S.V.P.◼◼◻adverbe

[with infinitiveadverbe

impersonal or official] prière deadverbe

impersonal or official] veuillezadverbe

please (expression of annoyance or impatience)
adverb
[UK: pliːz]
[US: ˈpliːz]

pitié◼◼◻adverbe

allez◼◼◻adverbeGo and get a chair from the next room, please. = Allez chercher une chaise dans la pièce d'à côté, s'il vous plait.

please help me phrase

à l'aide◼◼◼phrase

please pass the salt phrase

s'il vous plait◼◼◼phrase

passez le selphrase

please repeat after me (phrase)
phrase

répétez après moi◼◼◼phrase

s'il vous plaît◼◼◻phrase

please say that again phrase

s'il vous plaît [formal or plural]◼◼◼phrase

répétezphrase

please sit down phrase
[UK: pliːz sɪt daʊn]
[US: ˈpliːz ˈsɪt ˈdaʊn]

[formal and plural] asseyez-vous s'il vous plaîtphrase

[informal] assieds-toiphrase

please speak more slowly phrase
[UK: pliːz spiːk mɔː(r) ˈsləʊ.li]
[US: ˈpliːz ˈspiːk ˈmɔːr ˈsloʊ.li]

parlez plus lentement◼◼◼phrase

s'il vous plaît◼◼◼phrase

please turn left phrase

tournez à gauche◼◼◼phrase

s'il vous plaît◼◼◻phrase

please turn right phrase

tournez à droite◼◼◼phrase

s'il vous plaît◼◻◻phrase

pleased (happy, content)
adjective
[UK: pliːzd]
[US: ˈpliːzd]

satisfait◼◼◼adjectifJohn seems pleased. = John semble satisfait.

content◼◼◼adjectifI was pleased. = J'étais content.

pleased to meet you (polite formula used when being introduced to somebody)
phrase
[UK: pliːzd tuː miːt juː]
[US: ˈpliːzd ˈtuː ˈmiːt ˈjuː]

enchanté [said by a man]◼◼◼phrase

enchantée [said by a woman]◼◼◼phrase

ravi de vous rencontrer◼◼◼phrase

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