alegar

v.

1 to put forward (motivos, pruebas).

alegar que to claim (that)

2 to complain. (Latin American Spanish)

3 to allege, to declare, to affirm, to adduce.

El ladrón alegó su inocencia The thief alleged his innocence.

4 to claim to, to plead to, to maintain to.

El mago alega levitar dormido The magician claims to levitate asleep.

María alegó contra su sentencia Mary pleaded against her sentence.

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alegar

Conjugation model [LLEGAR], like {{link=llegar}}llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 to allege, plead, claim

■ alegó diferentes motivos he put forward several reasons

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verb

1) to allege

2) plead

3) argue

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1. VT

1) (Jur) to allege; (=citar) [+ dificultad] to plead; [+ autoridad] to quote; [+ razones] to put forward, adduce; [+ méritos] to cite, adduce

alegar que — to claim that, assert that

alegando que ... — claiming that ..., on the grounds that ...

2) LAm (=discutir) to argue against, dispute

2.

VI LAm to argue; (=protestar) to complain loudly, kick up a fuss

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1.

verbo transitivo <motivos/causas> to cite; <razones> to put forward; <ignorancia/defensa propia>to plead

alegar inmunidad diplomática — to claim diplomatic immunity

alegó que no lo sabía — she claimed not to know

2.

alegar vi

a) (AmL) (discutir) to argue

alegar de algo — to argue about something

alegar con alguien — to argue o quarrel with somebody

b) (AmL) (protestar) to complain

alega por alegar — he complains for the sake of it

alegar por algo — to complain about something

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= allege, plead.

Ex. In August 1990, ACS sued DIALOG over breach of contract alleging fraudulent and deceptive accounting procedures.

Ex. When the consultants are brought in, the people who have been pleading, asking, or declaiming don't seem to be the people who are invited to participate in the actual planning; they aren't brought in to discuss the delineation of plans.

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* alegar defensa = muster + defense.

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1.

verbo transitivo <motivos/causas> to cite; <razones> to put forward; <ignorancia/defensa propia>to plead

alegar inmunidad diplomática — to claim diplomatic immunity

alegó que no lo sabía — she claimed not to know

2.

alegar vi

a) (AmL) (discutir) to argue

alegar de algo — to argue about something

alegar con alguien — to argue o quarrel with somebody

b) (AmL) (protestar) to complain

alega por alegar — he complains for the sake of it

alegar por algo — to complain about something

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= allege, plead.

Ex: In August 1990, ACS sued DIALOG over breach of contract alleging fraudulent and deceptive accounting procedures.

Ex: When the consultants are brought in, the people who have been pleading, asking, or declaiming don't seem to be the people who are invited to participate in the actual planning; they aren't brought in to discuss the delineation of plans.

* alegar defensa = muster + defense.

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alegar [A3 ]

vt

‹razones/motivos/causas›

las razones que alegó para justificar su ausencia the reasons he cited o put forward to justify his absence

alegó que no oyó el despertador she claimed not to have heard the alarm clock

rechazó el trago, alegando su embarazo she refused the drink on the grounds that she was pregnant

■ alegar

vi

1 (AmL) (discutir) to argue alegar DE algo to argue ABOUT sth

se pasaron toda la noche alegando de política they spent the whole night arguing about politics

alegar CON algn to argue o quarrel WITH sb

2 (AmL) (protestar) to complain, to gripe (colloq), to moan (BrE colloq)

no alegue tanto y póngase a trabajar stop griping and get on with some work

le dieron todo lo que pidió, alega por alegar he was given everything he asked for: he's complaining for the sake of it

alegar POR algo to complain ABOUT sth

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alegar (conjugate alegar) verbo transitivo ‹motivos/causas› to cite;
‹razones› to put forward;
‹ignorancia/defensa propia›to plead;
‹inmunidad diplomática› to claim;

◊ alegó que no lo sabía she claimed not to know

verbo intransitivo (AmL)

a) (discutir) to argue;

alegar de algo to argue about sth

b) (protestar) to complain;

alegar por algo to complain about sth
alegar verbo transitivo
1 (argumentar a favor) to claim
Jur to allege
2 (presentar méritos) to put forward
'alegar' also found in these entries:
English:
plead
- barrister
- claim

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alegar

♦ vt

[motivos, pruebas] to put forward;

alegó cansancio para no participar she claimed she was too tired to join in;

alegar que to claim (that);

¿tiene algo que alegar en su defensa? do you have anything to say in your defence?

♦ vi

Am

1. [quejarse] to complain;

alegar por algo to complain about sth

2. [discutir] to argue;

alegar de algo to argue about sth

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alegar

I v/t motivo, razón cite;

alegar que claim o allege that

II v/i L.Am.

1 (discutir) argue

2 (quejarse) complain, gripe fam

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alegar {52} vt

: to assert, to allege

alegar vi

discutir: to argue

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alegar vb to claim

alegó que necesitaba el dinero he claimed he needed the money