apelar

v.

1 to (lodge an) appeal (law).

apelar ante/contra to appeal to/against

2 to appeal, to plead, to file an appeal, to interpellate.

Ricardo apeló al puro principio Richard appealed at the very beginning.

El abogado apeló el caso The lawyer appealed the case.

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apelar

► verbo intransitivo

1 DERECHO to appeal

■ apelar de una sentencia to appeal against a sentence

2 figurado (recurrir) to resort to

■ tuvo que apelar a sus padres he had to go to his parents

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verb

to appeal

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1. VI

1) (Jur) to appeal

apelar contra algo — to appeal (against) sth

2)

apelar a —

a) (=invocar) to appeal to

apeló al sentido común para resolver el problema — he appealed to people's common sense to solve the problem

apelamos al presidente a que cumpla sus compromisos — we appeal to the president to keep his promises

b) (=recurrir a) to resort to

tuvo que apelar a sus encantos personales — she had to resort to charm, she had to make use of her charm

2.

VT (Jur) to appeal (against)

han apelado la sentencia — they have appealed (against) the sentence

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verbo intransitivo

a) (Der) to appeal

apelar ante el Tribunal Supremo — to appeal to the Supreme Court

apelar de or contra algo — to appeal against something

b) (invocar, recurrir a)

apelar a algo/alguien — to appeal to something/somebody

apelé a su generosidad — I appealed to her generosity

c) (apodar) to call

Pedro I, apelado el Cruel — Peter I, known as Peter the Cruel

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* apelar a = appeal to.

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verbo intransitivo

a) (Der) to appeal

apelar ante el Tribunal Supremo — to appeal to the Supreme Court

apelar de or contra algo — to appeal against something

b) (invocar, recurrir a)

apelar a algo/alguien — to appeal to something/somebody

apelé a su generosidad — I appealed to her generosity

c) (apodar) to call

Pedro I, apelado el Cruel — Peter I, known as Peter the Cruel

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* apelar a = appeal to.

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apelar [A1 ]

vi

1 (Der) to appeal

apelará ante el Tribunal Supremo he will appeal to the Supreme Court

apelar DE or CONTRA algo to appeal AGAINST sth

2 (invocar, recurrir a) apelar A algo/algn to appeal TO sth/sb

apeló a nuestra generosidad she appealed to our generosity

apeló a los secuestradores para que le devolvieran a su hijo he appealed to the kidnappers to release his son

tendrás que apelar a tu diplomacia you'll have to call on o use all your diplomatic skills

3 (apodar) to call

Pedro I, apelado el Cruel Peter I, known as Peter the Cruel

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apelar (conjugate apelar) verbo intransitivo

a) (Der) to appeal;

◊ apelar ante el Tribunal Supremo to appeal to the Supreme Court

b) (invocar, recurrir a) apelar a algo/algn to appeal to sth/sb

apelar verbo intransitivo
1 Jur to appeal [contra/de, against] [ante, to]
2 (recurrir) to resort [a, to]: apelo a tu sentido de la responsabilidad, I'm appealing to your sense of responsibility
'apelar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogerse
English:
appeal
- call on
- invoke
- call

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apelar vi

1. Der to (lodge an) appeal;

apelar ante un tribunal to appeal to a court;

apelar contra algo to appeal against sth

2. [recurrir]

apelar a [persona] to go to;

[sentido común, bondad, generosidad] to appeal to; [violencia] to resort to

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apelar

v/t tb

JUR appeal (a to)

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apelar vi

1) : to appeal

2)

apelar a : to resort to

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apelar vb to appeal