appeal

appeal
appeal [əˈpi:l]
1. intransitive verb
   a. ( = request publicly) lancer un appel
• to appeal for calm lancer un appel au calme
• he appealed for silence il a demandé le silence
   b. ( = beg) faire appel
• she appealed to his generosity elle a fait appel à sa générosité
• to appeal to sb for money demander de l'argent à qn
   c. (in court) se pourvoir en appel
• to appeal to the supreme court se pourvoir en cassation
• to appeal against a judgement (British) appeler d'un jugement
• to appeal against a decision (British) faire appel d'une décision
   d. to appeal to sb ( = attract) plaire à qn
2. noun
   a. ( = call) appel m ; (for money) demande f (for de ) ; ( = supplication) prière f
• appeal for help appel m au secours
   b. (in court) appel m
   c. ( = attraction) attrait m ; [of plan, idea] intérêt m
• I don't see the appeal je n'en vois pas l'intérêt
3. compounds
► Appeal Court noun cour f d'appel
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[ə'piːl] 1.
noun
1) (call) appel m (for à)

an appeal for calm — un appel au calme

2) (charity event) appel m (on behalf of en faveur de)

an appeal for — un appel au don de [food, blankets]

3) Sport contestation f (against contre; to auprès de)
4) Law appel m
5) (attraction) charme m; (interest) intérêt m

to have a certain appeal — avoir un certain charme

it holds no appeal for me — ça ne m'intéresse pas

2.
intransitive verb
1) Law faire appel (against de)

to appeal to — recourir à l'arbitrage de [tribunal, person]; faire appel à [high court]

2) Sport

to appeal to — demander l'arbitrage de [referee]

to appeal against — contester [decision]

3) (call, request)

to appeal for — lancer un appel à [order, tolerance]; faire appel à [witnesses]

to appeal to somebody to do — (formal call) prier quelqu'un de faire

to appeal to the public for help — demander de l'aide au public

4) (attract, interest)

to appeal to somebody — [idea] tenter quelqu'un; [person] plaire à quelqu'un; [place] attirer quelqu'un


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