- impassioned plea
- Pol. , Hum. plaidoyer exalté
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
plea — noun 1 request ADJECTIVE ▪ desperate, strong, urgent ▪ emotional, heartfelt, impassioned, passionate ▪ She made an emotional plea for her daugh … Collocations dictionary
plea — [[t]pli͟ː[/t]] pleas 1) N COUNT: oft N for n, N to inf A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way. [JOURNALISM] Mr Nicholas made his emotional plea for help in solving the killing. ...an impassioned plea to… … English dictionary
impassioned — adjective Date: 1603 filled with passion or zeal ; showing great warmth or intensity of feeling Synonyms: impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without… … New Collegiate Dictionary
impassioned — im|pas|sioned [ımˈpæʃənd] adj full of strong feeling and emotion ▪ She appeared on television to make an impassioned plea for help. ▪ an impassioned speech … Dictionary of contemporary English
impassioned — adjective Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent He made an impassioned plea for his life … Wiktionary
impassioned — im|pas|sioned [ ım pæʃnd ] adjective expressing a lot of emotion: an impassioned plea for help … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impassioned — UK [ɪmˈpæʃ(ə)nd] / US adjective expressing a lot of emotion an impassioned plea for help … English dictionary
impassioned — adj. deeply felt; ardent (an impassioned plea) … Useful english dictionary
plea — n. 1) to enter, make, put forward a plea 2) to answer, respond to a plea 3) to deny, reject a plea 4) (slang) to cop a plea ( to plead guilty to a lesser charge ) 5) an ardent, fervent, impassioned, moving, passionate; urgent plea 6) (to enter) a … Combinatory dictionary
impassioned — adj. Impassioned is used with these nouns: ↑letter, ↑plea, ↑speech … Collocations dictionary
passionate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impassioned, vehement; irascible. See feeling, excitability, irascibility.Ant., disinterested, passive, dispassionate. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Excitable] Syn. vehement, hotheaded, tempestuous;… … English dictionary for students