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    Súplicas (en. Pleading)

    /suˈplikas/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Very insistent requests or petitions.
    She made pleas for her forgiveness.
    Ella hizo súplicas para que le perdonaran.
    The action of pleading.
    The pleas for help were heard.
    Las súplicas de ayuda fueron escuchadas.
    Formal or solemn request.
    Pleas were sent to the government.
    Se enviaron súplicas al gobierno.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'supplica', meaning 'plea' or 'request'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to make pleas
    To beg insistently.
    hacer súplicas
    pleas for help
    Urgent requests for assistance.
    súplicas de ayuda
    to comply with the pleas
    To satisfy or attend to the requests made.
    cumplir con las súplicas

    Related Words

    to plead
    The action of begging intensely.
    suplicar
    prayer
    Requests or pleas, often in a religious context.
    rogativa
    to implore
    To beg with great desperation.
    implorar

    Slang Meanings

    To make a desperate call.
    He was in trouble and had to make pleas to his friends.
    Estaba en problemas y tuvo que hacer súplicas a sus amigos.
    To ask for something loudly.
    At the party, pleas for more food echoed among the guests.
    En la fiesta, súplicas por más comida resonaban entre los invitados.