appeal

appeal
appeal [{{t}}ə'pi:l]
1 noun
(a) (request) appel m;
she made an appeal on behalf of the victims elle a lancé un appel au profit des victimes;
we made an appeal for money to help the refugees nous avons fait un appel de fonds pour aider les réfugiés;
an appeal for help un appel au secours;
{{}}Commerce{{}} & {{}}Finance{{}} an appeal for funds un appel de fonds
(b) {{}}Law{{}} appel m, pourvoi m;
to enter or to lodge an appeal interjeter appel, se pourvoir en appel;
on appeal en seconde instance;
notice of appeal infirmation f;
right of appeal droit m d'appel;
with no right of appeal sans appel;
Court of Appeal cour f d'appel
(c) (attraction) attrait m, charme m;
to have great appeal (thing) être très attrayant; (person) avoir beaucoup de charme;
travelling has lost its appeal for me je n'aime plus voyager, les voyages ne m'intéressent plus;
the idea does have a certain appeal l'idée est bien séduisante;
their music has a wide appeal leur musique plaît à toutes sortes de gens
2 intransitive verb
(a) (make request) faire un appel; (publicly) lancer un appel; (plead) supplier, implorer;
she appealed to me to be patient elle m'a prié d'être patient;
they're appealing for help for the victims ils lancent un appel au profit des victimes;
{{}}Commerce{{}} & {{}}Finance{{}} to appeal for funds faire un appel de fonds
(b) to appeal to sth (invoke) faire appel à qch;
she appealed to his sense of justice elle a fait appel à son sens de la justice
(c) (apply) faire appel;
he appealed to them for help il leur a demandé du secours;
they appealed to the management for better working conditions ils ont fait appel à la direction pour obtenir de meilleures conditions de travail;
he appealed against the decision il a fait appel contre cette décision
(d) {{}}Law{{}} interjeter appel, se pourvoir en appel;
to appeal against a sentence appeler d'un jugement, faire appel d'un jugement;
to appeal against a decision réclamer contre une décision; faire opposition à une décision; {{}}Law{{}} faire appel d'une décision
(e) (please) plaire;
the programmes appeal most to children ces émissions plaisent particulièrement aux enfants;
the book appeals to the reader's imagination ce livre parle à l'imagination du lecteur;
the idea appealed to me l'idée m'a séduit;
it doesn't really appeal to me ça ne m'attire pas vraiment, ça ne me dit pas grand-chose
►► {{}}Law{{}} appeal court cour f d'appel

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