pleitear
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From pleito + -ear.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: plei‧te‧ar
=== Verb ===
pleitear (first-person singular present pleiteio, first-person singular preterite pleiteei, past participle pleiteado)
(transitive, intransitive) to dispute (for something)
Synonym: disputar
(transitive, intransitive) to argue, to fight verbally (over something)
Synonym: discutir
(transitive) to want, to wish for
Synonym: almejar
(transitive, law) to litigate (to contest in law)
Synonym: litigar
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“pleitear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“pleitear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From pleito + -ear. Cognate with English plead.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /pleiteˈaɾ/ [plei̯.t̪eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: plei‧te‧ar
=== Verb ===
pleitear (first-person singular present pleiteo, first-person singular preterite pleiteé, past participle pleiteado)
to take to court
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“pleitear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025