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apelar

appeal, to resort to

ɐ p ɨ l a ɾ
apel appeal + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation)
verb Rare #26,003
appeal Often used with prepositions: apelar para (appeal to) / apelar a (appeal to).
PO: Eles vão apelar para a decisão do juiz.
EN: They are going to appeal the judge’s decision.
to resort to Commonly used when someone uses a last option, often something negative (e.g., violence, insults).
PO: Ele vai apelar à violência quando ficar sem argumentos.
EN: He will resort to violence when he runs out of arguments.
Conjugation of apelar
apelar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First apelar —
Third apelar —

Ele terá que apelar para a guerrilha.

He will have to resort to guerrilla warfare.

— A Batalha dos 3 Reinos (2008)

Vamos apelar para ele!

Let's appeal to him!

— Os Sete Samurais (1954)

Queimou, vai ter que apelar pra outro, Chicó.

It burned out, you'll have to call someone else, Chicó.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Era meu direito apelar aos gauleses.

It was my right to appeal to the Gauls.

— Astérix e Obélix: Missão Cleópatra (2002)

A advogada decidiu apelar da sentença.

The lawyer decided to appeal the sentence.

O advogado decidiu apelar da sentença.

The lawyer decided to appeal the sentence.

Eu vou apelar.

I’m going to appeal.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Vou ter que apelar.

I'll have to appeal.

— A Sociedade da Neve (2023)

Papai, quero que você entenda, sem ter que apelar para o suicídio.

Dad, I want you to understand, without having to resort to suicide.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Mas para apelar ao governo, a reconsiderar as ordens do toque de recolher.

But to appeal to the government to reconsider the curfew orders.

— A Lenda de Bhagat Singh (2002)

Sounds similar to

apesar ɐ p ɨ z a ɾ