alegar

to claim

to cite

alegar(ah-leh-gahr)

transitive verb

1. (legal)

a. to claim

Su abogado alegó falta de pruebas.

Her lawyer claimed that there was insufficient evidence.

b. to allege

En su defensa alegó que había sido engañado.

In his defense he alleged that he had been deceived.

2. (to adduce)

a. to cite (reason)

Dimitió alegando motivos de salud.

He resigned citing health problems.

b. to put forward (excuse or reason)

Alegó múltiples razones para explicar su decisión.

She put forward many reasons to explain her decision.

c. to plead (excuse or reason)

Los organizadores alegaron falta de información como motivo de su error.

The organizers pleaded misinformation as the reason for their mistake.

intransitive verb

3. (to quarrel)

(Latin America)

a. to argue

Si van a alegar de religión otra vez, yo me voy a retirar.

If you two are going to argue about religion again, I'm going to leave.

4. (to protest)

(Latin America)

a. to complain

Deja de alegar y limpia tu habitación.

Stop complaining and clean your room.

b. to gripe

¡Siempre alegando de cualquier cosa!

You're always griping about something!

alegar

transitive verb

1. (motivos, pruebas)

a. to put forward

alegar queto claim (that)

intransitive verb

2. (quejarse)

(Latin America)

a. to complain

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alegar

transitive verb

1 (Jur) to allege; (citar) [+dificultad] to plead; [+autoridad] to quote; [+razones] to put forward; adduce; [+méritos] to cite; adduce

alegar que to claim that; assert that; alegando que ... claiming that ...; on the grounds that ...

2 (Latinoamérica) (discutir) to argue against; dispute

intransitive verb

(Latinoamérica) to argue; (protestar) to complain loudly; kick up a fuss;