different between aleger vs alegar

English

Etymology

From French allègre, earlier alègre, from Latin alacer.

Adjective

aleger (comparative more aleger, superlative most aleger)

1. (obsolete) gay; cheerful; sprightly

Anagrams

• Alegre, Eargle, Legare, Reagle, regale

English

Etymology

ale + French aigre (“sour”)

Noun

alegar (uncountable)

1. vinegar produced from fermented ale.

Anagrams

• aglare, laager

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin all?g?, all?g?re.

Verb

alegar (first-person singular present indicative alego, past participle alegado)

1. to claim, allege
2. to plead

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:alegar.

Related terms

• alegação

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin all?g?, all?g?re.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ale??a?/, [a.le???a?]

Verb

alegar (first-person singular present alego, first-person singular preterite alegué, past participle alegado)

1. (transitive) to cite as a defence or justification for one's actions

   Synonym: aducir

2. (transitive) to claim, to alledge
3. (intransitive) to complain

   Synonyms: lamentar, protestar, quejarse, reclamar

4. (intransitive, law) to speak in defence of the accused in a criminal proceeding; to defend
5. (Canarian) to converse, talk

Conjugation

Related terms

• alegación
• alegato

Further reading

• “alegar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.