Vocab Info
N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
訴えるto raise, to bring to (someone's attention), to appeal to, to call for, to complain, to sue (a person), to take someone to court, to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.
to raise, to bring to (someone's attention)
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2.
to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.), to work on (one's emotions), to play on (one's sympathies)
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3.
to complain
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4.
to sue (a person), to take someone to court
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
5.
to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
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訴える 【うったえる】
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警察に同僚からのセクハラを訴えた。
I reported my colleague's sexual harassment to the police.
同級生からのいじめを担任の先生に訴える。
I brought up the bullying from my classmates to my homeroom teacher.
腹痛を訴えていた生徒が急に倒れてしまいました。
A student who had been complaining of a stomachache suddenly collapsed.
夫が腕力に訴えって私を服従させようとしたが、私は抵抗を続けた。
My husband tried to resort to physical force to make me submit, but I kept resisting.
空腹を訴えっている子供を無視するとは…あの父親は何を考えているんだ!
To ignore a child who's crying out in hunger… what is that father thinking?!
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