How is the word alegar ignorancia translated from Spanish to English

English translation
plead ignorance
phrase

Afirmar que no lo sabías para librarte de la culpa.

To claim you did not know, to avoid blame.

Examples with “alegar ignorancia”

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  • No puedes alegar ignorancia después de firmar el contrato. — You can't plead ignorance after signing the contract.

  • Decidió hacerse la desentendida con el retraso del informe. — She decided to plead ignorance about the late report.

  • Intentó alegar ignorancia, pero los correos demostraban lo contrario. — He tried to plead ignorance, but the emails proved otherwise.

  • ¿Puedo hacerme el desentendido si me perdí la reunión? — Can I plead ignorance if I missed the meeting?

  • No alegues ignorancia cuando las normas estaban colgadas en la pared. — Don't plead ignorance when the rules were on the wall.

  • No es justo hacerse el desentendido después de haber tomado esa decisión. — It's not fair to plead ignorance after making that choice.

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