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abettor

/əˈbɛtə/ /-te/

Meanings
noun

Cómplice, instigador

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages.

Examples :

"The bully's abettor egged him on, laughing and cheering as he shoved the smaller boy. "
El instigador del matón lo incitó, riendo y vitoreando mientras empujaba al niño más pequeño.
law guilt person action

Related Words

Illustration incites

incites verb

/ɪnˈsaɪts/

Incita, instiga

"The judge was told by the accused that his friends had incited him to commit the crime."

El acusado le dijo al juez que sus amigos lo habían instigado a cometer el crimen.

Illustration offender

offender noun

/əˈfɛndər/

Ofensor, infractor

"The student was considered an offender because he repeatedly disrupted class. "

El estudiante fue considerado un infractor porque interrumpió la clase repetidamente.

Illustration encourages

encourages verb

/ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪz/ /ɛnˈkɜːrɪdʒɪz/

Anima, alienta

"I encouraged him during his race."

Lo animé durante su carrera.

Illustration smaller

smaller adjective

/ˈsmɑlɚ/ /ˈsmɔːlə/ /ˈsmɔlɚ/

Más pequeño, menor

"A small group."

Un grupo más pequeño.

Illustration parents

parents noun

/ˈpɛəɹənts/ /ˈpæɹənts/

Padres

"Many students invite their parents to school events. "

Muchos estudiantes invitan a sus padres a los eventos escolares.

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

Hermano

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

Mi hermano y yo asistimos a la misma escuela secundaria.

Illustration laughing

laughing verb

/ˈlɑːfɪŋ/

Reír

"There were many laughing children running on the school grounds."

Había muchos niños riendo corriendo en los terrenos de la escuela.

Illustration instigates

instigates verb

/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪts/

Instigar, incitar

"to instigate a riot"

instigar un disturbio

Illustration advocate

advocate noun

/ˈæd.və.keɪt/

Abogado, defensor

"The advocate presented compelling evidence in court to defend the student accused of cheating. "

El abogado presentó pruebas convincentes en el tribunal para defender al estudiante acusado de hacer trampa.

Illustration cheering

cheering verb

/ˈt͡ʃɪəɹɪŋ/ /ˈt͡ʃɪɹɪŋ/

Alegrar, animar

"We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea."

Nos alegró la oferta de una taza de té.

Illustration distracted

distracted verb

/dɪˈstræktɪd/ /diˈstræktɪd/

Distraer

"The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored."

La multitud se distrajo con un helicóptero que sobrevolaba el estadio cuando se marcó el único gol del partido.

Illustration supporter

supporter noun

/səˈpɔː.tə/ /-ɾɚ/

Partidario, defensor

"My sister is a strong supporter of my dreams to become a doctor. "

Mi hermana es una gran defensora de mis sueños de ser médico.