noun🔗ShareAbogadoA professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice."The lawyer advised the family on their inheritance rights. "El abogado asesoró a la familia sobre sus derechos de herencia.personlawjobgovernmentbusinessorganizationrightserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAbogado(by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law."My uncle, though not a lawyer by profession, is quite the lawyer when it comes to negotiating family arguments. "Mi tío, aunque no es abogado de profesión, es todo un abogado cuando se trata de negociar discusiones familiares.lawjobpersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLotThe burbot."The biologist studied the unusual fish, a burbot, in the river. "El biólogo estudió el inusual pez, un lot, en el río.fishessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl tallo de una zarzaThe stem of a bramble."The thorny lawyer snagged my jacket as I walked through the woods. "El tallo espinoso de la zarza enganchó mi chaqueta mientras caminaba por el bosque.plantpartnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEjercer la abogacíaTo practice law."The student is hoping to lawyer for her friend's case. "El estudiante espera ejercer la abogacía en el caso de su amigo.lawjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEjercer como abogadoTo perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer."My brother is trying to lawyer his way out of paying for the broken window. "Mi hermano está tratando de ejercer como abogado para no pagar por la ventana rota.lawjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArgumentar legalmenteTo make legalistic arguments."The student's lawyer argued that the school's rules were too strict. "El abogado del estudiante argumentó que las reglas de la escuela eran demasiado estrictas.lawgovernmentpoliticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcosar con preguntas, interrogarTo barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something."The teacher lawyered the student about where he found the answer to the test question, hoping to catch him cheating. "El profesor acosó al estudiante con preguntas sobre dónde encontró la respuesta a la pregunta del examen, con la esperanza de pillarlo haciendo trampas.lawcommunicationactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
