noun🔗ShareAvocatA 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. "L'avocat a conseillé la famille sur leurs droits de succession.personlawjobgovernmentbusinessorganizationrightserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAvocat(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. "Mon oncle, bien qu'il ne soit pas avocat de profession, est un véritable avocat lorsqu'il s'agit de négocier les disputes familiales.lawjobpersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLotteThe burbot."The biologist studied the unusual fish, a burbot, in the river. "Le biologiste a étudié le poisson inhabituel, une lotte, dans la rivière.fishessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa tige d'une ronceThe stem of a bramble."The thorny lawyer snagged my jacket as I walked through the woods. "La tige épineuse de la ronce a accroché ma veste alors que je traversais les bois.plantpartnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExercer le droit, être avocatTo practice law."The student is hoping to lawyer for her friend's case. "L'étudiant espère exercer le droit pour le cas de son ami.lawjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExercer le métier d'avocatTo 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. "Mon frère essaie de se sortir de payer la fenêtre cassée en jouant les avocats.lawjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlaider, argumenter de manière juridiqueTo make legalistic arguments."The student's lawyer argued that the school's rules were too strict. "L'avocat de l'étudiant a plaidé que les règles de l'école étaient trop strictes.lawgovernmentpoliticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInterroger, accabler de questionsTo 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. "Le professeur a accablé l'élève de questions sur l'endroit où il avait trouvé la réponse à la question du test, espérant le prendre en train de tricher.lawcommunicationactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
