lawyer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɔɪər/, /ˈlɔːjər/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɔɪɚ, ˈlɔɪjɚ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lô′yər, loi′ər)


WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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lawyer n (legal professional)abogado, abogada nm, nf
  licenciado en derecho, licenciada en derecho loc nm, loc nf
 Ben went to law school to become a lawyer.
 Ben fue a la facultad de derecho para ser abogado.
lawyer⇒ vi US (work as lawyer)trabajar como abogado, trabajar como abogada loc verb
 After graduating with a law degree, Pippa began lawyering for a firm in New York.
 Después de obtener su título en derecho, Pippa empezó a trabajar como abogada en un bufete de Nueva York.
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Locuciones verbales
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lawyer up vi phrasal (get a lawyer)conseguir abogado loc verb
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banking lawyer n (finance attorney)licenciado bancario, abogado bancario nm + adj
  licenciado especialista en banca, abogado especialista en banca grupo nom
 En cada sucursal tenemos un licenciado bancario.
court-appointed lawyer n (lawyer assigned to a defendant)abogado de oficio, abogada de oficio loc nm, loc nf
  defensor público, defensora pública loc nm, loc nf
  abogado nombrado por la corte, abogado designado por la corte grupo nom
 She fired her court-appointed lawyer and hired a private firm.
 Despidió a su abogado de oficio y contrató a un despacho privado.
criminal lawyer (law)abogado criminalista, abogada criminalista nm, nf + adj
  abogado penalista, abogada penalista nm, nf + adj
defense attorney (US),
defence lawyer (UK) n		 (barrister, defending lawyer)abogado defensor, abogada defensora nm, nf + adj
 Anderson's defense attorney still believes in a not guilty verdict because there was plenty of reasonable doubt.
 El abogado defensor de Anderson creía que era inocente, pero había mucha duda.
legal aid lawyer n (free or subsidized legal assistance)abogado de oficio, abogada de oficio loc nm, loc nf
patent lawyer n (copyright attorney)abogado de patentes, abogado de patentes y marcas grupo nom
senior lawyer n (highly-qualified attorney or barrister)abogado reconocido nm + adj
trial lawyer n US (attorney)abogado, abogada nm, nf
 Trial lawyers have to be persuasive speakers in order to convince the jury.
 Los abogados tienen que ser oradores persuasivos para convencer al jurado.
  abogado litigante, abogada litigante nm, nf + adj
 Los abogados litigantes tienen que ser oradores persuasivos para convencer al jurado.
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'lawyer' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
advocate - ambulance chaser - assigned counsel - attorney - attorney at law - attorney-in-fact - banking attorney - barrister - brief - closing statement - contingency fee - conveyance charge - counsel - counselor - counselor-at-law - court-appointed lawyer - crown prosecutor - defend - defense attorney - disbar - disbarment - district attorney - Juris Doctor - KC - law office - lawyer up - legal aid - legal counsel - legal eagle - litigator - member of the bar - paralegal - Patent and Trademark attorney - patent attorney - pettifogger - pinstriped - plead at the bar - practice - practice law - prosecuting attorney - public attorney - public defender - QC - retain - shyster - solicitor - success fee
Spanish:
licenciado - jurista - abogado - abogado civilista - abogado criminalista - abogado de oficio - abogado de patentes - abogado defensor - abogado en ejercicio - abogado mercantilista - abogado procesalista - bufete - canonista - criminalista - defensa - defensor - derecho a asistencia letrada - laboralista - leguleyo - letrado - mercantilista - penalista - picapleitos - procurador - tinterillo - trabajar en el turno de oficio

Collocations: a [divorce, criminal, defense, prosecution, trial] lawyer, a lawyer specializing in [divorce], need to [ask, consult] my lawyer (first), more...

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