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noun, male, animate
somewhat often used word (#3338)
somewhat often used word (#3338)
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advocate
Also: barrister, solicitor, lawyer
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- Чу́вствую, ты будешь очень хоро́шим адвока́том. I have a feeling you'll be a very good lawyer.
- Адвока́т привёл новое свиде́тельство. The lawyer brought up new evidence.
- Сомнева́юсь, что он адвока́т. I doubt if he is a lawyer.
- Я зна́ю де́вочку, чей оте́ц — адвока́т. I know a girl whose father is a lawyer.
- Чу́вствую, вы будете очень хоро́шим адвока́том. I have a feeling you'll be a very good lawyer.
- Все адвока́ты - лжецы́. Lawyers are all liars.
- Том не мо́жет заплати́ть адвока́ту. Tom can't afford a lawyer.
- Кто твой адвока́т? Who's your lawyer?
- Адвока́т был уве́рен, что смо́жет опрове́ргнуть до́воды прокуро́ра в свое́й отве́тной ре́чи. The defense lawyer was confident that he would be able to answer the prosecutor's arguments in his rebuttal.
- Его дочь хо́чет стать адвока́том. His daughter wants to be a lawyer.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | адвока́т | адвока́ты |
| gen. genitive | адвока́та | адвока́тов |
| dat. dative | адвока́ту | адвока́там |
| acc. accusative | адвока́та | адвока́тов |
| inst. instrumental | адвока́том | адвока́тами |
| prep. prepositional | адвока́те | адвока́тах |
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