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1 advocate
1. 'ædvəkət noun(a supporter, a person who is in favour (of): an advocate of reform.) defensor
2. -keit verb(to recommend: He advocated increasing the charges.) recomendar1 (supporter) partidario,-a2 (lawyer) abogado,-a defensor,-ra1 abogar por, propugnaradvocate ['ædvəkət] n: defensor m, -sora f; partidario m, -ria fn.• abogado, -a s.m.,f.• defensor s.m.• partidario s.m.v.• abogar v.• abogar por v.• apoyar v.• defender v.
I 'ædvəkəta) (supporter, defender)advocate (of something) — defensor, -sora m,f (de algo)
b) ( in a court of law) abogado, -da m,f
II 'ædvəkeɪttransitive verb \<\<idea\>\> recomendar*, abogar* por, propugnar (frml)to advocate -ing — recomendar* + inf
1.VT ['ædvǝkeɪt](=be in favour of) abogar por, ser partidario dewhat do you advocate? — ¿qué nos aconsejas?
2.N ['ædvǝkɪt]defensor(a) m / f, partidario(-a) m / f ; (Scot) (Jur) abogado(-a) m / f ; devilSee:see cultural note LAWYERS in lawyer,see cultural note QC/KC in QC* * *
I ['ædvəkət]a) (supporter, defender)advocate (of something) — defensor, -sora m,f (de algo)
b) ( in a court of law) abogado, -da m,f
II ['ædvəkeɪt]transitive verb \<\<idea\>\> recomendar*, abogar* por, propugnar (frml)to advocate -ing — recomendar* + inf
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2 recommend
rekə'mend1) (to advise: The doctor recommended a long holiday.) recomendar2) (to suggest as being particularly good, particularly suitable etc: He recommended her (to me) for the job.) recomendar•recommend vb recomendartr[rekə'mend]1 recomendar■ what do you recommend? ¿qué me recomiendas?2 (advise) recomendar, aconsejar, sugerirrecommend [.rɛkə'mnd] vt1) : recomendarshe recommended the medicine: recomendó la medicina2) advise, counsel: aconsejar, recomendarv.• aconsejar v.• encarecer v.• encargar v.• recomendar v.'rekə'menda) (praise, declare acceptable) recomendar*the play has little/nothing to recommend it — la obra tiene poco/no tiene nada que se pueda recomendar
b) ( advise)to recommend something/-ING — aconsejar or recomendar* algo/+ inf
it's not to be recommended — no es nada aconsejable or recomendable
recommended dosage — dosis f recomendada; ( on label) posología f
recommended (retail) price — precio m de venta recomendado
recommended reading — lecturas fpl recomendadas
[ˌrekǝ'mend]VT1) (=advocate, speak well of) recomendarthe town has much/little to recommend it — el pueblo tiene mucho/poco atractivo
2) (=advise) recomendar, aconsejarwhat do you recommend for a sore throat? — ¿qué recomienda para el dolor de garganta?
this method is not to be recommended — este método no es nada recomendable or aconsejable
to recommend doing sth — recomendar or aconsejar hacer algo
the doctor recommended that he (should) stay in bed — el médico le recomendó or aconsejó que guardara cama
to recommend sb to do sth — recomendar or aconsejar a algn hacer algo or que haga algo
I would recommend against going on your own — le recomendaría or aconsejaría no ir solo or que no fuera solo
* * *['rekə'mend]a) (praise, declare acceptable) recomendar*the play has little/nothing to recommend it — la obra tiene poco/no tiene nada que se pueda recomendar
b) ( advise)to recommend something/-ING — aconsejar or recomendar* algo/+ inf
it's not to be recommended — no es nada aconsejable or recomendable
recommended dosage — dosis f recomendada; ( on label) posología f
recommended (retail) price — precio m de venta recomendado
recommended reading — lecturas fpl recomendadas
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