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1 advocate
1. ['ædvəkət] noun(a supporter, a person who is in favour (of): an advocate of reform.) defensor2. [-keit] verb(to recommend: He advocated increasing the charges.) preconizar* * *ad.vo.cate['ædvəkit] n patrono, defensor (perante a justiça), protetor, Brit advogado. • ['ædvəkeit] vt advogar, defender. -
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1. noun1) (advice: He'll give you good counsel on your problems.) conselho2) (a barrister or advocate: counsel for the defence.) advogado2. verb(to advise; to recommend.) recomendar* * *coun.sel[k'aunsəl] n 1 troca de idéias, deliberação, consulta. 2 conselho, recomendação. 3 opinião, parecer. he asked counsel of me / ele pediu minha opinião. 4 conselheiro. 5 jurisconsulto, advogado. 6 desígnio, plano. • vt+vi 1 aconselhar. he was counsel led / deixou-se orientar, aceitou conselho. 2 recomendar. 3 trocar idéias, deliberar, consultar. I took counsel with him / troquei idéias com ele. to be the counsel in a case defender uma causa. -
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