-
1 baratero
• barrator -
2 picapleitos
adj.quarrelsome.m.&f. s&pl.1 bad lawyer (Pejorative).2 shyster lawyer, barrater, barrator, mouthpiece.* * *1 second-rate lawyer* * ** * *masculino y femenino (pl picapleitos) (fam) pettifogger, shyster (AmE colloq)* * *= shyster, shark lawyer.Ex. When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster.Ex. If you find one of these 'shark lawyers' who can win any case for the right price, hire him immediately.* * *masculino y femenino (pl picapleitos) (fam) pettifogger, shyster (AmE colloq)* * *= shyster, shark lawyer.Ex: When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster.
Ex: If you find one of these 'shark lawyers' who can win any case for the right price, hire him immediately.* * ** * *picapleitos nmf invFam Pey shyster (lawyer)* * *m/f inv famshyster fam, Brunethical lawyer -
3 baratero
adj.down-market, downmarket, downscale.m.1 he who obtains money from fortunate gamesters.2 one who provokes quarrels.3 barrator, grafter.* * *baratero, -a1. ADJtienda baratera — shop offering bargains, cut-price store, discount store
2) Cono Sur [regateo] haggling2. SM / F1) [en el juego] person who extracts money from winning gamblers2) LAm (=tendero) cut-price shopkeeper, discount storekeeper3) Cono Sur (=persona que regatea) haggler* * *baratero -ramasculine, feminine* * *baratero, -a nm,fAm [comerciante] = owner of a shop selling cheap goods* * *tendero junk-shop owner -
4 picapleitos
• barrater• barrator• laws of war• lawyer-like• legislature• legit• petticoat government• pettifoggery• shyster lawyer -
5 pleitista
• barrater• barrator• petticoat government• pettifogger• pettifoggery• pettifogging lawyer• quarrelsome• quarrelsome person• trouble items• trouble oneself• troubled countries• troublemaking• wraith• wrangling
См. также в других словарях:
barrator — n. One who commits barratry. Also called barrato or common barrator. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
Barrator — Bar ra*tor, n. [OE. baratour, OF. barateor deceiver, fr. OF. barater, bareter, to deceive, cheat, barter. See {Barter}, v. i.] One guilty of barratry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barrator — or barrater [bar′ə tər, ber′ə tər] n. [ME baratour < OFr barateor, swindler < barater, to cheat < barate, fraud, strife < ON baratta, quarrel < berja, to beat < IE base * bher , to cut > L ferire, to strike, kill] a person… … English World dictionary
barrator — also barrater noun Date: 15th century one who engages in barratry … New Collegiate Dictionary
barrator — /bar euh teuhr/, n. Law. a person who commits barratry. Also, barrater, barretor. [1350 1400; ME barettour brawler, fighter < AF barretor, barator, OF barateor, equiv. to barat(er) to make a disturbance, baret(er) to trick, cheat ( < VL *prattare … Universalium
Barrator — One who sold and bought ecclesiastical preferment and offices; also a politician who took bribes. Later the word came to be applied to troublemakers in general. [< OldFr. barateor = cheat, trickster] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
barrator — n. person who starts lawsuits; person who starts arguments; person who cheats owners and insurers of ships (Maritime Law) … English contemporary dictionary
barrator — bar·ra·tor … English syllables
barrator — bar•ra•tor [[t]ˈbær ə tər[/t]] n. law a person who commits barratry • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME barettour brawler < OF barateor, der. of barat(er) to make a disturbance, trick < VL *prattāre < Gk prattein to do; see practical … From formal English to slang
barrator — /ˈbærətə/ (say baruhtuh) noun someone who commits barratry. Also, barrater. {Middle English baratour, from Old French barateor fraudulent dealer, from barater exchange, cheat} …
barrator — /baeratar/ One who commits barratry. See barretor … Black's law dictionary
