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41 Pettifogger
subs.Ar. πραγματοδίφης, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pettifogger
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42 pettifogger
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43 pettifogger
/'petifɔgə/ * danh từ - luật sư xoàng, thầy cò - người vụn vặt -
44 advokat budfaklija
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45 advokat budžaklija
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46 nadriadvokat
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47 юрист по мелким делам
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48 крючкотвор
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49 nadriodvjetnik
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50 lommeprokurator
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51 drveni advokat
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52 der Winkeladvokat
- {pettifogger} luật sư xoàng, thầy cò, người vụn vặt - {shyster} luật sự thủ đoạn, luật sự láu cá, người không có lương tâm nghề nghiệp -
53 advokataĉo
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54 tinterillo
m.shyster lawyer, pettifogger.* * *SM1) (=empleado) penpusher, pencil pusher (EEUU), small-time clerk2) LAm (=abogado) shyster lawyer ** * ** * ** * *1 (empleado) penpusher ( colloq)* * *tinterillo, -a nm,fPerú Fam Pey shyster (lawyer)* * *m L.Am. famshyster fam -
55 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 -
56 безскрупулен
unscrupulous; unprincipled, unconscientious, unconscionable, bare-facedбезскрупулен адвокат pettifogger* * *безскру̀пулен,прил., -на, -но, -ни unscrupulous; unprincipled, unconscientious, unconscionable, conscienceless, bare-faced; \безскрупуленен адвокат pettifogger; \безскрупуленен журналист hack; \безскрупуленен опортюнист амер. sl. ganef, ganev, ganof; \безскрупуленен политик амер. shyster.* * *Machiavellian; conscienceless; unconscionable{Xn`kOnSxnxbl}; unprincipled* * *1. unscrupulous;unprincipled, unconscientious, unconscionable, bare-faced 2. БЕЗСКРУПУЛЕН адвокат pettifogger -
57 търчи-лъжи
swindler, scamp, scapegrace, fibber, fibster, humbug(за адвокат) pettifogger* * *търчѝ-лъжѝ,неизм. swindler, scamp, scapegrace, fibber, fibster, humbug; (за адвокат) pettifogger.* * *1. (за адвокат) pettifogger 2. swindler, scamp, scapegrace, fibber, fibster, humbug -
58 формалист
formalist; stickler; pettifogger* * *формалѝст,м., -и; формалѝстк|а ж., -и formalist; stickler; pettifogger; square-toes.* * *formalist* * *formalist;stickler; pettifogger -
59 leguleio
* * ** * *leguleiopl. -ei /legu'lεjo, εi/sostantivo m.spreg. pettifogger. -
60 крючкотвор
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Pettifogger — Pet ti*fog ger, n. A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer. [1913 Webster] A pettifogger was lord chancellor. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pettifogger — [pet′i fäg΄ər, pet′ifôg΄ər; pet′ēfäg΄ər, pet′ēfôg΄ər] n. 〚 PETTY + obs. fogger < ?〛 1. a lawyer who handles petty cases, esp. one who uses unethical methods in conducting trumped up cases 2. a trickster; cheater 3. a quibbler; caviler pettifog … Universalium
pettifogger — a lawyer of little importance and now impliedly, one who is perhaps dubious and who will make small points more for his own gain or pleasure than that of the client. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
pettifogger — 1560s, from PETTY (Cf. petty); the second element possibly from obs. Du. focker, from Flem. focken to cheat, or from cognate M.E. fugger, from Fugger the renowned family of merchants and financiers of 15c. 16c. Augsburg. In German, Flemish and… … Etymology dictionary
pettifogger — [pet′i fäg΄ər, pet′ifôg΄ər; pet′ēfäg΄ər, pet′ēfôg΄ər] n. [ PETTY + obs. fogger < ?] 1. a lawyer who handles petty cases, esp. one who uses unethical methods in conducting trumped up cases 2. a trickster; cheater 3. a quibbler; caviler pettifog … English World dictionary
pettifogger — noun Etymology: probably from petty + obsolete English fogger pettifogger Date: 1576 1. a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable ; shyster 2. one given to quibbling over trifles • pettifogging adjective or noun •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pettifogger — noun /ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡə,ˈpɛtɪˌfɑːɡɚ,ˈpɛtɪˌfɔːɡɚ/ a) Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections. , 1885: …yet he has never sought by browbeating and other arts of the pettifogger, to confuse, baffle, and bewilder a witness…… … Wiktionary
pettifogger — Synonyms and related words: Philadelphia lawyer, ambulance chaser, belittler, bunco artist, bunco steerer, captious critic, cardsharp, cardsharper, carper, carpetbagger, caviler, censor, censurer, common scold, con artist, con man, confidence man … Moby Thesaurus
pettifogger — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inferior lawyer, trickster, shyster, mouthpiece*; see cheat 1 , lawyer , rascal … English dictionary for students
pettifogger — pet·ti·fog·ger || petɪfÉ‘gÉ™(r) / fÉ’ n. cheater, swindler, one who defrauds … English contemporary dictionary
pettifogger — noun archaic an inferior legal practitioner. Origin C16: from petty + obs. fogger underhand dealer , prob. from Fugger, the name of a family of merchants in Augsburg in the 15th and 16th cents … English new terms dictionary