Advocatus in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Advocatus in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.advocate N

1. advocate (supporter, defender):

advocate

defensor m / defensora f

advocate of sth

defensor de algo

2. advocate (in Scot) LAW:

advocate

abogado defensor m / abogada defensora f

II.advocate VB trans [ˈædvəkeɪt]

advocate idea/course of action:

advocate

recomendar

advocate

abogar por

advocate

propugnar form

to advocate -ing

recomendar +  infin

advocacy [Am ˈædvəkəsi, Brit ˈadvəkəsi] N U form

advocacy

defensa f

advocacy

propugnación f form

advocacy of sth/sb

defensa de algo/alguien

advocacy of sth/sb

propugnación de algo/alguien

devil's advocate N

devil's advocate

abogado m del diablo

advocate general N (in the European Court of Justice)

advocate general

abogado m general / abogada f general

I.vocative [Am ˈvɑkədɪv, Brit ˈvɒkətɪv] N

vocative

vocativo m

II.vocative [Am ˈvɑkədɪv, Brit ˈvɒkətɪv] ADJ LING

vocative ending

de vocativo

vocative case N LING

vocative case

vocativo m

vocation [Am voʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n, Brit və(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] N

vocation

vocación f

he has a vocation for or to the priesthood

tiene vocación de sacerdote

you missed your vocation!

¡erraste la vocación!

evocative [Am əˈvɑkədɪv, Brit ɪˈvɒkətɪv] ADJ

evocative

evocador

to be evocative of sth

evocar algo

evocation [Am ˌivoʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n, ɛvoʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n, Brit ɛvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n, iːvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] N C or U

evocation

evocación f

Advocatus in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Advocatus in the English»Spanish Dictionary

advocate¹ [ˈæd·və·keɪt] VB trans

advocate

recomendar

to advocate doing sth

recomendar hacer algo

advocate² [ˈæd·və·kət] N

1. advocate (supporter):

advocate

defensor(a) m (f)

2. advocate (lawyer):

advocate

abogado (-a) m (f) defensor(a)

advocacy [ˈæd·və·kəsi] N (of cause, idea)

advocacy

defensa f

devil's advocate N

to play the devil's advocate

hacer de abogado del diablo

evocative [ɪ·ˈvak·ə·t̬ɪv] ADJ

evocative

evocador(a)

an evocative image

una imagen sugerente

to be evocative of sth

evocar algo

evocation [ˌev·ə·ˈkeɪ·ʃən] N form

evocation

evocación f

vocation [voʊ·ˈkeɪ·ʃən] N

vocation

vocación f

to miss one's vocation

equivocarse de carrera