What does avvocato in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word avvocato in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use avvocato in Italian.

The word avvocato in Italian means lawyer, solicitor, advocate, defender, devil's advocate, devil's advocate, defender of lost causes, trusted lawyer, defense lawyer, defense attorney, public defender, play devil's advocate. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word avvocato

lawyer, solicitor

(difensore, legale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Da grande voglio fare l'avvocato.
I want to be a lawyer (or: solicitor) when I grow up.

advocate, defender

(figurato (sostenitore, difensore)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marco è l'avvocato delle cause perse.
Marco is a defender of lost causes.

devil's advocate

sostantivo maschile (figurato (chi ama contraddire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non fare sempre l'avvocato del diavolo.
Don't constantly play devil's advocate.

devil's advocate

defender of lost causes

sostantivo maschile (ironico (chi difende tesi assurde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

trusted lawyer

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Faresti meglio a sceglierti un avvocato di fiducia.

defense lawyer, defense attorney

sostantivo maschile (legale)

public defender

play devil's advocate

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (sostenere tesi contrarie)

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