English → Tetun
lawyer
advogadu/a
Example sentences
"I am the lawyer for both of them.
"Ha'u hanesan Advogadu ba sira na'in rua.
12 A pioneer lawyer followed Jesus' advice.
12 Feen-la'en pioneiru ida halo tuir Jesus nia avizu ne'e.
A lawyer is not his own.
Advogadu ida la'o ninia.
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “lawyer”
- My profession is as a lawyer.Ha'u nia profisaun nu'udar advogadu.
- The defence lawyer put in an appeal for damages on the grounds of defamation.Defensór hato'o pedidu ida atu bele fó indemnizasaun ba defamasaun.
- Monica is going to study law in the university because she wants to become a lawyer.Monica atu estuda direitu iha universidade tanba nia hakarak sai advogadu.