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Italian word
avvocato
lawyer / attorney (also a title for law graduates)
Looks like
advocate
a person who supports a cause; in Scottish law, a barrister
⚠️ The trap
Italian 'avvocato' is the standard word for lawyer and is used as a title. English 'advocate' is less common and has broader non-legal meanings. The law school subject in Italian is 'giurisprudenza' (not 'law').
To say "a person who supports a cause; in Scottish law, a barrister" in Italian:
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"avvocato" in English means:
lawyer / attorney (also a title for law graduates)
Example
"Ha studiato giurisprudenza per diventare avvocato."
"He studied law to become a lawyer."
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