Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
advogado de porta de cadeia
English translation:
ambulance chaser
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Jan 23, 2009 11:53
15 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Advogado de porta de cadeia
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Slang
A frase toda é a seguinte:
Ele não vale nada, é um advogado de porta de cadeia!
Obrigado a todos!
Ele não vale nada, é um advogado de porta de cadeia!
Obrigado a todos!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +9 | ambulance chaser |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 4 +2 | shyster |
Isabel Peck
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Change log
Jan 28, 2009 16:31: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
Jan 28, 2009 16:32: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"
Proposed translations
+9
27 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
ambulance chaser
outra opção
para conseguir clientes estes advogados falam com a gente desesperada depois de accidentes
Mike :)
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Note added at 50 mins (2009-01-23 12:44:23 GMT)
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Definitions of ambulance chaser on the Web:
* an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Ambulance chaser is a derogatory phrase sometimes used to describe a trial lawyer who specializes in representing accident victims. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambulance_chaser
* An unethical attorney who solicits business at the scenes of accidents or in hospitals, in exchange for a percentage of the damages that will be ...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ambulance_chaser
para conseguir clientes estes advogados falam com a gente desesperada depois de accidentes
Mike :)
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Note added at 50 mins (2009-01-23 12:44:23 GMT)
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Definitions of ambulance chaser on the Web:
* an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Ambulance chaser is a derogatory phrase sometimes used to describe a trial lawyer who specializes in representing accident victims. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambulance_chaser
* An unethical attorney who solicits business at the scenes of accidents or in hospitals, in exchange for a percentage of the damages that will be ...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ambulance_chaser
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
8 mins
Isabel Peck
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Portugal
15 yrs - engineering to art criticism
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 3 more.
shyster
Ver "Dictionary of American Slang" de Robert L. Chapman
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Amy Duncan (X)
17 mins
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| agree |
felidaevampire
: :) Or "pettifogger": http://dictionary.sensagent.com/shyster/en-en/
6 hrs
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