advogado do diabo

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Portuguese

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.du du d͡ʒiˈa.bu/ [a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.du du d͡ʒɪˈa.bu], (faster pronunciation) /a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.du du ˈd͡ʒja.bu/, /ad͡ʒ.voˈɡa.du du d͡ʒiˈa.bu/ [ad͡ʒ.voˈɡa.du du d͡ʒɪˈa.bu], (faster pronunciation) /ad͡ʒ.voˈɡa.du du ˈd͡ʒja.bu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ad͡ʒ.voˈɡa.do do d͡ʒiˈa.bo/ [ad͡ʒ.voˈɡa.do do d͡ʒɪˈa.bo], (faster pronunciation) /ad͡ʒ.voˈɡa.do do ˈd͡ʒja.bo/, /a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.do do d͡ʒiˈa.bo/ [a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.do do d͡ʒɪˈa.bo], (faster pronunciation) /a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.do do ˈd͡ʒja.bo/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dvuˈɡa.du du diˈa.bu/ [ɐ.ðvuˈɣa.ðu ðu ðiˈa.βu], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.dvuˈɡa.du du ˈdja.bu/ [ɐ.ðvuˈɣa.ðu ðu ˈðja.βu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dbuˈɡa.du du diˈa.bu/ [ɐ.ðβuˈɣa.ðu ðu ðiˈa.βu], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.dbuˈɡa.du du ˈdja.bu/ [ɐ.ðβuˈɣa.ðu ðu ˈðja.βu]

Noun

[edit]

advogado do diabo m (plural advogados do diabo, feminine advogada do diabo, feminine plural advogadas do diabo)

  1. devil's advocate (one who debates from a view they may not actually hold)
  2. (Roman Catholicism) devil's advocate (lawyer appointed to argue against the canonisation of the proposed candidate)