advogado de porta de cadeia

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “jail door lawyer”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ad.voˈɡa.du d͡ʒi ˈpɔʁ.tɐ d͡ʒi kaˈdej.ɐ/ [ad.voˈɡa.du d͡ʒi ˈpɔh.tɐ d͡ʒi kaˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ad.voˈɡa.du d͡ʒi ˈpɔɾ.tɐ d͡ʒi kaˈdej.ɐ/ [ad.voˈɡa.du d͡ʒi ˈpɔɾ.tɐ d͡ʒi kaˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ad.voˈɡa.du d͡ʒi ˈpɔʁ.tɐ d͡ʒi kaˈdej.ɐ/ [ad.voˈɡa.du d͡ʒi ˈpɔχ.tɐ d͡ʒi kaˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ad.voˈɡa.do de ˈpɔɻ.ta de kaˈdej.a/ [ad.voˈɡa.do de ˈpɔɻ.ta de kaˈdeɪ̯.a]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dvuˈɡa.du dɨ ˈpɔɾ.tɐ dɨ kɐˈdɐj.ɐ/ [ɐ.ðvuˈɣa.ðu ðɨ ˈpɔɾ.tɐ ðɨ kɐˈðɐj.ɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dbuˈɡa.du dɨ ˈpɔɾ.tɐ dɨ kɐˈdej.ɐ/ [ɐ.ðβuˈɣa.ðu ðɨ ˈpɔɾ.tɐ ðɨ kɐˈðej.ɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dvuˈɡa.du dɨ ˈpɔɾ.tɐ dɨ kɐˈdej.ɐ/ [ɐ.ðvuˈɣa.ðu ðɨ ˈpɔɾ.tɐ ðɨ kɐˈðej.ɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dvuˈɡa.du dɨ ˈpɔɾ.tɐ dɨ kɐˈde.ɐ/ [ɐ.ðvuˈɣa.ðu ðɨ ˈpɔɾ.tɐ ðɨ kɐˈðe.ɐ]

Noun

advogado de porta de cadeia m (plural advogados de porta de cadeia, feminine advogada de porta de cadeia, feminine plural advogadas de porta de cadeia)

  1. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) A lawyer who, due to lack of clients or professional efficiency, has the habit of looking for clients in prisons.
    O irmão de João foi preso, e agora aqueles advogados de porta de cadeia não param de ligar, cobrando fortunas para "resolver" o caso.
    João’s brother got arrested, and now those jail door lawyers won’t stop calling, charging a fortune to "solve" the case.
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