"O advogado"

Translation: The lawyer

[trezrentnor]

The automated voice adds a syllable between the d and the v, like "adavogado." Is this the correct pronunciation?

[halek10]

That's normal pronunciation for Brazilian Portuguese any time you have a "d" followed by a consonant. You also hear it after "b".

[supercalidocious]

Almost like "a<gee>vogado"

[Paulenrique]

there is a short /ee/, but never a.

[bigglesworth]

I've heard that it's a common but incorrect pronunciation.

[deactivated user]

No such thing

[j.mok]

could be my ignorance, but why isn't 'advocate' an acceptable translation?

[Paulenrique]

or even attorney..http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=portugues-ingles&palavra=advogado

[PaulLangton]

In (UK) english a solicitor and a lawyer are basically the same thing, solicitor should be accepted.

[Luis_Domingos]

Solicitor and barrister are now accepted (07/09/2015).

[kdammers]

But not attorney

[kimpp64]

my thoughts exactly :)

[Agent_Gabriel]

The avocado?

[ragnhildr49]

In the Scottish system, an advocate is equivalent to an English barrister.

[OttilieKut]

I have thr same question as j.mok. Why is advocate not accepted as correct?

[OttilieKut]

But this is what lawyers do - they advocate for, they defend the accused. Whh shoild it be wrong?