No. 1,076 in Catalan

advocats

"Advocats" means "lawyers" or "attorneys" in English.

In a sentence

Els advocats defensen els drets dels ciutadans.
The lawyers defend the rights of the citizens.
In this sentence, 'advocats' is a plural noun meaning 'lawyers', referring to professionals practicing law.
M'agraden els advocats amb all i oli.
I like avocados with garlic and oil.
Here, 'advocats' is a mispronunciation or regional variant for 'alvocats', which means 'avocados'. Although not standard, this usage might occur in casual speech.
Els advocats van ser molt professionals en el cas difícil.
The lawyers were very professional in the difficult case.
In this example, 'advocats' again denotes practitioners of law and is used in a context emphasizing professional conduct.

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