l\'avvocato delle cause perse

English translation: defender/champion/advocate of lost causes

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Italian term or phrase:avvocato delle cause perse
English translation:defender/champion/advocate of lost causes
Entered by: texjax DDS PhD

18:27 Nov 28, 2016
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / conversazione
Italian term or phrase: l\'avvocato delle cause perse
gli amici mi hanno sempre detto che ero l'avvocato delle cause perse
Shabelula
Italy
Local time: 13:18
defender of lost causes
Explanation:
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texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 08:18
Grading comment
as you've been the quickest. :) Thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2defender of lost causes
texjax DDS PhD
3 +2Champion of lost causes
ChananZass
4the advocate of lost causes
Helen Pringle


Discussion entries: 2





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
defender of lost causes


Explanation:
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texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 08:18
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
as you've been the quickest. :) Thanks
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Several possibilities, but you were first.
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Phil

agree  JohnMcDove: Ditto.
6 hrs
  -> Thank you kindly, John
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Champion of lost causes


Explanation:
This is what it means, I assume. You can also be a "keeper of lost causes".

ChananZass
Italy
Local time: 13:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 7
Notes to answerer
Asker: todah rabbah


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roberto Impelluso
1 hr

agree  Lisa Jane
1 hr
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the advocate of lost causes


Explanation:
Also!

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Note added at 32 mins (2016-11-28 19:00:13 GMT)
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like "The Devil's Advocate!"

Helen Pringle
Italy
Local time: 13:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: grazie Helen

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