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The Spanish word

el abogado

means
lawyer (barrister) (m)
Examples:
Tengo un primo abogado.
I have a cousin who is a lawyer.
Dudo que sea un abogado.
I doubt if he is a lawyer.
El abogado esperaba a Ben.
The lawyer was expecting Ben.
Su hijo quiere ser abogado.
His son wants to be a lawyer.
Su ambición es ser abogado.
His ambition is to be a lawyer.
Jim no es abogado, es médico.
Jim is not a lawyer but a doctor. | Jim isn't a lawyer, but a doctor. | Jim's not a lawyer. He's a doctor.
Él no es político sino abogado.
He is not a politician but a lawyer.
El abogado elaboró mi testamento.
The lawyer drew up my will.
El abogado salió con su secretaria.
The lawyer went out with the secretary.
¿Puede el abogado verme el viernes?
Can the lawyer see me on Friday?
El abogado insistió en su inocencia.
The lawyer insisted on his innocence.
Estudió día y noche para llegar a ser abogado.
He studied day and night so that he might become a lawyer.
El sueldo de un maestro es menor del de un abogado.
The salary of a teacher is lower than that of a lawyer.
El abogado apeló al sentido de la justicia del jurado.
The lawyer appealed to the jury's sense of justice.
El sueldo de un maestro es menor que el de un abogado.
The salary of a teacher is lower than that of a lawyer. | A teacher's salary is less than an attorney's.
–¿Para contratar a un buen abogado? –preguntó Al-Sayib.
"To hire a good lawyer?" Al-Sayib asked.
El sueldo de un profesor es menor que el de un abogado.
The salary of a teacher is lower than that of a lawyer.
Le haré saber mi decisión cuando consulte con mi abogado.
I'll let you know my decision after I have consulted my lawyer.
El abogado le advirtió a su cliente que no testificara, pero él lo hizo de todos modos.
The lawyer warned his client against testifying, but he did it anyway.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org