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ser abogado

to be a lawyer

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phrase Common #8,187
to be a lawyer Used to talk about someone's profession or career.
SP: Mi hermano quiere ser abogado.
EN: My brother wants to be a lawyer.

Su meta es ser abogado.

His goal is to be a lawyer.

Su ambición es ser abogado.

His ambition is to be a lawyer.

Quería ser abogado.

I wanted to be a lawyer.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Les mentía a mis padres, les decía que iba a ser abogado.

I lied to my parents, I told them I was going to be a lawyer.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Quería ser policía, pero también quería ser abogado.

I wanted to be a police officer, but I also wanted to be a lawyer.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Kumi, si no quieres ser abogado, bien.

Kumi, if you don't want to be a lawyer, fine.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Muy dentro, quería ser abogado.

Deep down, I wanted to be a lawyer.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Su hijo quiere ser abogado.

His son wants to be a lawyer.

Tom siguió los pasos de su padre y llegó a ser abogado.

Tom followed in his father's footsteps and became a lawyer.

Tom quiere ser abogado.

Tom wants to be a lawyer.

Decidí ser abogado.

I decided to become a lawyer.

No quiero ser abogado.

I don't want to be a lawyer.

Pero eres un negro, y ser abogado no es una meta realista para un negro.

But you're Black, and being a lawyer isn't a realistic goal for a Black person.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Estudió día y noche para llegar a ser abogado.

He studied day and night to become a lawyer.

Tom quería ser abogado.

Tom wanted to be a lawyer.

Quiero ser abogado.

I want to be a lawyer.

Es usted bastante joven para ser abogado.

You are quite young to be a lawyer.

— Drácula (2025)