S'adresser OR parler

1] Il s'adressera à quelqu'une des avocates.

He will talk to a lawyer/advocate OR He will talk to some lawyer/advocate.

2] Il parlera à quelqu'une des avocates.

I know 'se adresser à ' means 'to speak to'.
So the first sentence is fine.

Is it fine to replace the first one with my second sentence?

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Permalink Reply by Frank on September 9, 2009 at 10:59pm

Hello Crack,

"s'adresser" indeed means to talk, but to someone in particular, and about a specific, maybe serious, issue.

You wouldn't use "s'adresser" for an informal conversation with friends.

But yes, of course, you can say "Il parlera à l'une des avocates" (not quelqu'une). It roughly means the same thing.