court

I 1. [kɔːt]

nome

1) dir. corte f., tribunale m.

to appear in court — comparire innanzi a un tribunale

to go to court — adire le vie legali, ricorrere alla giustizia (over per)

to take sb. to court — portare qcn. in tribunale, citare qcn. in giudizio

to settle sth. out of court — comporre qcs. o raggiungere un accordo su qcs. in via amichevole

2) sport (for tennis, squash, basketball) campo m.

3) (of sovereign) corte f.

4) (anche courtyard) cortile m., corte f.

2.

modificatore dir. [case] giudiziario, processuale; [decision] del tribunale

court appearance — comparizione o costituzione in giudizio

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to get laughed out of court — essere messo in ridicolo

to pay court to sb. — ant. fare la corte a qcn

II 1. [kɔːt]

verbo transitivo

1) ant. o fig. (try to gain love of) corteggiare, fare la corte a [woman, voters]

2) (seek) cercare [affection, favour]; andare in cerca di [disaster, trouble]

2.

verbo intransitivo ant. [couple] amoreggiare, filare

he's courting — ha un'innamorata, è fidanzato

in our courting days — quando eravamo fidanzati

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[ko:t] 1. noun

1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) corte, tribunale

2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) corte, tribunale

3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) campo

4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) corte

5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) palazzo reale

6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) cortile

2. verb

1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) corteggiare

2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) sollecitare

3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) andare in cerca di

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- courtier

- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard

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I 1. [kɔːt]

nome

1) dir. corte f., tribunale m.

to appear in court — comparire innanzi a un tribunale

to go to court — adire le vie legali, ricorrere alla giustizia (over per)

to take sb. to court — portare qcn. in tribunale, citare qcn. in giudizio

to settle sth. out of court — comporre qcs. o raggiungere un accordo su qcs. in via amichevole

2) sport (for tennis, squash, basketball) campo m.

3) (of sovereign) corte f.

4) (anche courtyard) cortile m., corte f.

2.

modificatore dir. [case] giudiziario, processuale; [decision] del tribunale

court appearance — comparizione o costituzione in giudizio

••

to get laughed out of court — essere messo in ridicolo

to pay court to sb. — ant. fare la corte a qcn

II 1. [kɔːt]

verbo transitivo

1) ant. o fig. (try to gain love of) corteggiare, fare la corte a [woman, voters]

2) (seek) cercare [affection, favour]; andare in cerca di [disaster, trouble]

2.

verbo intransitivo ant. [couple] amoreggiare, filare

he's courting — ha un'innamorata, è fidanzato

in our courting days — quando eravamo fidanzati