court

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el tribunal

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court
[kɔːt]
sustantivo
1tribunal (m) (Law)
  • to go to court -> ir a los tribunales or a juicio
  • to take somebody to court -> llevar a alguien a juicio or a los tribunales
  • to settle a case out of court -> arreglar una disputa sin acudir a los tribunales
  • court of appeal -> tribunal (m) de apelación
  • court of inquiry -> comisión (f) de investigación
  • court of law -> tribunal (m)
  • court appearance -> comparecencia (f) en un juicio (of defendant)
  • court martial (militar) -> consejo (m) de guerra
  • court order -> orden (f) judicial
2pista (f) cancha (f) (for tennis, basketball, squash)
3corte (f) (royal)
  • she held court in the hotel bar, surrounded by a posse of journalists (sentido figurado) -> entretuvo a un grupo de periodistas en el bar del hotel
  • court shoe -> zapato (m) de salón (británico)
verbo transitivo
4cortejar (Old-fashioned) (woo)
5intentar ganarse (seek) (sb's friendship, favor); exponerse a (failure); jugar con (death)
verbo intransitivo
6(Old-fashioned)
  • to be courting -> cortejarse (couple)

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court [kort]
sustantivo
1Corte, comitiva.
2Corte, el lugar donde reside el monarca; palacio.
3Corte, se toma por el soberano y sus ministros, y en esta significación se llama también gabinete.
4Corte, consejo, tribunal de justicia, el conjunto de jueces que forman un tribunal y la sala, donde se juntan a administrar justicia, que también se llama estrados.
  • Supreme Court -> consejo o tribunal supremo; en los Estados Unidos y en cada uno de los estados es el tribunal de último recurso
  • Superior court -> en los Estados Unidos, tribunal de segunda instancia, correspondiente a la Audiencia
  • Court of Common Pleas -> juzgado o tribunal de primera instancia
  • Court-martial -> consejo de guerra, tribunal militar
  • To appear in court -> comparecer ante el tribunal o los tribunales
  • To take somebody to court -> demandar a alguien, llevar a alguien a juicio
  • The court is adjourned -> se levanta la sesión
  • Court case -> causa, juicio
  • Court order -> orden judicial
  • Court guide -> guía de forasteros
5Corte, el acompañamiento obsequioso que se hace a alguna persona constituida en dignidad. (Foro; Forense)
6Corte, cortejo, el obsequio o galanteo que se hace a una mujer.
7Patio, atrio de una casa (courtyard).
8(Sport) Cancha, pista.
(For.)
1Cortejar, enamorar, requebrar, acariciar; hacer la corte; engatusar.
2Solicitar, adular, rogar.
3Buscar (seek/danger, favor); exponerse a (disaster).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Estar de novios, noviar, pololear (dated). (n)
va.

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court [kɔːt]
noun
1 (Jur) tribunal; (m) juzgado; (m) corte; (f) especially (LAm) (officers and/or public) tribunal; (m)
he was brought before the court on a charge of theft fue procesado por robo; in open court en pleno tribunal; to rule sth out of court no admitir algo; to settle (a case) out of court llegar a un acuerdo las partes (sin ir a juicio); to take sb to court (over sth) llevar a algn a los tribunales ante el tribunal (por algo);or
crown high magistrate out-of-court supreme
2 (Tennis) pista; (f) cancha; (f)
hard/grass court pista cancha dura/de hierba; (f)or (f)
3 (royal) (palace) palacio; (m) (people) corte; (f)
at court en la corte; to hold court dar audiencia; recibir en audiencia
4 (Archit) patio; (m)
5
to pay court to (old-fashioned) hacer la corte a
verb:transitive
1 [+woman] pretender cortejar a;or
2 (seek) [+favour] intentar conseguir; [+death, disaster] buscar; exponerse a
to court favour with sb intentar congraciarse con algn
verb:intransitive
(old-fashioned) ser novios
are you courting? ¿tienes novio?; they've been courting for three years llevan tres años de relaciones; a courting couple una pareja de novios
modifier
court action (n)
she was threatened with court action la amenazaron con llevarla a juicio; la amenazaron con presentar una demanda judicial contra ella
the court action could cost up to £100,000 American Airlines says it's considering court action against pilots for unofficial absences he has launched a High Court action to strip Mrs Rawle of her franchises
court card (n) especially (Britain) figura; (f)
court circular (n) noticiario de la corte; (m)
court of appeal (n) tribunal de apelación; (m)
court of inquiry (n) comisión de investigación; (f)
court of justice court of law (n) tribunal de justicia; (m)
Court of Session (n) (Scot) Tribunal Supremo de Escocia; (m)
court order (n) mandato judicial; (m)
court shoe (n) (Britain) escarpín; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "court"

Imperative
  • court
  • you court
  • he/she courts
  • we court
  • you court
  • they court
Preterite
  • I courted
  • you courted
  • he/she courted
  • we courted
  • you courted
  • they courted
Present Continuous
  • I am courting
  • you are courting
  • he/she is courting
  • we are courting
  • you are courting
  • they are courting
Present Perfect
  • I have courted
  • you have courted
  • he/she has courted
  • we have courted
  • you have courted
  • they have courted
Past Continuous
  • I was courting
  • you were courting
  • he/she was courting
  • we were courting
  • you were courting
  • they were courting
Past Perfect
  • I had courted
  • you had courted
  • he/she had courted
  • we had courted
  • you had courted
  • they had courted
Future
  • I will court
  • you will court
  • he/she will court
  • we will court
  • you will court
  • they will court
Future Perfect
  • I will have courted
  • you will have courted
  • he/she will have courted
  • we will have courted
  • you will have courted
  • they will have courted
Future Continuous
  • I will be courting
  • you will be courting
  • he/she will be courting
  • we will be courting
  • you will be courting
  • they will be courting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been courting
  • you have been courting
  • he/she has been courting
  • we have been courting
  • you have been courting
  • they have been courting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been courting
  • you will have been courting
  • he/she will have been courting
  • we will have been courting
  • you will have been courting
  • they will have been courting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been courting
  • you had been courting
  • he/she had been courting
  • we had been courting
  • you had been courting
  • they had been courting
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