| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| court | n | (law) | tribunal nm |
| | | cour nf |
| The court sentenced the thief to two years in prison. |
| Le tribunal a condamné le voleur à deux ans de prison. |
| * La cour vous condamne à deux mois de travaux d'intérêt général. |
| court | n | (sports) sport | terrain nm |
| | tennis | court nm |
| He is usually on the basketball court at this time of day. |
| Il est généralement sur le terrain de basket à cette heure-ci. |
| * Nous jouerons la finale sur le court central. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| court | n | (courtyard) | cour nf |
| The hotel has an impressive front court. |
| La cour de l'hôtel est impressionnante. |
| court | n | (king's advisers) personnage important | cour nf |
| | personne ayant du succès | cour nf |
| The King consulted with his court, which included his most trusted advisors. |
| Le roi consultait sa cours, composée de ses plus fidèles conseillers. |
| Valérie est si belle qu'elle est toujours entourée d'une cour d'admirateurs. |
| court | n | (amorous advances) amour | cour nf |
| She appreciated his gentlemanly court, but still did not love him. |
| Elle avait beau apprécier la cour qu'il lui faisait, elle n'était toujours pas amoureuse de lui. |
| court | vi | (lovers) vieilli | se fréquenter⇒ v pron |
| | | sortir ensemble vi |
| Note: Se fréquenter et sortir ensemble impliquent qu'il n'y a pas de vie commune. |
| The couple courted for two years before marrying. |
| Ils se sont fréquentés deux ans avant de se marier. |
| Ils sont sortis ensemble deux ans avant de se marier. |
| court | vtr | (a lover) vieilli | courtiser⇒ vtr |
| He courted her in the most gentlemanly manner. |
| Il l'a courtisée en véritable gentilhomme. |
| court | vtr | (invite, risk) danger, risque | s'exposer⇒ vi |
| | danger, risque | courir⇒ vi |
| The government courted disaster by not preparing for hurricanes. |
| Le gouvernement s'expose au désastre en n'étant pas préparé aux ouragans. |
| Le gouvernement court au désastre en n'étant pas préparé aux ouragans. |
| court | vtr | (attempt to achieve) | rechercher⇒ vtr |
| She courted fame by trying to act. |
| Recherchant la célébrité, elle essayait de monter sur les planches. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| appellate court | n | (court of appeal) justice | cour d'appel nf |
| The appellate court refused to overturn Marion's murder conviction. |
| badminton court | | | terrain de badminton nm |
| bankruptcy court | | UK | tribunal de commerce nm |
| basketball court | | | terrain de basket-ball nm |
| be taken to court | vi | (be prosecuted) | être poursuivi (en justice) v |
| I'm being taken to court by my next-door neighbor. |
| | | être attaqué (en justice) v |
| / |
| | | être traîné en justice v |
| before the court | adv | (in front of a tribunal) | au tribunal adv |
| I'm going to testify before the court on Wednesday. |
| Au tribunal, il faudra bien que vous prêtiez serment... |
| | | devant le juge adv |
| board of court of inquiry | | Can | commission parlementaire |
| chancery court | | | cour de la chancellerie |
| circuit court | n | US (court that sits in several locations) US | tribunal itinérant nm |
| circuit court of appeals | | | cour d'appel du travail nf |
| city court | n | US (civil court, local court) | palais de justice nm |
| civil court | n | UK (city court, non-criminal court) France | tribunal d'instance nm |
| A civil court deals with non-criminal matters, such as eviction proceedings, anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs), debt hearings and family proceedings. |
| clay court | n | (tennis court with a red-clay surface) | court en terre battue nm |
| He never plays as well on a clay court as on grass. |
| Il y a un court en terre battue près de chez moi, mais moi, je préfère jouer sur gazon. |
| contempt of court | n | (disruption or disrespect in court) | outrage à magistrat nm |
| The judge threatened them with contempt of court charges unless the behaved themselves. |
| county court | | | cour du comté |
| court case | n | (trial, legal proceeding) | affaire judiciaire nf |
| In the US, court cases are either heard by a judge or a jury. |
| court clerk | n | (record-keeper of a law court) | greffier nm |
| When you file a petition with the court, the court clerk stamps it. |
| court costs | npl | (expenses incurred by a court case) | frais de justice nmpl |
| We didn't sue him because we didn't have enough money for the court costs. |
| court martial | | | cour martiale |
| court of appeal | n | (reviews decisions of an inferior court) | cour d'appel nf |
| court of appeals | | US cour d'appel | cour d'appel |
| court of arbitration | | | tribunal d'arbitrage nm |
| court of claims | | n | tribunal fédéral chargé des réclamations contre l'État nm |
| court of equity | | Can | cour d'equity nf |
| court of first instance | | | tribunal de première instance nm |
| court of honor | | US | cour d'honneur |
| court of justice | | | tribunal de Justice nm |
| court of last resort | | | tribunal jugeant en dernier ressort nm |
| court of law | n | (law court, place where trials take place) | tribunal nm |
| That argument would not be acceptable in a court of law. |
| | | cour de justice nf |
| court of law | n | (trial, legal proceedings) | procès nm |
| | | procédure judiciaire nf |
| court order | n | (legal instruction or ruling) | décision de justice nf |
| He has to pay child support by court order. |
| court reporter | | | sténographe nmf |
| court shoe | | (pumps) chaussures | escarpin nm |
| court tennis | | | tennis nm |
| court-appointed lawyer | n | (lawyer assigned to a defendant) | avocat commis d'office nm |
| Note: Synonymous with public defender |
| She fired her court-appointed lawyer and hired a private firm. |
| court-martial, court martial | n | (military trial) | cour martiale nf |
| Note: plural : courts-martial |
| Following his court-martial, the major was given a dishonourable discharged. |
| court-martial, court martial | vtr | (try in a military court) | traduire devant la cour martiale vtr |
| The sergeant-major was court-martialled following the incident. |
| | | traduire en cour martiale vtr |
| Le soldat a été traduit en cour martiale pour refus d'obéissance. |
| criminal court | n | (court where criminal cases are held) | cour d'assises nf |
| The alleged murderer will be held without bail until he is tried in criminal court. |
| | | assises nfpl |
| L'assassin présumé sera détenu jusqu'aux assises. |
| district court | | | tribunal d'instance nm |
| domestic-relations court | | | tribunal des affaires familiales nm |
| family court | | où siège le juge des affaires familiales | tribunal de grande instance nm |
| front court | | | zone avant nf |
| grass court | n | (tennis: grass-covered court) | court en gazon nm |
| In contrast to the other Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon is played on grass courts. |
| Le club dispose de trois courts en terre battue et de deux courts en gazon. |
| | | gazon nm |
| Contrairement aux autres tournois du Grand Chelem, Wimbledon se déroule sur gazon. |
| half court | | (Sport) Sport | moitié de terrain nf |
| hard court | | (tennis) tennis | court à surface dure nm |
| high court | n | (country's highest court of law) | haute cour nf |
| We disagree with the judge's verdict and will appeal to the High Court. |
| | | cour suprême nf |
| hold court | | (Figurative) Figuré | entouré de sa cour v |
| in court | | | devant un tribunal |
| in open court | | | en audience publique |
| in the civil court | | poursuivre civilement | civilement adv |
| inferior court | | | tribunal de première instance nm |
| justice court | | | cour de justice |
| juvenile court | | | tribunal pour enfants nm |
| kangaroo court | n | (unfair or improperly-conducted trial) | tribunal de pacotille nm |
| They set up a kangaroo court to try the dissident, and everyone knew what the outcome would be. |
| Ils ont monté de toutes pièces un tribunal de pacotille ; l'issue du procès ne faisait aucun doute. |
| law court | | | cour de justice |
| magistrates' court | | | le tribunal de police |
| military court | | | tribunal militaire nm |
| night court | n | (law court that holds sessions at night) | tribunal de nuit nm |
| officer of the court | | | officier de justice |
| police court | | | tribunal de police nm |
| probate court | | | tribunal des successions et des tutelles |
| quarter sessions court | | | cour d'assises |
| sheriff court | | | tribunal d'instance nm |
| small claims court | | | tribunal d'instance nm |
| summons somebody to appear before the court | | | assigner quelqu'un en justice |
| superior court | n | US (law: high court) justice | cour supérieure nf |
| supreme court | n | (highest law court in the US) justice | cour suprême nf |
| Is there a Supreme Court ruling on that issue? |
| tennis court | n | (ground marked out for tennis) | court de tennis nm |
| The tennis courts for the French Open are clay, but the tennis courts at Wimbledon are grass. |
| Ils vont souvent jouer sur le court de tennis du village le dimanche. |
| | tennis | court nm |
| Les joueurs s'affrontent sur un court en terre battue. |
| | | terrain de tennis nm |
| On trouve un gymnase et des terrains de tennis derrière le lycée. |
| traffic court | n | US (court that handles traffic violations) France | tribunal de police nm |
| When she hit a street sign with her car, she had to go to traffic court. |
| Les infractions au code de la route sont jugées au tribunal de police. |
| trailer court | | | terrain de caravaning |
| trial court | | | tribunal de première instance |
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