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courtly love noun | amour courtois◼◼◼nom {m} |
courtroom [courtrooms] (room where a judge presides) noun [UK: ˈkɔː.truːm] [US: ˈkɔːr.ˌtruːm] | salle d'audience◼◼◼nom {f} |
courtship [courtships] (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage) noun [UK: ˈkɔːt ʃɪp] [US: ˈkɔːr.ˌtʃɪp] | cour◼◼◼nom {f} |
courtyard [courtyards] (unroofed walled area) noun [UK: ˈkɔː.tjɑːd] [US: ˈkɔːr.ˌtjɑːrd] | cour◼◼◼nom {f}There's a peacock in the courtyard. = Il y a un paon dans la cour. |
appellate court (court having jurisdiction to hear appeals) noun | cour d'appel◼◼◼nom {f} |
basketball court (area) noun | terrain de basketball◼◼◼nom {m} |
claycourt (tennis court) noun | terre battuenom {f} |
constitutional court (court dealing with constitutional law or issues) noun [UK: ˌkɒn.stɪ.ˈtjuːʃ.n̩əl kɔːt] [US: ˌkɑːn.stə.ˈtuːʃ.n̩əl ˈkɔːrt] | cour constitutionnelle◼◼◼nom {f} |
contempt of court (disrespect of a court of law) noun [UK: kən.ˈtempt əv kɔːt] [US: kən.ˈtempt əv ˈkɔːrt] | outrage au tribunal◼◼◼nom outrage à la cour◼◼◻nom |
discourteous (impolite) adjective [UK: dɪsˈk.ɜː.tɪəs] [US: dɪsˈk.ɝː.tɪəs] | discourtois◼◼◼adjectif |
Federal Constitutional Court (supreme court of Germany) proper noun | tribunal constitutionnel fédéral◼◼◼nom propre |
food court (common area for dining) noun | aire de restauration◼◼◼nom {f} foire alimentaire [Canada]◼◼◻nom {f} |
forecourt (open area in front of a building) noun [UK: ˈfɔːk.ɔːt] [US: ˈfɔːrk.ɔːrt] | parvis◼◼◼nom {m} |
hold court (To serve as the principal discussant or center of attention in an informal gathering of friends, associates, etc.) verb | tenir salonverbe |
International Court of Justice (UN court) proper noun | Cour internationale de justice◼◼◼nom {f} |
kangaroo court (an unjust (quasi-)judicial proceeding or group) noun | tribunal irrégulier◼◼◼nom {m} tribunal fantoche◼◼◼nom {m} tribunal populaire◼◼◻nom {m} tribunal bidon◼◼◻nom {m} tribunal de pacotille◼◼◻nom {m} tribunal illégalnom {m} tribunal improvisénom {m} |
out-of-court (without resorting to formal legal action) adjective | à l'amiable◼◼◼adjectif |
superior court noun [UK: suː.ˈpɪə.rɪə(r) kɔːt] [US: suː.ˈpɪ.riər ˈkɔːrt] | cour supérieure◼◼◼nom {f} |
supreme court (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) noun [UK: suː.ˈpriːm kɔːt] [US: sə.ˈpriːm ˈkɔːrt] | cour suprême◼◼◼nom {f} |
tennis court (surface on which tennis is played) noun [UK: ˈte.nɪs kɔːt] [US: ˈte.ˌnɪs ˈkɔːrt] | court de tennis◼◼◼nom {m} |
Tennis Court Oath proper noun | Serment du Jeu de Paume◼◼◼nom propre |
the ball is in someone's court phrase | |
Walcourt (a city in Namur Province, Belgium) proper noun | Walcourt◼◼◼nom {f} |