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1 court
I.court1, e [kuʀ, kuʀt]1. adjectivea. shortb. ( = insuffisant) [avance, majorité] small• il lui a donné 10 jours, c'est court he's given him 10 days, which is a bit tight2. adverba. [se coiffer, s'habiller] elle s'habille très court she wears very short skirts• couper court à [+ débat, rumeur, critiques] to put a stop to• tourner court [projet, débat] to come to a sudden endII.court2 [kuʀ]masculine noun• court de tennis/badminton tennis/badminton court* * *
1.
courte kuʀ, kuʀt adjectif1) (de taille, en durée) shortde courte durée — [victoire, joie, espoir] short-lived; [prêt, emploi, maladie] short-term
s'arrêter, souffle court — to get out of breath and stop
2) ( insuffisant) [connaissances] limitedune heure/trois pages c'est (un peu) court — one hour/three pages, that's not really enough
3) ( faible) [défaite, victoire, majorité] narrowgagner d'une courte tête — [cheval] to win by a short head; [candidat] to win by a narrow margin
2.
couper court — ( en parlant) to cut the conversation short
couper court à quelque chose — ( abréger) to cut something short; ( faire cesser) to put paid to something
3.
nom masculin1) ( style vestimentaire)le court — short skirts (pl)
2) Sport•Phrasal Verbs:••être à court de — to be short of [argent]; to be short on [idées]
prendre quelqu'un de court — to catch somebody on the hop (colloq) GB ou unprepared
* * *kuʀ, kuʀt court, -e1. adj1) (en dimensions, nombre de pages) shortça fait un peu court [texte, devoir] — it's not very long, [robe] it's a bit short
2) (en temps) short2. advpour faire court — briefly, to cut a long story short
tourner court [histoire, expérience, conversation] — to come to a sudden end
couper court à [polémique, rumeur, discussion] — to cut short
3. nm1) (court de tennis) court, tennis courtprendre qn de court (= prendre au dépourvu) — to catch sb on the hop
Ça a été si vite, on a été pris de court. — It all happened so quickly we were caught on the hop.
* * *A adj1 ( pas long) [vêtement, cheveu, texte, période, mémoire, distance, balle] short; manches/culottes courtes short sleeves/trousers GB ou pants US; dans le délai le plus court in the shortest possible time; de courte durée [victoire, joie, espoir] short-lived; [prêt, emploi, maladie] short-term; s'arrêter, souffle court to get out of breath and stop; avoir le souffle court to get out of breath easily; avoir la vue courte lit, fig to be short-sighted; court sur pattes [animal] short-legged; [personne]○ shortish; prendre au plus court to take the shortest way; ⇒ paille;2 ( insuffisant) [connaissances] limited; une heure/deux euros/trois pages c'est (un peu) court one hour/two euros/three pages, that's not really enough;B adv s'habiller court to wear short skirts; jouer court to play short balls; couper qch court to cut sth short; les cheveux coupés court with short hair; couper court to cut the conversation short; couper court à qch ( abréger) to cut sth short; ( faire cesser) to put paid to sth; tourner court to come to a sudden end; s'arrêter court to stop short.C nmcourt métrage Cin short (film); courte échelle leg up; faire la courte échelle à qn to give sb a leg up.être à court de to be short of [argent, munitions]; to be short on [arguments, idées]; prendre qn de court to catch sb on the hop○ GB ou unprepared.A.[DANS L'ESPACE]1. [en longueur - cheveux, ongles] shorta. (familier) [chien] short-leggedb. [personne] shortil y a un chemin plus court there's a shorter ou quicker wayB.[DANS LE TEMPS]pendant un court instant for a brief ou fleeting momentcycle courtcourse of studies leading to qualifications exclusive of university entrance2. [proche]j'ai des projets à court terme I have some plans in ou for the short termC.[FAIBLE, INSUFFISANT]2. [restreint]avoir la respiration courte ou le souffle court to be short of breath ou winddeux bouteilles pour six, c'est un peu court two bottles for six people, that's a bit on the mean (UK) ou stingy sidel'avion décolle dans 30 minutes — c'est trop court pour l'avoir the plane takes off in 30 minutes — we won't make it in timea. [personne] limited (in one's understanding)b. [explication] limited————————adverbe1. [en dimension]2. [en durée]3. [brusquement]tourner court [discussion, projet] to come to an abrupt end————————nom masculin1. [terrain]2. COUTURE, VÊTEMENT [vêtement]le court short fashions ou hemlines ou styles3. (locution)prendre par le ou au plus court [chemin, procédure] to take a short cut————————à court locution adverbiale————————à court de locution prépositionnelleêtre à court d'idées/de vivres to have run out of ideas/foodnous étions presque à court d'eau we were low on ou running short of water————————de court locution adverbialea. [ne pas lui laisser de délai de réflexion] to give somebody (very) short noticeb. [le surprendre] to catch somebody unawares ou nappingtout court locution adverbialeappelez-moi Jeanne, tout court just call me Jeannecela indigne les chrétiens démocrates et même les chrétiens tout court this is shocking to Christian Democrats and even to Christians full stop (UK) ou period -
2 stevne en for retten
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3 gerichtlich
JUR.I Adj. Untersuchung etc.: judicial; Verfahren etc.: legal; Entscheidung etc.: court..., of the court; gerichtliche Medizin forensic medicine; gerichtliche Untersuchung judicial inquiry; gerichtliches Verfahren legal proceedings; gerichtliche Verfügung court order; gerichtliche Verfolgung prosecution; das wird ein gerichtliches Nachspiel haben the matter is likely to end up in courtII Adv. judicially, legally; (gerichtlich angeordnet) by order of the court; jemanden gerichtlich belangen oder gegen jemanden gerichtlich vorgehen take legal action against s.o.; etw. gerichtlich austragen fight s.th. through the courts; gerichtlich vereidigt Übersetzer etc.: sworn* * *jurisdictional; forensic; juridical; juridic; judicial* * *ge|rịcht|lich [gə'rIçtlɪç]1. adj attrjudicial; Bestimmung, Entscheidung etc court; Medizin, Psychologie forensic; Verhandlung legalgerichtliche Schritte gegen jdn einleiten — to initiate legal proceedings against sb
laut gerichtlichem Beschluss — according to the decision of a/the court, according to a/the court decision
ein gerichtliches Nachspiel haben — to finish up in court
eine Sache gerichtlich or auf gerichtlichem Weg klären — to settle a matter in court or by litigation
2. advanerkannt by a court; durchsetzbar legally, by the court; klären in courtgerichtlich gegen jdn vorgehen — to take legal action against sb, to litigate against sb
jdn gerichtlich vertreten — to represent sb in and out of court
jdm etw gerichtlich untersagen lassen — to get an injunction against sb doing sth
* * *1) (of or concerning courts of law: forensic medicine.) forensic2) judicially3) (of a judge or court of law: judicial powers; He might bring judicial proceedings against you.) judicial* * *ge·richt·lichlaut \gerichtlichen Beschlusses [o \gerichtlichem Beschluss] according to a/the court decision [or decision of a/the court]eine \gerichtliche Klärung a court settlementein \gerichtliches Nachspiel a court sequelauf \gerichtlichem Wege by legal stepsetw \gerichtlich anordnen to decree sth\gerichtlich gegen jdn vorgehen to take legal action against sbII. adv legally, in courtetw \gerichtlich einklagen to sue for sthSchulden \gerichtlich eintreiben to recover debts through [a/the] court order\gerichtlich belangt werden to be legally prosecutedetw \gerichtlich klären to settle sth in court\gerichtlich gegen jdn vorgehen to take sb to court, to take legal proceedings [or to litigate] against sb, to proceed against sb* * *1.Adjektiv; nicht präd. judicial; forensic <psychology, medicine>; legal < proceedings>; court < order>2.jemanden gerichtlich verfolgen — prosecute somebody; take somebody to court
gegen jemanden gerichtlich vorgehen — take legal action against somebody; take somebody to court
* * *gerichtlich JURA. adj Untersuchung etc: judicial; Verfahren etc: legal; Entscheidung etc: court …, of the court;gerichtliche Medizin forensic medicine;gerichtliche Untersuchung judicial inquiry;gerichtliches Verfahren legal proceedings;gerichtliche Verfügung court order;gerichtliche Verfolgung prosecution;das wird ein gerichtliches Nachspiel haben the matter is likely to end up in courtgegen jemanden gerichtlich vorgehen take legal action against sb;etwas gerichtlich austragen fight sth through the courts;gerichtlich vereidigt Übersetzer etc: sworn* * *1.Adjektiv; nicht präd. judicial; forensic <psychology, medicine>; legal < proceedings>; court < order>2.jemanden gerichtlich verfolgen — prosecute somebody; take somebody to court
gegen jemanden gerichtlich vorgehen — take legal action against somebody; take somebody to court
* * *adj.forensic adj.judicial adj.juridic adj.juridical adj. adv.judicially adv.jurisdictionally adv. -
4 juicio
m.1 trial (law).llevar a alguien a juicio to take somebody to court2 (sound) judgment (sensatez).estar/no estar en su (sano) juicio to be/not to be in one's right mindperder el juicio to lose one's reason, to go mad3 opinion.a mi juicio in my opinionno tengo suficientes elementos de juicio como para formarme una opinión I don't have enough information to base an opinion onjuicio de valor value judgment4 resolution, final decision, judgement, judgment.* * *1 (gen) judgement2 (sensatez) reason, common sense3 DERECHO trial, lawsuit4 RELIGIÓN judgement\a juicio de alguien in somebody's opiniondejar algo a juicio de alguien to leave something to somebody's discretionemitir un juicio sobre algo to express an opinion about somethingen su sano juicio in one's right mindllevar a alguien a juicio to take legal action against somebody, sue somebodyperder el juicio to go madJuicio Final / Juicio Universal Final Judgement* * *noun m.1) trial2) sense, reason3) opinion* * *SM1) (=inteligencia) judgment, reason2) (=sensatez) good senseno tener juicio, tener poco juicio — to lack common sense
3) (=opinión) opinion4) (Jur) (=proceso) trial; (=veredicto) verdict, judgment* * *1) ( facultad) judgment2) (prudencia, sensatez) sense3) ( opinión) opiniona mi juicio — in my opinion o to my mind
4) (Der) trial•* * *= case, judgement [judgment], litigation, trial, lawsuit [law suit], suit, prosecution, legal case, court case, legal action, legal proceedings.Ex. Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.Ex. In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.Ex. Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.Ex. Some of these documents were used as evidence in the Tokyo War Crimes trials.Ex. Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.Ex. They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex. This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.Ex. Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.Ex. This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.Ex. However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation.Ex. In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.----* acta de juicio = trial record.* a juicio = on trial.* a juicio público = in the public eye.* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.* buen juicio = good judgement.* celebrarse un juicio = trial + come up.* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* emitir un juicio de valor = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgement.* en + Posesivo + juicio cabal = of (a) sound mind.* en + Posesivo + sano juicio = in + Posesivo + right mind.* entablar un juicio = file + lawsuit against, file + suit against.* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.* juicio con jurado = jury trial.* juicio criminal = criminal trial.* juicio crítico = critical judgement.* juicio de valor = value judgement.* juicio final = doom.* juicio moral = moral judgement.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* muela del juicio = wisdom tooth.* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* sano de juicio = of (a) sound mind.* sano juicio = sane.* someter a juicio = try.* * *1) ( facultad) judgment2) (prudencia, sensatez) sense3) ( opinión) opiniona mi juicio — in my opinion o to my mind
4) (Der) trial•* * *= case, judgement [judgment], litigation, trial, lawsuit [law suit], suit, prosecution, legal case, court case, legal action, legal proceedings.Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.
Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.Ex: Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.Ex: Some of these documents were used as evidence in the Tokyo War Crimes trials.Ex: Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex: This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.Ex: This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.Ex: However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation.Ex: In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.* acta de juicio = trial record.* a juicio = on trial.* a juicio público = in the public eye.* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.* buen juicio = good judgement.* celebrarse un juicio = trial + come up.* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* emitir un juicio de valor = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgement.* en + Posesivo + juicio cabal = of (a) sound mind.* en + Posesivo + sano juicio = in + Posesivo + right mind.* entablar un juicio = file + lawsuit against, file + suit against.* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.* juicio con jurado = jury trial.* juicio criminal = criminal trial.* juicio crítico = critical judgement.* juicio de valor = value judgement.* juicio final = doom.* juicio moral = moral judgement.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* muela del juicio = wisdom tooth.* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* sano de juicio = of (a) sound mind.* sano juicio = sane.* someter a juicio = try.* * *A (facultad) judgmenttiene una gran claridad de juicio he has very good judgment, he's very clear-sightedno está en su sano juicio he's not in his right mindperder el juicio to go out of one's mindme vas a hacer perder el juicio you're going to drive me crazy o madB (prudencia, sensatez) sensetiene muy poco juicio he's not very sensible, he's rather lacking in (common) sense¡mucho juicio! don't do anything silly!, be sensible!C (opinión) opiniontiene derecho a expresar su juicio sobre el tema she has a right to express her opinion on the mattera mi juicio, se han exagerado los hechos in my opinion o to my mind, the facts have been exaggeratedlo dejo a tu juicio I'll leave it up to you, I'll leave it to your discretiontodavía no tengo un juicio formado sobre el asunto I haven't formed an opinion on the subject yetCompuesto:value judgmentD ( Der) triallo llevaron a juicio por plagio he was taken to court o sued for plagiarismir a juicio to go to courtCompuestos:civil proceedings (pl), civil actioncriminal proceedings (pl), criminal trialjudgment by defaultel Juicio Final the Final Judgmenttrial ( where witnesses testify in person)war trialbrief o summary trialE* * *
juicio sustantivo masculino
1 ( facultad) judgment;
perder el juicio to go out of one's mind
2 (prudencia, sensatez) sense
3 ( opinión) opinion;◊ a mi juicio in my opinion, to my mind;
lo dejo a tu juicio I'll leave it up to you;
juicio de valor value judgment
4 (Der) trial;
ir a juicio to go to court;
juicio civil/criminal civil/criminal proceedings (pl);
el Jjuicio Final (Relig) the Final Judgment
juicio sustantivo masculino
1 (facultad mental) judgement, discernment
2 (parecer, criterio) opinion, judgement: a su juicio, nuestra decisión fue equivocada, in his opinion our decision was wrong
juicio de valor, value judgement
3 (sentido común, prudencia) reason, common sense
4 Jur trial, lawsuit
llevar a alguien a juicio, to take legal action against sb, sue sb
el día del Jucio Final, Judgement Day/the Last Judgement
♦ Locuciones: en su sano juicio, in one's right mind
perder el jucio, to go mad o insane
muela del juicio, wisdom tooth
' juicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
audiencia
- calidad
- celebrar
- celebración
- concepto
- condena
- consideración
- criterio
- elemento
- enloquecer
- hasta
- idea
- muela
- parecer
- repetir
- saltarín
- saltarina
- señalamiento
- sentir
- seso
- severa
- severo
- sintética
- sintético
- someter
- sumaria
- sumario
- sumarísima
- sumarísimo
- tela
- terminante
- testigo
- valoración
- aplazar
- apreciación
- cerrar
- certero
- engañar
- opinar
- parte
- postergar
- precipitado
- precipitarse
English:
adjourn
- assessment
- composed
- discrimination
- doe
- doomsday
- estimation
- fair
- foregone
- haul up
- have up
- judgement
- judgment
- lawsuit
- mind
- opinion
- pass
- proceedings
- prosecution
- reckoning
- retrial
- sanity
- sense
- spin out
- test case
- thinking
- trial
- verdict
- wisdom tooth
- wit
- case
- court
- doom
- exhibit
- hang
- law
- rational
- suit
- untried
- wisdom
* * *juicio nm1. Der trial;llevar a alguien a juicio to take sb to court;tener un juicio justo to receive a fair trialjuicio civil civil action; Rel el Juicio Final the Last Judgement;el Día del Juicio Final Judgement Day;juicio nulo mistrial;juicio oral hearing;juicio sumario summary trial;juicio sumarísimo summary trial2. [sensatez] (sound) judgement;[cordura] sanity, reason;no está en su (sano) juicio he is not in his right mind;perder el juicio to lose one's reason, to go mad3. [opinión] opinion;a mi juicio in my opinion;en el juicio de Emilio in Emilio's opinion;no tengo un juicio formado sobre su actuación I haven't yet formed an opinion on their performance;no tengo suficientes elementos de juicio como para formarme una opinión I don't have enough information to base an opinion onjuicio de valor value judgement* * *m1 judg(e)ment;a mi juicio in my opinion2 JUR trial;el juicio final REL the Last Judg(e)ment3 ( sensatez) sense4 ( cordura) sanity;estar en su juicio be in one’s right mind;perder el juicio lose one’s mind* * *juicio nm1) : good judgment, reason, sense2) : opiniona mi juicio: in my opinion3) : trialllevar a juicio: to take to court* * *juicio n1. (sensatez) common sense2. (criterio) judgement3. (proceso) trial -
5 Prozess
m; -es, -e1. (Vorgang, Verfahren) process; Entwicklungsprozess, Lernprozess etc.2. JUR. (Rechtsstreit) lawsuit; (Strafverfahren) trial; einen Prozess gewinnen / verlieren win / lose a case; gegen jemanden einen Prozess anstrengen bring an action against s.o., sue s.o.; in einen Prozess mit jemandem verwickelt sein be involved in a lawsuit ( oder an action) with s.o.; jemandem den Prozess machen take s.o. to court; mit jemandem / etw. kurzen Prozess machen fig. make short work of s.o. / s.th.* * *der Prozess(Gerichtsverhandlung) suit; litigation; trial; case; action; lawsuit;(Vorgang) process* * *Pro|zẹss [pro'tsɛs]m -es, -eder Prozess gegen XY — the trial of XY, the case against XY
einen Prozess gewinnen/verlieren — to win/lose a case
gegen jdn einen Prozess anstrengen — to take or institute legal proceedings against sb, to bring an action against sb
er führt zurzeit gegen fünf Firmen einen Prozess — at the moment he's taking five companies to court or he is involved in legal action against five companies
es ist sehr teuer, einen Prozess zu führen — going to court is very expensive, taking legal action is very expensive
es zum Prozess kommen lassen — to go to court
es kann zum Prozess kommen — it might come to a court case
mit jdm im Prozess liegen — to be involved in a court case or in a lawsuit or in litigation (form) with sb
jdm den Prozess machen (inf) — to take sb to court
mit jdm/etw kurzen Prozess machen (fig inf) — to make short work of sb/sth (inf)
2) (= Vorgang) process* * *Pro·zessRR<-es, -e>Pro·zeßALT<-sses, -sse>[proˈtsɛs]meinen \Prozess anhängig machen to institute legal proceedingseinen \Prozess führen to conduct legal proceedingsschwebender \Prozess pending caseseerechtlicher \Prozess admiralty actioneinen \Prozess gegen jdn anstrengen to bring an action against sbeinen \Prozess [gegen jdn] führen to take sb to court, to bring [or form conduct] [or file] a [law]suit [against sb]jdm den \Prozess machen to take sb to court[mit jdm/etw] kurzen \Prozess machen (fig fam) to make short work of sb/sth [or short shrift of sth]einen \Prozess verhandeln to try a caseein chemischer \Prozess a chemical process* * *der; Prozesses, Prozesse1) trial; (Fall) [court] caseeinen Prozess gewinnen/verlieren — win/lose a case or lawsuit
2) (Entwicklung, Ablauf) process3) (fig.)mit jemandem/etwas kurzen Prozess machen — (ugs.) make short work of somebody/something
* * *einen Prozess gewinnen/verlieren win/lose a case;gegen jemanden einen Prozess anstrengen bring an action against sb, sue sb;in einen Prozess mit jemandem verwickelt sein be involved in a lawsuit ( oder an action) with sb;jemandem den Prozess machen take sb to court;mit jemandem/etwas kurzen Prozess machen fig make short work of sb/sth* * *der; Prozesses, Prozesse1) trial; (Fall) [court] caseeinen Prozess gewinnen/verlieren — win/lose a case or lawsuit
2) (Entwicklung, Ablauf) process3) (fig.)mit jemandem/etwas kurzen Prozess machen — (ugs.) make short work of somebody/something
* * *-e m.action n.case n.lawsuit n.litigation n.process n.(§ pl.: processes)trial (law) n. -
6 prozess
m; -es, -e1. (Vorgang, Verfahren) process; Entwicklungsprozess, Lernprozess etc.2. JUR. (Rechtsstreit) lawsuit; (Strafverfahren) trial; einen Prozess gewinnen / verlieren win / lose a case; gegen jemanden einen Prozess anstrengen bring an action against s.o., sue s.o.; in einen Prozess mit jemandem verwickelt sein be involved in a lawsuit ( oder an action) with s.o.; jemandem den Prozess machen take s.o. to court; mit jemandem / etw. kurzen Prozess machen fig. make short work of s.o. / s.th.* * *der Prozess(Gerichtsverhandlung) suit; litigation; trial; case; action; lawsuit;(Vorgang) process* * *Pro|zẹss [pro'tsɛs]m -es, -eder Prozess gegen XY — the trial of XY, the case against XY
einen Prozess gewinnen/verlieren — to win/lose a case
gegen jdn einen Prozess anstrengen — to take or institute legal proceedings against sb, to bring an action against sb
er führt zurzeit gegen fünf Firmen einen Prozess — at the moment he's taking five companies to court or he is involved in legal action against five companies
es ist sehr teuer, einen Prozess zu führen — going to court is very expensive, taking legal action is very expensive
es zum Prozess kommen lassen — to go to court
es kann zum Prozess kommen — it might come to a court case
mit jdm im Prozess liegen — to be involved in a court case or in a lawsuit or in litigation (form) with sb
jdm den Prozess machen (inf) — to take sb to court
mit jdm/etw kurzen Prozess machen (fig inf) — to make short work of sb/sth (inf)
2) (= Vorgang) process* * *Pro·zessRR<-es, -e>Pro·zeßALT<-sses, -sse>[proˈtsɛs]meinen \Prozess anhängig machen to institute legal proceedingseinen \Prozess führen to conduct legal proceedingsschwebender \Prozess pending caseseerechtlicher \Prozess admiralty actioneinen \Prozess gegen jdn anstrengen to bring an action against sbeinen \Prozess [gegen jdn] führen to take sb to court, to bring [or form conduct] [or file] a [law]suit [against sb]jdm den \Prozess machen to take sb to court[mit jdm/etw] kurzen \Prozess machen (fig fam) to make short work of sb/sth [or short shrift of sth]einen \Prozess verhandeln to try a caseein chemischer \Prozess a chemical process* * *der; Prozesses, Prozesse1) trial; (Fall) [court] caseeinen Prozess gewinnen/verlieren — win/lose a case or lawsuit
2) (Entwicklung, Ablauf) process3) (fig.)mit jemandem/etwas kurzen Prozess machen — (ugs.) make short work of somebody/something
* * *…prozess m im subst1. JURMeineidsprozess perjury case, action for perjury;Sorgerechtsprozess custody case ( oder suit)2. (Vorgang)Alterungsprozess ag(e)ing process;Änderungsprozess process of change;Entstehungsprozess genesis* * *der; Prozesses, Prozesse1) trial; (Fall) [court] caseeinen Prozess gewinnen/verlieren — win/lose a case or lawsuit
2) (Entwicklung, Ablauf) process3) (fig.)mit jemandem/etwas kurzen Prozess machen — (ugs.) make short work of somebody/something
* * *-e m.action n.case n.lawsuit n.litigation n.process n.(§ pl.: processes)trial (law) n. -
7 procès
procès [pʀɔsε]masculine nounproceedings ; [de cour d'assises] trial• gagner/perdre son procès to win/lose one's case* * *pʀɔsɛnom masculin invariableintenter un procès à quelqu'un — to take somebody to court, to sue somebody
2) ( critique) indictmentfaire le procès de quelque chose/quelqu'un — to put something/somebody in the dock
3) Linguistique process••* * *pʀɔsɛ nm1) DROIT trialLe procès du meurtrier commence mardi. — The murder trial starts on Tuesday.
Il est en procès avec son employeur. — He's involved in a lawsuit with his employer.
faire le procès de qn/qch fig — to put sb/sth on trial
sans autre forme de procès [condamné, jeté en prison] — without due process
2) (= poursuites) proceedings pl* * *procès nm inv1 Jur ( pénal) trial (contre against); procès d'un criminel de guerre trial of a war criminal; procès pour corruption/meurtre trial for corruption/murder; procès pour incitation à la violence trial for incitement to violence;2 Jur ( civil) lawsuit, case; gagner/perdre son procès to win/lose one's lawsuit ou case; être en procès avec qn to be involved in a lawsuit with sb; intenter un procès à qn to take sb to court, to sue sb; menacer qn de procès to threaten to take sb to court;3 ( critique) indictment; mauvais procès unjustified indictment; procès d'une institution/d'une personne indictment of an institution/of a person; faire le procès de qch/qn to put sth/sb in the dock; faire un mauvais procès à qn to accuse sb unjustly; faire un procès d'intention à qn to judge sb on mere intent;4 Ling process.procès de sorcière witch trial.sans autre forme de procès without further ado.[prɔsɛ] nom masculinfaire ou intenter un procès à quelqu'un to institute legal proceedings against somebodyentreprendre ou engager un procès contre quelqu'un to take somebody to courtil a gagné/perdu son procès contre nous he won/lost his case against us2. [critique]faire le procès de quelqu'un/quelque chose to put somebody/something on trialprocès d'intention: vous me faites un procès d'intention you're assuming too much about my intentionspas de procès d'intention, s'il vous plaît! don't put words in my mouth, please! -
8 tribunal
masculine noun• tribunal judiciaire/d'exception judicial/special court► tribunal correctionnel ≈ magistrates' court (dealing with criminal matters)► tribunal d'instance ≈ magistrates' court (dealing with civil matters)* * *pl - aux tʀibynal, o nom masculin1) Droit (lieu, magistrats) courtporter une affaire devant les tribunaux — to bring ou take a case to court
2) figle tribunal de l'histoire/de l'humanité — the judgment of history/of humanity
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *tʀibynal, otribunaux mpl nm1) DROIT court2) MILITAIRE tribunal* * *1 Jur (lieu, magistrats) court; aller devant les tribunaux [affaire] to be taken before the court; [personne] to go to court; porter une affaire devant les tribunaux to bring ou take a matter to court; traîner qn devant les tribunaux to take sb to court; le tribunal a décidé que the court has decided that; séance/vacation/rentrée d'un tribunal court session/vacation/reopening;2 fig tribunal de l'histoire/de l'humanité the judgment seat of history/humanity; tribunal de Dieu, tribunal suprême the judgment seat of God; le tribunal des hommes the justice of men; le tribunal de l'opinion the bar of public opinion; s'ériger en tribunal du goût/des mœurs to set oneself up as an arbiter of taste/morals.tribunal administratif ≈ administrative court; tribunal de commerce court dealing with trade disputes; tribunal correctionnel court trying criminal cases of a fairly serious nature; tribunal ecclésiastique ecclesiastical court; tribunal d'exception ≈ specialized court; tribunal de grande instance higher level court (presided over by three judges dealing with cases of a fairly serious nature); tribunal incompétent unqualified court; tribunal d'instance court of first instance (presided over by a single judge dealing with less serious cases); tribunal militaire military tribunal GB ou court US; tribunal de police police court (dealing with petty offencesGB punishable by a fine); tribunal pour enfants juvenile court; tribunal de première instance = tribunal de grande instance; tribunal révolutionnaire revolutionary tribunal.( pluriel tribunaux) [tribynal, o] nom masculinporter une affaire devant le tribunal ou les tribunaux to take a matter to court ou before the Courtsa. [litiges] commercial courtb. [liquidations] bankruptcy courttribunal de grande instance ≃ Crown Court2. MILITAIRE -
9 justice
justice [ʒystis]feminine nouna. justice• demander/obtenir justice to demand/obtain justice• se faire justice ( = se venger) to take the law into one's own hands ; ( = se suicider) to take one's own life• il faut lui rendre cette justice que... in fairness to him it must be said that...b. ( = loi) la justice the law* * *ʒystis2) ( application) justiceil faut leur rendre or faire cette justice qu'ils sont... — one has to acknowledge that they are...
se faire justice (à soi-même) — ( se venger) to take the law into one's own hands; ( se suicider) to take one's own life
3) ( pouvoir)la justice — ( lois) the law; ( institution) the legal system; ( tribunaux) the courts (pl)
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʒystis nf1) (= équité) fairness, justice2) ADMINISTRATION justice* * *justice nf1 ( principe) justice; ( équité) fairness; par souci de justice sociale out of concern for social justice; en toute justice in all fairness; il n'y a pas de justice! there's no justice!; agir avec justice to act fairly ou justly; ce n'est que justice it is only fair ou right;2 ( application) justice; la justice divine divine justice; rendre la justice to dispense justice; demander/obtenir justice to demand/obtain justice; il faut leur rendre or faire cette justice qu'ils sont… one has to acknowledge that they are…; se faire justice (à soi-même) ( se venger) to take the law into one's own hands; ( se suicider) to take one's own life;3 ( pouvoir) la justice ( lois) the law; ( institution) the legal system; ( tribunaux) the courts (pl); être livré à la justice to be handed over to the law; il a des ennuis or démêlés avec la justice de son pays he's in trouble with the law in his country; aller en justice to go to court; poursuivre qn en justice to take sb to court; être traduit en justice to be brought before the courts; témoigner en justice to give evidence in a court of law; la justice fonctionne mal the legal system doesn't work properly; intenter une action en justice contre qn to bring (a) legal action against sb; passer en justice to stand trial.justice militaire Mil military law.[ʒystis] nom fémininil traite ses hommes avec justice he treats his men fairly ou justly ou with fairness2. DROITrendre la justice to administer ou to dispense justice3. [réparation] justicefaire justice [venger une faute] to take the law into one's own handsa. [montrer que c'est nocif] to prove something to be badb. [le réfuter] to prove something wrong, to give the lie to somethinga. [se venger] to take the law into one's own handsb. [se tuer] to take one's (own) life————————en justice locution adverbialepasser en justice to stand trial, to appear in court -
10 attaquer
attaquer [atake]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to attack ; [+ jugement, testament] to contestb. ( = affronter) [+ difficulté] to tackle ; [+ chapitre] to make a start on ; [+ discours] to launch into ; [+ dossier, projet] to start work on ; [+ morceau de musique] to strike up2. intransitive verb3. reflexive verb* * *atake
1.
1) Armée to attack [troupe, pays]2) ( agresser) to attack [personne]; to raid [banque, magasin, train]3) ( critiquer) to attack4) Droit to contest [contrat, testament]attaquer quelqu'un en justice — to bring an action against somebody GB, to lawsuit somebody US
5) [acide] to attack6) ( commencer) to launch into [discours]; to make a start on [lecture, rédaction]; to get going on [tâche]; to attack [plat]; to attempt [escalade]7) to tackle [problème]8) Musique to strike up [air]; to attack [note]
2.
verbe intransitif1) (au football, rugby) to break; ( au tennis) to drive2) ( commencer à parler) to begin (brusquely)
3.
s'attaquer verbe pronominals'attaquer à — to attack [personne, œuvre, politique]; to make a start on [tâche]; to tackle [problème]
* * *atake1. vt1) (= agresser) to attack2) (en justice) to bring an action against, to sue3) [travail] to tackle, to set about2. vi* * *attaquer verb table: aimerA vtr1 Mil to attack [troupe, pays]; attaquer de front/par derrière/sur tous les fronts to attack from the front/from behind/on all sides; nous avons été attaqués par surprise a surprise attack was made on us; nos positions sont attaquées au sud our positions are under attack from the south;2 ( agresser) to attack [personne]; to raid [banque, magasin, train]; ‘attaque!’ dit-il à son chien ‘at 'em’ GB ou ‘sic!’ US he said to his dog;3 ( critiquer) to attack [ministre, projet];4 Jur to contest [contrat, testament]; attaquer qn en justice to bring an action against sb GB, to lawsuit sb US;5 ( dégrader) [produit chimique, médicament] to attack;6 ( commencer) to launch into [discours]; to make a start on [lecture, rédaction]; to get going on [tâche]; to attack [plat, dessert]; to attempt [escalade];7 ( affronter) to tackle [problème, difficulté];B vi2 ( commencer) to begin (brusquely); ‘personne ne possède la vérité,’ attaqua-t-il ‘nobody has an exclusive right to the truth,’ he began brusquely.C s'attaquer vpr s'attaquer à to attack [personne, œuvre, politique]; to make a start on [tâche, lecture]; to tackle [problème, difficulté]; tu t'attaques à plus fort que toi you're taking on sb who is more than a match for you.[atake] verbe transitif1. [assaillir - ennemi, pays, forteresse] to attack, to launch an attack upon ; [ - passant, touriste] to mugil s'est fait attaquer par deux hommes he was attacked ou assaulted by two menmadame, c'est lui qui m'a attaqué! please Miss, he started it!attaquer quelqu'un en justice to bring an action against somebody, to take somebody to courtprêt à attaquer le travail? ready to get ou to settle down to work?5. (familier) [commencer - repas, bouteille]7. JEUX————————s'attaquer à verbe pronominal plus prépositions'attaquer aux préjugés to attack ou to fight ou to tackle prejudice2. [agir sur] to attack -
11 Richter
m; -s, -; judge; Oberster Richter supreme judge; Herr Richter! Anrede: Your Lordship, Am. Your Honor; er ist Richter am Landgericht he is a judge at the regional (Land) court; zum Richter ernannt werden be appointed (a) judge ( oder called to the bench); jemanden vor den Richter bringen take s.o. to court; sich zum Richter machen ( oder aufwerfen) fig. set o.s. up in judg(e)ment; ( das Buch der) Richter BIBL. (the Book of) Judges* * *der Richterjudge; justice* * *Rịch|ter ['rɪçtɐ]1. m -s, -, Rich|te|rin[-ərɪn]2. f -, -nenjudgedie verfassungsrechtlich verankerte Garantie des gesetzlichen Richters — the constitutional right to a fair trial
die Richter — the Bench, the judiciary, the judges pl
die Karlsruher Richter — the judges of the Federal Constitutional Court
der höchste Richter (liter: = Gott) — the Supreme Judge
vor dem höchsten Richter stehen (liter: = vor Gott) — to stand before the Judgement Seat or the Throne of Judgement
* * *der1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) judge2) (a judge.) justice* * *Rich·ter(in)<-s, ->[ˈrɪçtɐ]m(f) judgeer ist \Richter am Verwaltungsgericht he is a judge at the administrative court\Richter kraft Auftrags commissioned judge\Richter auf Lebenszeit judge for life\Richter auf Probe judge on probationehrenamtlicher \Richter lay judgeersuchter \Richter requested judgegesetzlicher \Richter legally competent judgevorsitzender \Richter presiding judge* * *der; Richters, Richter judgejemanden vor den Richter bringen — take somebody to court
* * *Oberster Richter supreme judge;er ist Richter am Landgericht he is a judge at the regional (Land) court;zum Richter ernannt werden be appointed (a) judge ( oder called to the bench);jemanden vor den Richter bringen take sb to court;aufwerfen) fig set o.s. up in judg(e)ment;(das Buch der) Richter BIBEL (the Book of) Judges* * *der; Richters, Richter judge* * *- m.judge n. -
12 action
action [aksjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = acte) actionb. ( = effet) [d'éléments naturels, médicament] effectc. ( = politique, mesures) policies• action nominative/au porteur registered/bearer share* * *aksjɔ̃1) ( fait d'agir) actionil serait temps de passer à l'action — gén it's time to act; ( combattre) it's time for action
entrer en action — Armée to go into action
en action — [personne] in action; [mécanisme] in operation
2) ( façon d'agir) action3) ( effet) effectl'action de quelqu'un sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — somebody's influence on something/somebody
4) ( acte) action, actbonne/mauvaise action — good/bad deed
5) ( initiative) initiative; Armée, Droit action6) ( histoire) action7) ( en finance) share* * *aksjɔ̃ nf1) (= acte individuel) actionun film d'action — an action film, an action movie
3) [roman, film] action4) (effet d'une force naturelle) action, effect5) DROIT actionintenter une action en justice; engager une action en justice — to take legal action
6) COMMERCE (= part dans une société) share* * *action nf1 ( fait d'agir) action; il serait temps de passer à l'action gén it's time to act; ( combattre) it's time for action; entrer en action Mil to go into action; l'entrée en action de l'armée the army's involvement in the conflict; un homme/une femme d'action a man/a woman of action; avoir toute liberté d'action to have complete freedom of action; être en action [personne] to be in action; en action [machine, mécanisme] in operation; mettre qch en action to put sth into operation [mesure, plan]; un sportif en (pleine) action a sportsman in action; volonté d'action will to act;2 ( façon d'agir) action; programme or plan d'action plan of action; moyens d'action courses of action; avoir une unité d'action to have a common plan of action; champ d'action field of action;3 ( effet) effect; l'action du temps the effects of time; avoir une action bénéfique/néfaste/immunologique to have a positive/a negative/an immunizing effect; sous l'action de qch under the effect of sth; l'action de qch sur qch/qn the effect of sth on sth/sb; l'action de qn sur qch/qn sb's influence on sth/sb;4 ( acte) action, act; une action irresponsable/stupide an irresponsible/a stupid action; des actions criminelles/individuelles/racistes criminal/individual/racist acts; une action d'éclat a remarkable feat; faire une action d'éclat to distinguish oneself; une bonne/mauvaise action a good/bad deed; j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée I've done my good deed for the day;5 ( initiative) initiative; Mil, Jur action; une action des Nations unies a UN initiative; actions culturelles culturel initiatives; mener des actions humanitaires to carry out a programmeGB of humanitarian aid; dégager des ressources pour des actions sociales to free money for social programmesGB; entreprendre une action militaire offensive to take offensive action; intenter une action en justice à qn to take legal action against sb; intenter une action en diffamation to bring a libel action GB ou suit;6 ( histoire) action; l'action se situe à Venise the action takes place in Venice; un film d'action an action film; un roman d'action an adventure novel; j'aime quand il y a de l'action I like a bit of action;7 Fin share; actions et obligations securities; une société par actions a joint stock company; action A/B A/B share; action gratuite free share; action nominative registered share; action ordinaire ordinary share GB, common share US; action préférentielle preference share GB, preferred share US.action de grâce(s) thanksgiving.[aksjɔ̃] nom fémininbonne/mauvaise action good/evil deed2. [activité] action (substantif non comptable)l'action du gouvernement a été de laisser les forces s'équilibrer the government's course of action was to let the various forces balance each other outa. [généralement] to take actionassez parlé, il est temps de passer à l'action enough talking, let's get down to it ou take some actiondans le feu de l'action, en pleine action right in the middle ou at the heart of the actionl'action se passe en Europe/l'an 2000 the action takes place in Europe/the year 20003. [intervention] actionun conflit qui nécessite une action immédiate de notre part a conflict necessitating immediate action on our partl'Action françaiseFrench nationalist and royalist group founded in the late nineteenth centuryaction de capital ≃ ordinary shareaction différée/nominative deferred/registered stockaction au porteur transferable ou bearer shareintenter une action contre ou à quelqu'un to bring an action against somebody, to take legal action against somebody, to take somebody to courtaction civile/en diffamation civil/libel action————————d'action locution adjectivale1. [mouvementé - roman] action-packed2. [qui aime agir]homme/femme d'action man/woman of action3. POLITIQUE & SOCIOLOGIEjournée/semaine d'action day/week of actionen action locution adverbiale & locution adjectivalea. [pompiers, police] to go into actionb. [loi, règlement] to become effective, to take effectla sirène s'est/a été mise en action the alarm went off/was set off————————sous l'action de locution prépositionnelle -
13 richter
m; -s, -; judge; Oberster Richter supreme judge; Herr Richter! Anrede: Your Lordship, Am. Your Honor; er ist Richter am Landgericht he is a judge at the regional (Land) court; zum Richter ernannt werden be appointed (a) judge ( oder called to the bench); jemanden vor den Richter bringen take s.o. to court; sich zum Richter machen ( oder aufwerfen) fig. set o.s. up in judg(e)ment; ( das Buch der) Richter BIBL. (the Book of) Judges* * *der Richterjudge; justice* * *Rịch|ter ['rɪçtɐ]1. m -s, -, Rich|te|rin[-ərɪn]2. f -, -nenjudgedie verfassungsrechtlich verankerte Garantie des gesetzlichen Richters — the constitutional right to a fair trial
die Richter — the Bench, the judiciary, the judges pl
die Karlsruher Richter — the judges of the Federal Constitutional Court
der höchste Richter (liter: = Gott) — the Supreme Judge
vor dem höchsten Richter stehen (liter: = vor Gott) — to stand before the Judgement Seat or the Throne of Judgement
* * *der1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) judge2) (a judge.) justice* * *Rich·ter(in)<-s, ->[ˈrɪçtɐ]m(f) judgeer ist \Richter am Verwaltungsgericht he is a judge at the administrative court\Richter kraft Auftrags commissioned judge\Richter auf Lebenszeit judge for life\Richter auf Probe judge on probationehrenamtlicher \Richter lay judgeersuchter \Richter requested judgegesetzlicher \Richter legally competent judgevorsitzender \Richter presiding judge* * *der; Richters, Richter judgejemanden vor den Richter bringen — take somebody to court
* * *…richter m im subst:Bezirksrichter district judge;Dorfrichter village judge;Militärrichter judge advocate (of a military court)* * *der; Richters, Richter judge* * *- m.judge n. -
14 poursuivre
poursuivre [puʀsyivʀ]➭ TABLE 401. transitive verba. ( = courir après) [+ fugitif, ennemi, malfaiteur, rêve] to pursue ; [+ but, idéal] to strive towardsb. ( = harceler) [importun, souvenir] to houndc. ( = continuer) to continue2. intransitive verba. ( = continuer) to go onb. ( = persévérer) to keep at it3. reflexive verb* * *puʀsɥivʀ
1.
1) ( traquer) to chase2) ( harceler) [personne] to hound [personne]; [cauchemar, rêve] to haunt [personne]poursuivre quelqu'un de ses assiduités — liter to force one's attentions on somebody
3) ( rechercher) to seek (after) [honneurs, vérité]; to pursue [but]4) ( continuer) to continue [chemin]; to pursue [négociations, réflexion, tâche]; to continue [efforts, conflit]poursuivre des or ses études — to continue studying ou one's studies
5) Droitpoursuivre quelqu'un (en justice or devant les tribunaux) — ( en droit civil) to sue somebody; ( en droit pénal) to take somebody to court
2.
poursuivez, nous vous écoutons — please continue, we're listening
3.
se poursuivre verbe pronominal1) ( continuer) to continue2) ( l'un l'autre) [enfants, adultes] to chase (after) each other* * *puʀsɥivʀ1. vt1) (pour rattraper) to chase2) (= relancer, harceler) [personne] to hound, to harry3) (= obséder) [passé] to haunt4) DROIT to bring proceedings against, to prosecute, (au civil) to sue5) [but] to strive towards6) (= continuer) [voyage, études] to carry on with, to continueIls ont poursuivi leur travail. — They carried on with their work.
2. vi(= continuer) to carry on, to go on* * *poursuivre verb table: suivreA vtr1 ( traquer) to chase [animal, personne, voiture]; poursuivre qn en voiture to chase sb in a car; qu'est-ce que tu fais là? mais tu me poursuis! what are you doing here? are you following me?;2 ( harceler) [personne] to hound [personne]; [cauchemar, rêve] to haunt [personne]; poursuivre qn de sa haine/rancune to be consumed by hatred/resentment toward(s) sb; poursuivre qn de ses assiduités liter to force one's attentions on sb; la malchance le poursuit, il est poursuivi par la malchance he's dogged by misfortune; cette histoire de vol m'a longtemps poursuivie that stealing business dogged me for a long time; le remords le poursuit he's haunted by feelings of remorse;4 ( continuer) to continue [marche, voyage, chemin]; to pursue [négociations, travaux, réflexion, objectif, tâche]; to continue [efforts, activité, tentative, conflit]; poursuivre une enquête policière to proceed with a police enquiry; poursuivre la modernisation de qch to continue modernizing sth; poursuivre des or ses études to continue studying ou one's studies; poursuivre une carrière politique/scientifique to pursue a political career/a career in science;5 Jur poursuivre qn (en justice or devant les tribunaux) ( en droit civil) to sue sb; ( en droit pénal) to take sb to court.B vi1 ( continuer) [personne] to continue; poursuivez, nous vous écoutons please continue, we're listening; poursuivre sur un sujet to continue talking on a subject;C se poursuivre vpr1 ( continuer) [négociations, tendance, conflit, voyage, réformes] to continue; les combats se sont poursuivis dans la nuit fighting continued into the night;2 ( l'un l'autre) [enfants, adultes] to chase (after) each other.[pursɥivr] verbe transitif2. [s'acharner contre - suj: créancier, rival] to hound, to harry, to pursue ; [ - suj: image, passé, remords] to haunt, to hound, to pursueil est poursuivi par la malchance he is dogged ou pursued by misfortune3. [continuer - interrogatoire, récit, recherche, voyage] to go ou to carry on with (inseparable), to continue ; [ - lutte] to continue, to pursueelle poursuivit sa lecture she carried on reading, she read on"quelques années plus tard", poursuivit-il "a few years later", he went onveuillez poursuivre, Monsieur please proceed, sirbien, poursuivons right, let's go on ou continue4. [aspirer à - objectif] to pursue, to strive towards (inseparable) ; [ - rêve] to pursue ; [ - plaisirs] to pursue, to seek5. DROITa. [en droit civil] to institute (legal) proceedings against ou to sue somebodyb. [en droit pénal] to prosecute somebody————————se poursuivre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)[se courir après] to chase one another ou each other————————se poursuivre verbe pronominal intransitif -
15 querella
f.1 charge (law) (acusación).2 dispute (discordia).3 quarrel, dispute, fight, altercation.4 complaint, grievance.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: querellar.* * *1 DERECHO action, lawsuit2 (queja) complaint3 (enfrentamiento) dispute, quarrel\presentar una querella contra alguien to bring an action against somebody, take legal action against somebody, take somebody to court* * *SF1) (Jur) (=acusación) charge, accusation; (=proceso) suit, caseinterponer o presentar una querella contra algn — to bring a lawsuit o an action against sb
querella por difamación — action for libel o defamation
2) (=disputa) dispute3) † (=queja) complaint* * *1) (Der) lawsuit, actionpresentar querella contra alguien — to bring an action against somebody, to take legal action against somebody
2) ( disputa) dispute* * *= axe + to grind, complaint, charge, dispute.Ex. The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.Ex. CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.Ex. In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.----* querellas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* * *1) (Der) lawsuit, actionpresentar querella contra alguien — to bring an action against somebody, to take legal action against somebody
2) ( disputa) dispute* * *= axe + to grind, complaint, charge, dispute.Ex: The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.
Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.* querellas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* * *A ( Der) lawsuit, suit, actionpresentó querella contra el periódico por difamación he brought a libel suit o a libel action against the newspaper, he took legal action against the newspaper for libel, he sued the newspaper for libelCompuesto:criminal charges (pl)B (disputa) dispute* * *
Del verbo querellarse: ( conjugate querellarse)
se querella es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
querella sustantivo femeninoa) (Der) private prosecution;
querella sustantivo femenino
1 Jur lawsuit
2 (conflicto) dispute
' querella' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compeler
- promover
English:
complaint
* * *querella nf2. [conflicto] dispute* * *f JUR lawsuit* * *querella nf1) : complaint2) : lawsuit -
16 intenter
intenter [ɛ̃tɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ɛ̃tɑ̃te* * *ɛ̃tɑ̃te vtintenter un procès contre qn; intenter un procès à qn — to start proceedings against sb
* * *intenter verb table: aimer vtr intenter un procès à qn to sue sb; intenter une action contre qn to bring an action against sb.[ɛ̃tɑ̃te] verbe transitifintenter une action en justice à ou contre quelqu'un to bring an action against somebodyintenter un procès à ou contre quelqu'un to institute (legal) proceedings against somebody (soutenu), to take somebody to court -
17 anlægge
landscape, lay out, plant* * *vb( grundlægge) found, establish;(bygge etc) build,F construct;( park, have etc) lay out,( ved havearkitekt) landscape ( fx have one's garden landscaped);(forbinding etc) apply;( klæder, mine etc) put on;[ anlægge sag] take legal action;[ anlægge sag mod en] take somebody to court,F take (el. start) legal proceedings against somebody ( fx we shall start legal proceedings against them if they do not stop); bring an action against somebody, sue somebody ( for for, fxbring an action against him (el. sue him) for libel);[ anlægge skæg] grow a beard;[ anlægge sorg] go into mourning;[ anlægge det synspunkt at] take the view that, adopt the attitude that;(se også anlagt). -
18 привлечь кого-либо к суду
1) General subject: have one up, have the law of somebody, take the law of somebody2) Law: take somebody to courtУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > привлечь кого-либо к суду
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19 presentar una querella contra alguien
to bring an action against somebody, take legal action against somebody, take somebody to courtSpanish-English dictionary > presentar una querella contra alguien
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20 retten
(bringe en sak inn for retten) take a case to court (saken kom for retten) case was tried (the retten) (sette retten) open the proceedings (stille en for retten) take somebody to court, put someone on trial (saken står for retten) matter is sub judice (the retten)
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