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noun (courting or wooing.) cortejo, galanteotr['kɔːʧɪp]1 (of people) noviazgo2 (of animals) cortejocourtship ['kort.ʃɪp] n: cortejo m, noviazgo mn.• cortejo s.m.• noviazco s.m.• noviazgo s.m.'kɔːrtʃɪp, 'kɔːtʃɪp1) ( of people) noviazgo m2) ( Zool) cortejo m['kɔːtʃɪp]N (=act) cortejo m ; (=period) noviazgo m* * *['kɔːrtʃɪp, 'kɔːtʃɪp]1) ( of people) noviazgo m2) ( Zool) cortejo m -
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noun (a violent circular current of wind with a whirling motion.) torbellinotr['wɜːlwɪnd]1 torbellino, remolino1 figurative use vertiginoso,-a, relámpagowhirlwind ['hwərl.wɪnd] n: remolino m, torbellino m, tromba fn.• remolino s.m.• torbellino s.m.noun torbellino m['wɜːlwɪnd]a whirlwind of meetings, parties and interviews — un torbellino or una vorágine de reuniones, fiestas y entrevistas; (before n)
1.N (lit, fig) torbellino m- reap the whirlwind2.CPD [romance] apasionado, arrollador* * *noun torbellino ma whirlwind of meetings, parties and interviews — un torbellino or una vorágine de reuniones, fiestas y entrevistas; (before n)
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1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) juzgado2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) tribunal3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) pista, cancha4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) corte5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) palacio6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) patio
2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) cortejar, hacer la corte a2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) buscar3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) correr, ponerse delante de, buscar•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard
court n1. juzgado / tribunal2. pista / cancha3. cortetr[kɔːt]■ silence in court! ¡silencio!2 (royal) corte nombre femenino3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis, squash, etc) pista, cancha4 (courtyard) patio1 (woman) cortejar, hacer la corte a; (influential person) tratar de ganarse el favor de, tratar de ganarse la aceptación de2 (support, approval, popularity) tratar de ganarse, buscar; (favour, publicity) buscar3 (failure, disaster, death, danger) exponerse a, buscarse1 tener novio, tener novia■ are you courting yet? ¿ya tienes novio,-a?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go to court acudir a los tribunalesto hold court (entertain admirers) estar rodeado,-a de admiradoresto settle out of court llegar a un acuerdo antes de ir a juicioto take somebody to court llevar a alguien a juicio, llevar a alguien a los tribunalescourt card figuracourt case causa, juiciocourt jester bufón nombre masculinocourt martial consejo de guerracourt of inquiry comisión nombre femenino de investigacióncourt order orden nombre femenino judicialcourt shoe zapato salónhigh court tribunal nombre masculino supremocourt ['kort] vtwoo: cortejar, galantearcourt n1) palace: palacio m2) retinue: corte f, séquito m3) courtyard: patio m4) : cancha f (de tenis, baloncesto, etc.)5) tribunal: corte f, tribunal mthe Supreme Court: la Corte Supreman.• atrio s.m.• consejo s.m.• corte s.m.• juzgado (Jurisprudencia) s.m.• patio s.m.• tribunal (Jurisprudencia) s.m.v.• amartelar v.• arrullar v.• cortejar v.• enamorar v.• festejar v.• galantear v.• obsequiar v.• solicitar v.kɔːrt, kɔːt
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1) ( Law)a) ( tribunal) tribunal mto appear in court — comparecer* ante el tribunal or los tribunales
to settle out of court — transigir* extrajudicialmente, llegar* a una transacción extrajudicial
to take somebody to court — demandar a alguien, llevar a alguien a juicio
to laugh somebody/something out of court — reírse* de alguien/algo; (before n)
court case — causa f, juicio m
court order — orden f judicial
b) ( building) juzgado m2)a) ( of sovereign) corte fb) ( palace) palacio m3) ( Sport) cancha f (AmL), pista f (Esp)4) ( courtyard) patio m
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a) \<\<girl\>\> (dated) cortejar (ant), hacerle* la corte a (ant)b) ( seek) \<\<danger/favor\>\> buscar*; \<\<disaster\>\> exponerse* a
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vi \<\<couple\>\> (dated) estar* de novios, noviar (AmL fam), pololear (Chi fam)[kɔːt]1. N1) (Jur) tribunal m, juzgado m, corte f (esp LAm); (=officers and/or public) tribunal mcrown 3., high 4., magistrate, out-of-court, supremeto take sb to court (over sth) — llevar a algn a los tribunales or ante el tribunal (por algo)
2) (Tennis) pista f, cancha fhard/grass court — pista f or cancha f dura/de hierba
to hold court — (fig) dar audiencia, recibir en audiencia
4) (Archit) patio m5)to pay court to — † hacer la corte a
2. VT1) [+ woman] pretender or cortejar a2) (fig) (=seek) [+ favour] intentar conseguir; [+ death, disaster] buscar, exponerse a3.VI † ser noviosare you courting? — ¿tienes novio?
4.CPDcourt action N —
she was threatened with court action — la amenazaron con llevarla a juicio, la amenazaron con presentar una demanda judicial contra ella
court appearance N — comparecencia f ante el tribunal
court card N — (esp Brit) figura f
court case N — proceso m
court circular N — noticiario m de la corte
court hearing N — vista f oral
court martial N — = court-martial
court of appeal N — tribunal m de apelación
court of inquiry N — comisión f de investigación
court of justice, court of law N — tribunal m de justicia
Court of Session N — (Scot) Tribunal m Supremo de Escocia
court order N — mandato m judicial
court ruling N — decisión f judicial
court shoe N — (Brit) escarpín m
* * *[kɔːrt, kɔːt]
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1) ( Law)a) ( tribunal) tribunal mto appear in court — comparecer* ante el tribunal or los tribunales
to settle out of court — transigir* extrajudicialmente, llegar* a una transacción extrajudicial
to take somebody to court — demandar a alguien, llevar a alguien a juicio
to laugh somebody/something out of court — reírse* de alguien/algo; (before n)
court case — causa f, juicio m
court order — orden f judicial
b) ( building) juzgado m2)a) ( of sovereign) corte fb) ( palace) palacio m3) ( Sport) cancha f (AmL), pista f (Esp)4) ( courtyard) patio m
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a) \<\<girl\>\> (dated) cortejar (ant), hacerle* la corte a (ant)b) ( seek) \<\<danger/favor\>\> buscar*; \<\<disaster\>\> exponerse* a
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vi \<\<couple\>\> (dated) estar* de novios, noviar (AmL fam), pololear (Chi fam) -
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Multiple Entries: H h. H,
H, h f (letra) H, h 'h' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - H - pasar - S.A.R. - sabihonda - sabihondo - sabionda - sabiondo - h. - hache - hacienda English: A - alcohol - alcoholic - antihistamine - behalf - boyhood - brotherhood - coherent - cohesion - cohesive - courtship - cubbyhole - diehard - dojo - fish-hook - H - ha ha - habitual - habitually - haematology - haemoglobin - haemophilia - haemophiliac - half - half-a-dozen - half-baked - half-breed - half-brother - half-caste - half-closed - half-day - half-dead - half-dressed - half-empty - half-full - half-hearted - half-heartedly - half-heartedness - half-holiday - half-hourly - half-mast - half-monthly - half-moon - half-naked - half-open - half-pay - half-pint - half-serious - half-sister - half-timeh eɪtʃ noun H, h f[eɪtʃ]N (=letter) H, h f* * *h [eɪtʃ] noun H, h f -
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Multiple Entries: H h. H,
H, h f (letra) H, h 'h' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - H - pasar - S.A.R. - sabihonda - sabihondo - sabionda - sabiondo - h. - hache - hacienda English: A - alcohol - alcoholic - antihistamine - behalf - boyhood - brotherhood - coherent - cohesion - cohesive - courtship - cubbyhole - diehard - dojo - fish-hook - H - ha ha - habitual - habitually - haematology - haemoglobin - haemophilia - haemophiliac - half - half-a-dozen - half-baked - half-breed - half-brother - half-caste - half-closed - half-day - half-dead - half-dressed - half-empty - half-full - half-hearted - half-heartedly - half-heartedness - half-holiday - half-hourly - half-mast - half-monthly - half-moon - half-naked - half-open - half-pay - half-pint - half-serious - half-sister - half-timeh eɪtʃ noun H, h f[eɪtʃ]N (=letter) H, h f* * *h [eɪtʃ] noun H, h f -
6 love-making
tr['lʌvmeɪkɪŋ]n.• galanteo s.m.• trato sexual s.m.
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