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1 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) soud2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) soud3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) kurt4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) dvůr5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) palác6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) dvůr2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) dvořit se2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) usilovat (o)3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) přivolávat, vyprovokovat•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard* * *• sál• soud• soudní• kurt• dvůr• dvorec -
2 make up to
(to try to gain the favour or love of by flattery etc: She's always making up to the teacher by bringing him presents.) naklonit si
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