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1 woo
[wuː]* * *[wu:]3rd person singular present tense - woos; verb((of a man) to seek as a wife: He wooed the daughter of the king.) corteggiare- wooer* * *[wuː] -
2 court
I 1. [kɔːt]1) dir. corte f., tribunale m.to go to court — adire le vie legali, ricorrere alla giustizia ( over per)
to take sb. to court — portare qcn. in tribunale, citare qcn. in giudizio
to settle sth. out of court — comporre qcs. o raggiungere un accordo su qcs. in via amichevole
2) sport (for tennis, squash, basketball) campo m.3) (of sovereign) corte f.2.court appearance — comparizione o costituzione in giudizio
••II 1. [kɔːt]to pay court to sb. — ant. fare la corte a qcn
1) ant. o fig. (try to gain love of) corteggiare, fare la corte a [woman, voters]2.he's courting — ha un'innamorata, è fidanzato
* * *[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) corte, tribunale2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) corte, tribunale3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) campo4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) corte5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) palazzo reale6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) cortile2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) corteggiare2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) sollecitare3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) andare in cerca di•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard* * *I 1. [kɔːt]1) dir. corte f., tribunale m.to go to court — adire le vie legali, ricorrere alla giustizia ( over per)
to take sb. to court — portare qcn. in tribunale, citare qcn. in giudizio
to settle sth. out of court — comporre qcs. o raggiungere un accordo su qcs. in via amichevole
2) sport (for tennis, squash, basketball) campo m.3) (of sovereign) corte f.2.court appearance — comparizione o costituzione in giudizio
••II 1. [kɔːt]to pay court to sb. — ant. fare la corte a qcn
1) ant. o fig. (try to gain love of) corteggiare, fare la corte a [woman, voters]2.he's courting — ha un'innamorata, è fidanzato
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