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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| court n | (law: place of law proceedings) (bâtiment) | tribunal nm |
| | | cour nf |
| | Wilson is due to appear in court this morning charged with armed robbery. |
| | Wilson doit comparaître devant le tribunal (or: la cour) ce matin pour braquage à main armée. |
| court n | (people in a court of law) (personnes) | cour nf |
| | | tribunal nm |
| | The court sentenced the thief to two years in prison. |
| | La cour a condamné le voleur à deux ans de prison. |
| court n | (sport: area marked out for play) (basket, volley, tennis) | terrain nm |
| | (tennis) | court nm |
| | He is usually on the basketball court at this time of day. |
| | Il est généralement sur le terrain de basket à cette heure-ci. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Nous jouerons la finale sur le court central. |
| court n | historical (royal residence) (du roi) | cour nf |
| | Queen Esther lived in the court of King Ahasuerus. |
| | La Reine Esther vivait à la cour du Roi Assuérus. |
| court n | historical (advisers of king, queen) (entourage du roi) | cour nf |
| | The King consulted with his court, which included his most trusted advisors. |
| | Le roi consulta sa cour, qui comptait ses plus fidèles conseillers. |
| court⇒ vi | dated (lovers: date) (vieilli) | se fréquenter⇒ v pron |
| | | sortir ensemble vi + adv |
| | The couple courted for two years before marrying. |
| | Ils se sont fréquentés deux ans avant de se marier. |
| | Ils sont sortis ensemble deux ans avant de se marier. |
| court [sb]⇒ vtr | dated (pursue [sb] romantically) (vieilli) | courtiser⇒ vtr |
| | He courted her in the most gentlemanly manner. |
| | Il l'a courtisée en véritable gentilhomme. |
| court [sth]⇒ vtr | (risk: danger, disaster) (désastre, catastrophe : au passé) | frôler⇒ vtr |
| | (désastre, catastrophe : à l'avenir) | courir à vi + prép |
| | (danger) | flirter avec vi + prép |
| | The government courted disaster by not preparing for hurricanes. |
| | Le gouvernement a frôlé le désastre en ne se préparant pas aux ouragans. |
| court [sth] vtr | (try to achieve [sth]) | rechercher⇒ vtr |
| | She courted fame by trying to act. |
| | Recherchant la célébrité, elle essayait de monter sur les planches. |
Formes composées
court | courting |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
appellate court (US),
appeal court (UK) n | (law: court of appeal) (justice) | cour d'appel nf |
| | The appellate court refused to overturn Marion's murder conviction. |
| badminton court n | (sports) | terrain de badminton nm |
| basketball court n | (area marked for basketball) | terrain de basket-ball nm |
| | (familier, courant) | terrain de basket nm |
| | Some of the players were warming up on the basketball court. |
| | Certains joueurs s'échauffaient sur le terrain de basket. |
| be taken to court v expr | (be prosecuted) | être traîné en justice loc v |
| | I'm being taken to court by my next-door neighbor. |
| | | être attaqué (en justice) loc v |
| | | être poursuivi (en justice) loc v |
| before the court adv | (in front of a tribunal) | au tribunal adv |
| | I'm going to testify before the court on Wednesday. |
| | | devant le juge adv |
| children's court n | (law: juvenile) (Can, droit) | tribunal de la jeunesse nm |
| | (France, droit) | tribunal pour enfants nm |
| circuit court n | US (court: several locations) (US) | tribunal itinérant nm |
| circuit court of appeals n | US (law court in US system) (Droit américain) | cour d'appel nf |
| city court n | US (civil court, local court) | palais de justice nm |
| civil court n | UK (city court, non-criminal court) (France) | tribunal d'instance nm |
| | A civil court deals with non-criminal matters, such as eviction proceedings, anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs), debt hearings and family proceedings. |
| clay court n | (tennis: red-clay surface) (Tennis) | court en terre battue, terrain en terre battue nm |
| | | terre battue nf |
| | He never plays as well on a clay court as on grass. |
| | Il ne joue jamais aussi bien sur terre battue que sur gazon. |
| clay court n | US (tennis: green-clay surface) (Tennis) | synthétique, gazon synthétique nm |
| | | moquette nf |
| commercial court n | (law: for business disputes) | tribunal de commerce nm |
| companies court n | UK (law: for business matters) (équivalent) | tribunal de commerce nm |
| compulsory winding up by the court n | (law: involuntary liquidation) (Droit) | liquidation ordonnée par la cour nf |
| contempt of court n | (disruption of legal proceedings) | outrage à magistrat nm |
| | The judge threatened them with contempt of court charges unless they behaved themselves. |
| | Le juge les a menacés d'outrage à magistrat à moins qu'ils se comportent bien. |
| county court n | US (law: low court in some states) (Droit américain) | cour de comté nf |
| county court n | UK (law: civil court) (Droit britannique) | cour de comté nf |
| | (France, équivalent) | tribunal d'instance nm |
| court case n | (trial, legal proceeding) | affaire judiciaire nf |
| | | procès nm |
| | In the US court cases are heard either by a judge or a jury. |
| | Aux États-Unis, les affaires judiciaires sont entendues soit par un juge soit par un jury. |
| court clerk n | (record-keeper of a law court) | greffier, greffière nm, nf |
| | When you file a petition with the court, the court clerk stamps it. |
| court costs npl | (expenses incurred by a court case) | frais de justice nmpl |
| | We didn't sue him because we didn't have enough money for the court costs. |
| Court of Appeal n | (reviews decisions of an inferior court) | cour d'appel nf |
| | Mrs. Drummond took the case to the Court of Appeal. |
| | Mme Drummond a porté son affaire à la cour d'appel. |
| court of appeals n | US (appellate court) | cour d'appel nf |
| court of appeals n | US (highest New York State appellate court) | cour d'appel nf |
| Court of Appeal n | UK (part of Supreme Court of Judicature) | cour d'appel nf |
| Court of Auditors n | (law: EU institution) | Cour des comptes nf propre |
| court of claims n | (law: court for adjudicating claims) | tribunal chargé de régler les réclamations contre l'État nm |
| court of claims n | (state court adjudicating claims) | Cour des plaintes nf |
| court of inquiry n | (military) | commission d'enquête nf |
| court of law n | (place: tribunal) | tribunal nm |
| | | cour de justice nf |
| | That argument would not be acceptable in a court of law. |
| court of law n | (proceedings: trial) | procès nm |
| court of original jurisdiction n | (law: heard case first) | tribunal de première instance nm |
| court of record n | (law: type of tribunal) | cour d'archives nf |
| | The Circuit Court serves as the court of record for the county. |
| court order n | (legal instruction or ruling) | décision de justice nf |
| | He has to pay child support by court order. |
| court reporter n | (stenographer in a lawcourt) | greffier, greffière nm, nf |
| | The court reporter prepared the transcript of the hearing. |
| court shoe n | (women's footwear) | escarpin nm |
court tennis (US),
real tennis (UK) n | (tennis) | jeu de paume nm |
| court usher n | (shows people into courtroom) | huissier nm |
| court-appointed lawyer n | (lawyer assigned to a defendant) | avocat commis d'office, avocate commis d'office nm, nf |
| | She fired her court-appointed lawyer and hired a private firm. |
court-martial (US),
court martial (UK) n | (law: military trial) | cour martiale nf |
| | Following his court-martial, the major was given a dishonourable discharge. |
| court-martial [sb]⇒ vtr | (try in military court) | traduire en cour martiale vtr |
| | The sergeant-major was court-martialled following the incident. |
| criminal court n | (court for criminal cases) | cour d'assises nf |
| | The alleged murderer will be held without bail until he is tried in criminal court. |
| | | assises nfpl |
| | L'assassin présumé sera détenu jusqu'aux assises. |
Crown Court,
crown court n | UK (law: for serious criminal cases) (Cour d'assises britannique) | Crown Court nf propre |
| day in court n | (day [sb] appears in court) | jour du procès nm |
| | | jour du témoignage de [qqn] nm |
| district court n | US (intermediate, state court) (Droit, Can) | cour de district nf |
| | (France, équivalent) | tribunal d'instance nm |
| | The district court deals with the most common violations of law. |
| | La cour de district s'occupe des délits les plus courants. |
| divided court n | (law: not unanimous) (Droit) | cour divisée nf |
| divorce court n | (law) | tribunal de divorce nm |
equity court,
court of equity n | (law: chancery court) (Droit) | cour d'equity nm |
| European Court of Human Rights n | (law: international court) | Cour européenne des droits de l'homme nf propre |
| European Court of Justice n | (law: international court) | Cour de justice de l'Union européenne nf propre |
| | (courant) | Cour de justice européenne nf propre |
face card,
also UK: court card n | (playing cards: king, queen or jack) (cartes à jouer) | figure nf |
| | The king, queen and jack are called face cards. |
| | Le roi, la dame et le valet sont des figures. |
family court,
also US: court of domestic relations,
domestic-relations court n | (law) (Belg, Can) | tribunal de la famille nm |
| | | tribunal des affaires familiales nm |
| | (France, équivalent) | tribunal de grande instance nm |
| Note: En France, il n'existe pas de tribunal spécifique pour cela, mais il faut saisir un juge des affaires familiales, qui siège au tribunal de grande instance. |
| federal court n | US (law: with federal authority) (Droit) | cour fédérale nf |
| federal district court n | US (law: trial court) (Droit, Can) | cour de district nf |
| | (France, équivalent) | tribunal d'instance |
| food court n | US (dining area) (dans un centre commercial,...) | restaurants nmpl |
| | | espace restauration nm |
| | | aire de restauration nf |
| friend of the court n | (law) (Droit américain) | collaborateur du tribunal, collaboratrice du tribunal nm, nf |
| | (Droit américain) | intervenant bénévole, intervenante bénévole nm, nf |
| full court n | (law: all judges present) (Droit) | séance plénière nf |
| grass court n | (tennis: grass-covered playing surface) (Tennis) | gazon nm |
| | | court en gazon nm |
| | In contrast to the other Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon is played on grass courts. |
| | Contrairement aux autres tournois du Grand Chelem, Wimbledon se déroule sur gazon. |
| hard court n | (tennis: type of playing surface) (Tennis) | terrain en dur, terrain en surface dure nm |
| High Court n | UK (law: High Court of Justice) (Royaume-Uni) | Haute Cour de Justice nf propre |
| High Court n | AU (law: highest court of appeal) (Australie) | Haute Cour d'Australie nf propre |
| High Court n | NZ (law: lower than Court of Appeal) (Nouvelle-Zélande) | Haute Cour de Nouvelle-Zélande nf propre |
| High Court n | Scotland (law: High Court of Justiciary) (Écosse) | Haute Cour de Justice nf propre |
| high court n | often capitalized (law: country's highest court) | haute cour nf |
| | We disagree with the judge's verdict and will appeal to the High Court. |
| | | cour suprême nf |
| hold court v expr | figurative (receive much attention) (figuré) | tenir salon loc v |
| | | se montrer⇒ v pron |
| hold [sb] in contempt of court v expr | (legal accusation) | accuser d'outrage à magistrat vtr |
| ICJ n | initialism (International Court of Justice) | Cour internationale de justice nf propre |
| | | CIJ nf propre |
| in court expr | (in a court of law) | devant un tribunal loc adv |
| | The defendant will appear in court tomorrow. |
| in open court expr | (in a courtroom open to the public) | en audience publique expr |
| Inns of Court npl | UK (English legal societies) (associations britanniques de droit) | Inns of Court nfpl propre |
juvenile court (US),
youth court (UK) n | (law: for minors) | tribunal pour enfants nm |
| kangaroo court n | (unfair or improperly-conducted trial) | tribunal de pacotille nm |
| | They set up a kangaroo court to try the dissident; everyone knew what the outcome would be. |
| | Ils ont monté de toutes pièces un tribunal de pacotille ; l'issue du procès ne faisait aucun doute. |
leet,
court-leet n | historical (manorial court) | cour de centurie nf |
| magistrate's court n | (court with limited jurisdiction) (Europe, équivalent) | tribunal d'instance, tribunal de première instance nm |
| military courts n | (law: armed forces legal system) | tribunaux militaires nmpl |
| moot court | (mock court) | pseudo-tribunal où les étudiants de droit s'entraînent nm |
| municipal court n | (law) | cour municipale nf |
| naval court n | UK, repealed (military legal matters) | cour navale nf |
| night court n | (law court that holds sessions at night) | tribunal de nuit nm |
| officer of the court n | (court position) (États-Unis,...) | officier de justice, officière de justice nm, nf |
| open court n | (law: public session of court) | audience publique, séance publique nf |
| | The trial was conducted in an open court. |
| Orphan's Court n | (law court dealing with wills) | tribunal des successions et des tutelles nm |
| out of court adv | (without legal ruling) | à l'amiable loc adv |
| out-of-court adj | (without legal ruling) | à l'amiable loc adv |
| parish court n | US (law: county court) | tribunal local, tribunal de comté nm |
| Patents Court n | UK (law: court for patent law) | tribunal compétent en matière de brevets nm |
| payment into court n | (law: held by court) | paiement au tribunal nm |
picture card,
also US: face card,
also UK: court card n | (in a deck of playing cards) (jeu de cartes) | figure nf |
| probate court | (law) | tribunal des successions et des tutelles nm |
| Restrictive Practices Court n | UK, obsolete (law: senior court of record) | Tribunal des pratiques restrictives nm |
rules of court,
court rules n | (law: procedure) | règles de procédure nfpl |
| small claims court n | (hears claims for small sums) (équivalent) | tribunal d'instance nm |
special court-martial (US),
special court martial (UK) n | (law: military action) (Can) | cour martiale spéciale nf |
| squash court n | (place for playing ball game) | court de squash, terrain de squash nm |
| | Tony booked a squash court for 4 o'clock. |
| state court n | (law: has state jurisdiction) (Can) | cour d'État nm |