Significado de court en inglés
courtcourt1 /kɔːt $ kɔːrt/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1for deciding about a legal case [countable, uncountable] the place where a trial is held, or the people there, especially the judge and the jury who examine the evidence and decide whether someone is guilty or not guiltylugar donde se celebra un juicio, o las personas que participan en él, especialmente el juez y el jurado que examinan las pruebas y deciden si alguien es culpable o inocente: 
It could not be proved in a court of law.No se pudo probar ante un tribunal. The court case lasted six weeks.El caso judicial duró seis semanas. Four people will appear in court today, charged with fraud.Hoy comparecerán ante el tribunal cuatro personas acusadas de fraude. The court ruled that no compensation was due.El tribunal dictaminó que no procedía ninguna compensación. She threatened to take the magazine to court (=take legal action against them) if they didn’t publish an immediate apology.Amenazó con llevar a la revista a los tribunales (=emprender acciones legales contra ellos) si no publicaban una disculpa inmediata.2for playing a sport [countable] an area made for playing games such as tennisárea habilitada para practicar deportes como el tenissquash/tennis/basketball etc court Can you book a squash court for tomorrow?¿Puedes reservar una cancha de squash para mañana?on court The players are due on court in an hour.Los jugadores tienen que estar en la cancha en una hora.3king/queen a)[countable] the place where a king or queen lives and workslugar donde vive y trabaja un rey o una reina: the royal courts of Europelas cortes reales de Europa b) the court the king, queen, their family, and their friends, advisers etcel rey, la reina, su familia, amigos, consejeros, etc.: Several members of the court were under suspicion.Varios miembros de la corte estaban bajo sospecha. There was a taste in court circles for romantic verse.En los círculos cortesanos había predilección por la poesía romántica. Court officials denied the rumours.Los funcionarios de la corte negaron los rumores.4hold court formalformal to speak in an interesting, amusing, or forceful way so that people gather to listenhablar de manera interesante, divertida o contundente de modo que la gente se reúna a escucharcourt to Dylan was holding court upstairs to a group of fans.Dylan estaba siendo el centro de atención de un grupo de seguidores en el piso de arriba.5pay court to somebody old-fashionedanticuado to give someone a lot of attention to try and make them like youprestar mucha atención a alguien intentando ganarse su simpatía6area next to a building [countable] a courtyardun patio → the ball is in somebody’s court at ball1(7), → be laughed out of court at laugh1(6), → food courtCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESphrasesfrasesa court of law· You may be asked to give evidence before a court of law.· Es posible que se le pida que preste declaración ante un tribunal.court + NOUNcourt + SUSTANTIVOa court case (=a problem or crime that is dealt with in a court of law)· a recent court case involving the death of a baby· un caso judicial reciente relacionado con la muerte de un bebéa court order (=an instruction that someone must do something)· A court order specified that the money must be paid back over six months.· Una orden judicial estipulaba que el dinero debía devolverse en un plazo de seis meses.a court ruling (=an official decision)· The company appealed against the court ruling.· La empresa apeló contra la sentencia del tribunal.court action (=a court case)· He was threatened with court action.· Se le amenazó con acciones legales.court proceedings (=the processes that are part of a court case)· The court proceedings were over in a day.· Los procedimientos judiciales concluyeron en un día.verbsverbosgo to court (=take legal action)· The costs of going to court are very high.· Los costes de acudir a los tribunales son muy elevados.take somebody to court (=take legal action against someone)· She took the company to court for sex discrimination.· Llevó a la empresa a los tribunales por discriminación sexual.bring somebody/something to court (also bring somebody/something before a court)· Three teenage girls were brought before the court for robbing an elderly woman.· Tres adolescentes fueron llevadas ante el tribunal por robar a una anciana.appear in court· A man has appeared in court charged with cruelty to animals.· Un hombre ha comparecido ante el tribunal acusado de maltrato animal.a case comes to court/comes before the court· The case came to court 21 months later.· El caso llegó a los tribunales 21 meses después.a court hears a case· The county court will hear the case next month.· El tribunal del condado verá el caso el mes que viene.settle something out of court (=reach an agreement without using a court)· The matter was finally settled out of court.· El asunto se resolvió finalmente de forma extrajudicial.a court rules/orders/holds something· The court ruled that the penalty was not excessive.· El tribunal dictaminó que la pena no era excesiva.a court clears/acquits somebody (=says that they are not guilty)· A US court cleared him of bribery allegations.· Un tribunal estadounidense lo absolvió de las acusaciones de soborno.a court convicts somebody (=says that they are guilty)· A New York court convicted her as a tax cheat.· Un tribunal de Nueva York la condenó por evasión fiscal.a court upholds something (=says that an earlier decision was right)· It seems likely that the court will uphold his conviction.· Parece probable que el tribunal confirme su condena.a court quashes/overturns something (=says that an earlier decision was wrong)· A Brazilian court has quashed a 19-year jail sentence.· Un tribunal brasileño ha anulado una condena de 19 años de prisión.a court adjourns a case/trial etc (=stops dealing with it for a period of time)· The court adjourned the trial until June 21st.· El tribunal aplazó el juicio hasta el 21 de junio.a court dismisses/throws out something (=refuses to allow or consider something)· The court dismissed his appeal against conviction.· El tribunal desestimó su apelación contra la condena.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + courtADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + courta criminal court (=for cases about crime)· Two French magistrates ruled that he should stand trial in a criminal court.· Dos magistrados franceses dictaminaron que debía ser juzgado en un tribunal penal.a civil court (=for cases about disagreements)· Eviction proceedings take place in a civil court.· Los procedimientos de desalojo tienen lugar en un juzgado civil.a Crown Court (=a British court for cases about serious crimes)· The defendant went to the Crown Court for sentencing.· El acusado acudió al Tribunal de la Corona para recibir su sentencia.a High Court (=an important court, with more power than an ordinary court)· Their convictions were upheld in the High Court.· Sus condenas fueron confirmadas por el Tribunal Superior.an appeals court/court of appeal (=dealing with cases in which people are not satisfied with a decision)· The appeals court rejected the defence’s argument.· El tribunal de apelaciones rechazó el argumento de la defensa.the Supreme Court (=the most important court in some countries or US states)· Thomas was the only African-American justice on the Supreme Court.· Thomas era el único magistrado afroamericano del Tribunal Supremo.a federal court (=a national court rather than a state court)a county court (=a local court)a magistrates’ court (=a court in each area in England and Wales that deals with less serious crimes)a kangaroo court (=an unofficial court that punishes people unfairly)· The army reportedly held kangaroo courts and executed alleged rebels.· Según se informó, el ejército celebró juicios sumarios ilegítimos y ejecutó a presuntos rebeldes.THESAURUSSINÓNIMOSIn a courtEn un tribunaldefendant the person who is on trial for a crimela persona que está siendo juzgada por un delitothe defence British English, the defense American English the lawyers who are working for the defendantlos abogados que trabajan en favor del acusadothe prosecution the lawyers who are trying to prove that the defendant is guiltylos abogados que intentan demostrar que el acusado es culpablejudge the official in charge of a court who decides how criminals should be punishedel funcionario a cargo del tribunal que decide cómo deben ser castigados los delincuentesjury a group of people, usually 12 people, who listen to the facts and decide whether the defendant is guilty or not guiltyun grupo de personas, normalmente 12, que escuchan los hechos y deciden si el acusado es culpable o inocentewitness someone who describes in a court of law what he or she knows about a crimealguien que describe en un tribunal lo que sabe acerca de un delitotestimony a formal statement made in a court of law about a particular situation or actionuna declaración formal hecha en un tribunal sobre una situación o acción determinadaverdict the decision of the jury as to whether the defendant is guilty or not guiltyla decisión del jurado sobre si el acusado es culpable o inocente
Ver todas las traducciones1for deciding about a legal case [countable, uncountable] the place where a trial is held, or the people there, especially the judge and the jury who examine the evidence and decide whether someone is guilty or not guiltylugar donde se celebra un juicio, o las personas que participan en él, especialmente el juez y el jurado que examinan las pruebas y deciden si alguien es culpable o inocente: It could not be proved in a court of law.No se pudo probar ante un tribunal. The court case lasted six weeks.El caso judicial duró seis semanas. Four people will appear in court today, charged with fraud.Hoy comparecerán ante el tribunal cuatro personas acusadas de fraude. The court ruled that no compensation was due.El tribunal dictaminó que no procedía ninguna compensación. She threatened to take the magazine to court (=take legal action against them) if they didn’t publish an immediate apology.Amenazó con llevar a la revista a los tribunales (=emprender acciones legales contra ellos) si no publicaban una disculpa inmediata.2for playing a sport [countable] an area made for playing games such as tennisárea habilitada para practicar deportes como el tenissquash/tennis/basketball etc court Can you book a squash court for tomorrow?¿Puedes reservar una cancha de squash para mañana?on court The players are due on court in an hour.Los jugadores tienen que estar en la cancha en una hora.3king/queen a)[countable] the place where a king or queen lives and workslugar donde vive y trabaja un rey o una reina: the royal courts of Europelas cortes reales de Europa b) the court the king, queen, their family, and their friends, advisers etcel rey, la reina, su familia, amigos, consejeros, etc.: Several members of the court were under suspicion.Varios miembros de la corte estaban bajo sospecha. There was a taste in court circles for romantic verse.En los círculos cortesanos había predilección por la poesía romántica. Court officials denied the rumours.Los funcionarios de la corte negaron los rumores.4hold court formalformal to speak in an interesting, amusing, or forceful way so that people gather to listenhablar de manera interesante, divertida o contundente de modo que la gente se reúna a escucharcourt to Dylan was holding court upstairs to a group of fans.Dylan estaba siendo el centro de atención de un grupo de seguidores en el piso de arriba.5pay court to somebody old-fashionedanticuado to give someone a lot of attention to try and make them like youprestar mucha atención a alguien intentando ganarse su simpatía6area next to a building [countable] a courtyardun patio → the ball is in somebody’s court at ball1(7), → be laughed out of court at laugh1(6), → food courtCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESphrasesfrasesa court of law· You may be asked to give evidence before a court of law.· Es posible que se le pida que preste declaración ante un tribunal.court + NOUNcourt + SUSTANTIVOa court case (=a problem or crime that is dealt with in a court of law)· a recent court case involving the death of a baby· un caso judicial reciente relacionado con la muerte de un bebéa court order (=an instruction that someone must do something)· A court order specified that the money must be paid back over six months.· Una orden judicial estipulaba que el dinero debía devolverse en un plazo de seis meses.a court ruling (=an official decision)· The company appealed against the court ruling.· La empresa apeló contra la sentencia del tribunal.court action (=a court case)· He was threatened with court action.· Se le amenazó con acciones legales.court proceedings (=the processes that are part of a court case)· The court proceedings were over in a day.· Los procedimientos judiciales concluyeron en un día.verbsverbosgo to court (=take legal action)· The costs of going to court are very high.· Los costes de acudir a los tribunales son muy elevados.take somebody to court (=take legal action against someone)· She took the company to court for sex discrimination.· Llevó a la empresa a los tribunales por discriminación sexual.bring somebody/something to court (also bring somebody/something before a court)· Three teenage girls were brought before the court for robbing an elderly woman.· Tres adolescentes fueron llevadas ante el tribunal por robar a una anciana.appear in court· A man has appeared in court charged with cruelty to animals.· Un hombre ha comparecido ante el tribunal acusado de maltrato animal.a case comes to court/comes before the court· The case came to court 21 months later.· El caso llegó a los tribunales 21 meses después.a court hears a case· The county court will hear the case next month.· El tribunal del condado verá el caso el mes que viene.settle something out of court (=reach an agreement without using a court)· The matter was finally settled out of court.· El asunto se resolvió finalmente de forma extrajudicial.a court rules/orders/holds something· The court ruled that the penalty was not excessive.· El tribunal dictaminó que la pena no era excesiva.a court clears/acquits somebody (=says that they are not guilty)· A US court cleared him of bribery allegations.· Un tribunal estadounidense lo absolvió de las acusaciones de soborno.a court convicts somebody (=says that they are guilty)· A New York court convicted her as a tax cheat.· Un tribunal de Nueva York la condenó por evasión fiscal.a court upholds something (=says that an earlier decision was right)· It seems likely that the court will uphold his conviction.· Parece probable que el tribunal confirme su condena.a court quashes/overturns something (=says that an earlier decision was wrong)· A Brazilian court has quashed a 19-year jail sentence.· Un tribunal brasileño ha anulado una condena de 19 años de prisión.a court adjourns a case/trial etc (=stops dealing with it for a period of time)· The court adjourned the trial until June 21st.· El tribunal aplazó el juicio hasta el 21 de junio.a court dismisses/throws out something (=refuses to allow or consider something)· The court dismissed his appeal against conviction.· El tribunal desestimó su apelación contra la condena.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + courtADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + courta criminal court (=for cases about crime)· Two French magistrates ruled that he should stand trial in a criminal court.· Dos magistrados franceses dictaminaron que debía ser juzgado en un tribunal penal.a civil court (=for cases about disagreements)· Eviction proceedings take place in a civil court.· Los procedimientos de desalojo tienen lugar en un juzgado civil.a Crown Court (=a British court for cases about serious crimes)· The defendant went to the Crown Court for sentencing.· El acusado acudió al Tribunal de la Corona para recibir su sentencia.a High Court (=an important court, with more power than an ordinary court)· Their convictions were upheld in the High Court.· Sus condenas fueron confirmadas por el Tribunal Superior.an appeals court/court of appeal (=dealing with cases in which people are not satisfied with a decision)· The appeals court rejected the defence’s argument.· El tribunal de apelaciones rechazó el argumento de la defensa.the Supreme Court (=the most important court in some countries or US states)· Thomas was the only African-American justice on the Supreme Court.· Thomas era el único magistrado afroamericano del Tribunal Supremo.a federal court (=a national court rather than a state court)a county court (=a local court)a magistrates’ court (=a court in each area in England and Wales that deals with less serious crimes)a kangaroo court (=an unofficial court that punishes people unfairly)· The army reportedly held kangaroo courts and executed alleged rebels.· Según se informó, el ejército celebró juicios sumarios ilegítimos y ejecutó a presuntos rebeldes.THESAURUSSINÓNIMOSIn a courtEn un tribunaldefendant the person who is on trial for a crimela persona que está siendo juzgada por un delitothe defence British English, the defense American English the lawyers who are working for the defendantlos abogados que trabajan en favor del acusadothe prosecution the lawyers who are trying to prove that the defendant is guiltylos abogados que intentan demostrar que el acusado es culpablejudge the official in charge of a court who decides how criminals should be punishedel funcionario a cargo del tribunal que decide cómo deben ser castigados los delincuentesjury a group of people, usually 12 people, who listen to the facts and decide whether the defendant is guilty or not guiltyun grupo de personas, normalmente 12, que escuchan los hechos y deciden si el acusado es culpable o inocentewitness someone who describes in a court of law what he or she knows about a crimealguien que describe en un tribunal lo que sabe acerca de un delitotestimony a formal statement made in a court of law about a particular situation or actionuna declaración formal hecha en un tribunal sobre una situación o acción determinadaverdict the decision of the jury as to whether the defendant is guilty or not guiltyla decisión del jurado sobre si el acusado es culpable o inocentecourtcourt2 verb [transitive] 1to try hard to please someone, especially because you want something from themesforzarse por complacer a alguien, especialmente porque se desea algo de esa persona: His campaign team have assiduously courted the media.Su equipo de campaña ha cortejado asiduamente a los medios de comunicación.2court danger/death etc formalformal to behave in a way that makes danger etc more likelycomportarse de una manera que hace más probable el peligro u otras consecuencias negativas: To have admitted this would have courted political disaster.Haber admitido esto habría atraído el desastre político.3be courting old-fashionedanticuado if a man and a woman are courting, they are having a romantic relationship and may get marriedsi un hombre y una mujer están cortejándose, mantienen una relación romántica y es posible que lleguen a casarse: That was back in the 1960s when we were courting.Eso fue en los años sesenta, cuando éramos novios.4 old-fashionedanticuado if a man courts a woman, he spends time being nice to her because he hopes to marry hersi un hombre corteja a una mujer, pasa tiempo siendo amable con ella porque espera casarse con ella
1to try hard to please someone, especially because you want something from themesforzarse por complacer a alguien, especialmente porque se desea algo de esa persona: His campaign team have assiduously courted the media.Su equipo de campaña ha cortejado asiduamente a los medios de comunicación.2court danger/death etc formalformal to behave in a way that makes danger etc more likelycomportarse de una manera que hace más probable el peligro u otras consecuencias negativas: To have admitted this would have courted political disaster.Haber admitido esto habría atraído el desastre político.3be courting old-fashionedanticuado if a man and a woman are courting, they are having a romantic relationship and may get marriedsi un hombre y una mujer están cortejándose, mantienen una relación romántica y es posible que lleguen a casarse: That was back in the 1960s when we were courting.Eso fue en los años sesenta, cuando éramos novios.4 old-fashionedanticuado if a man courts a woman, he spends time being nice to her because he hopes to marry hersi un hombre corteja a una mujer, pasa tiempo siendo amable con ella porque espera casarse con ella