Translations for court jester in the French»English Dictionary

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fool, court jester

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jester [Brit ˈdʒɛstə, Am ˈdʒɛstər] N

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I.court [Brit kɔːt, Am kɔrt] N

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1. court LAW:

to appear in court

comparaître devant un tribunal

to say in court that …

dire au tribunal que …

to bring sth to court

amener qc devant le tribunal

to go to court

aller devant les tribunaux or en justice (over pour)

to take sb to court

poursuivre qn en justice

to rule sth out of court

décreter que qc est irrecevable

to settle sth out of court

régler qc à l'amiable

in open court

en audience publique

in closed court

in closed court attr case, action

in closed court decision, hearing, ruling

3. court (of sovereign):

to hold court fig

Phrases:

court, a. courtyard

II.court [Brit kɔːt, Am kɔrt] VB trans

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1. court (try to gain love of) dated or fig:

court woman, voters, customers

III.court [Brit kɔːt, Am kɔrt] VB intr dated

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IV.court [Brit kɔːt, Am kɔrt]

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court jester N HISTORY

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court jester

bouffon m de cour

Translations for court jester in the English»French Dictionary

court jester

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jester [ˈdʒestəʳ, Am -tɚ] N HISTORY

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court jester

I.court [kɔ:t, Am kɔ:rt] N

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3. court (marked out area for playing):

court tennis

grass court

court sur gazon

4. court (yard):

5. court Brit (apartment buildings):

6. court (building for royalty):

7. court no pl, no indef art (ruling sovereign):

Phrases:

to pay court to sb

faire la cour à qn

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1. court (try to attract):

court a woman

faire la cour à

2. court (have a relationship):

3. court (seek):

to court danger

aller au-devant du danger

III.court [kɔ:t, Am kɔ:rt] VB intr

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I'm sure he would have accepted the role of court jester -- anything, really, to shine a spotlight on him. blogs.telegraph.co.uk

She asks the court jester to take her mind off of it and to cheer her up. en.wikipedia.org

The court jester, who is with the king, asks him why he has divested himself of his hunting apparel. www.thehindu.com

He is a pacifist by nature, and takes on the role of clown or court jester within the community. en.wikipedia.org

The party's logo, the head of a medieval court jester, indicated its status as a joke party. en.wikipedia.org

He entertained his mobster elders as a court jester, quick with ripostes and jokes. en.wikipedia.org

Because of his multitude of talents which include reading, singing, composing, dancing, juggling, cartwheeling, and entertaining with marionettes, he was appointed to the title of royal court jester. en.wikipedia.org

It gave the impression of me being a clown, a court jester. www.latimes.com

They include a painting of the hunchbacked court jester. en.wikipedia.org

In previous years, it was a court jester. en.wikipedia.org

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