sheriff court in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sheriff court in the English»French Dictionary

sheriff court N LAW

sheriff court (in Scotland)

≈ tribunal m d'instance

Translations for sheriff court in the English»French Dictionary

sheriff [Brit ˈʃɛrɪf, Am ˈʃɛrəf] N

1. sheriff Brit LAW:

sheriff (in England)

shérif m

sheriff (in Scotland)

juge m

2. sheriff Am:

sheriff

shérif m

I.court [Brit kɔːt, Am kɔrt] N

1. court LAW:

court

cour f

court

tribunal m

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

à huis clos

in closed court attr case, action

judiciaire

in closed court decision, hearing, ruling

du tribunal

2. court SPORTS:

court (for tennis, squash)

court m

court (for basketball)

terrain m

X is on court at the moment

X joue en ce moment

3. court (of sovereign):

court

cour f

to hold court fig

tenir cour

Phrases:

court, a. courtyard

cour f

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

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

court woman, voters, customers

courtiser

2. court (seek):

court affection, favour, controversy

rechercher

court failure, disaster

courir à

court trouble

chercher

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

court couple:

court

se fréquenter

he's courting

il a une petite amie

a courting couple

un couple d'amoureux

in our courting days

avant notre mariage

IV.court [Brit kɔːt, Am kɔrt]

to get laughed out of court

se rendre complètement ridicule

to laugh sb out of court

tourner qn en ridicule

to pay court to sb dated

faire la cour à qn

sheriff court in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sheriff court in the English»French Dictionary

sheriff [ˈʃerɪf] N

1. sheriff Am (lawkeeper):

sheriff

shérif m

2. sheriff Brit (county representative):

sheriff

shérif m

3. sheriff Scot (judge):

sheriff

juge m du tribunal de grande instance

I.court [kɔ:t, Am kɔ:rt] N

1. court (room for trials):

court

tribunal m

in court

au tribunal

to appear in court

être convoqué au tribunal

2. court (judicial body):

court

tribunal m

court of law

cour f de justice

to go to court

aller en justice

to be a matter for the court

être à la justice de décider

to settle out of court

s'arranger à l'amiable

to take sb to court

poursuivre qn en justice

a sale by order of the court

une vente judiciaire

3. court (marked out area for playing):

court

terrain m

court tennis

court m

grass court

court sur gazon

4. court (yard):

court

cour f

5. court Brit (apartment buildings):

court

résidence f

6. court (building for royalty):

court

cour f

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

court

cour f

at court

à la cour

Phrases:

to pay court to sb

faire la cour à qn

II.court [kɔ:t, Am kɔ:rt] VB trans

1. court (try to attract):

court

courtiser

court a woman

faire la cour à

2. court (have a relationship):

court

fréquenter

3. court (seek):

court

rechercher

to court danger

aller au-devant du danger

III.court [kɔ:t, Am kɔ:rt] VB intr

court

se fréquenter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

During the poll tax protests he refused to pay his community charge, eventually appearing before a sheriff court.

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