Traduction de cour
cour
[kur]nom féminin
- [d'immeuble] courtyard[de ferme] yard, farmyardavec vue sur (la) cour looking onto the inside of the building ou onto the courtyardcour d'honneur main courtyardcour de récréation éducation playgroundjouer dans la cour des grands (figuré) to be up there with the leaderscour des Miracles histoire area in Paris where vagrants had the right of sanctuaryc'était la cour des Miracles dans la salle d'attente (figuré) the waiting room was utter bedlam
- [d'un roi] court(figuré) [admirateurs] following, inner circle (of admirers)être bien/mal en cour to be in/out of favour
- droit [magistrats] courtMessieurs, la Cour ! all rise !, be upstanding in court ! (UK)[tribunal]cour d'appel Court of Appeal, appellate court (US)cour d'assises ≃ Crown Court (UK), ≃ Circuit court (US)Cour de cassation final Court of AppealCour européenne des droits de l'homme European Court of Human RightsCour Internationale de justice International Court of JusticeHaute cour High Court (for impeachment of president or ministers)
- administrationCour des comptes the French audit office, ≃ controller and auditor general (UK), ≃ General Accounting Office (US)
- (locution) faire la cour à quelqu'un to court somebody, to woo somebody
COUR D'ASSISES |
This is the court which hears criminal cases. It is made up of a president, two assessors, and a jury of laymen. Normally the court meets every three months in each département. |
COUR DE CASSATION |
The highest court of civil and criminal appeal in France. The court has the power to overturn the decisions of lower courts when it believes the law has been misinterpreted. It does not rehear cases but simply analyses the way the law was applied. |
COUR DES COMPTES |
A state body that supervises the financial affairs of public bodies and local authorities, and monitors the way public funds are used. |