court

mahkeme

Bir hâkimin davaları dinleyip karar verdiği yer.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A place where a judge hears legal cases and decides what should happen.

• She went to court yesterday.
• The witness spoke in court this morning.
• Several cases were heard at this court last week.

Nasıl kullanılır: in court (He gave evidence in court.); go to court (They went to court over the broken contract.)

Eş anlamlılar: law court, courthouse

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: go to court, in court, court building, enter the court

kort, saha

Tenis, basketbol veya badminton gibi oyunlar için sınırları belirlenmiş alan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: An area marked out for playing games such as tennis, basketball, or badminton.

• The tennis court is empty.
• They built two new basketball courts.
• Her serve landed inside the other player’s court.

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: tennis court, basketball court, on court

mahkeme

Davaları dinleyip karar veren hâkim veya görevliler topluluğu.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The judge or group of officials who hear legal cases and make decisions.

• The court rejected his appeal.
• A higher court will review the decision.
• The court ordered the company to pay damages.

Eş anlamlılar: tribunal

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: the court ruled, court decision, appeal court

saray

Bir kralın, kraliçenin veya başka önemli bir hükümdarın yaşadığı yer.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The place where a king, queen, or other important ruler lives.

• The prince returned to court.
• Visitors gathered at the royal court.
• She spent several years at the king’s court.

Nasıl kullanılır: at court (The artist worked at court for many years.)

Eş anlamlılar: palace

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: royal court, the queen’s court, at court

kazanmaya çalışmak, peşinde koşmak

Bir şeyi elde etmeye ya da birinin desteğini veya ilgisini kazanmaya çalışmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: If you do this, you try to gain something or win someone’s support or interest.

• The party is courting young voters.
• Small firms often court foreign investors.
• He courted publicity to attract new customers.

Eş anlamlılar: seek, pursue

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: court voters, court investors, court publicity

göze almak, davetiye çıkarmak

Kötü bir şeyin olma ihtimalini artıracak şekilde davranmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: If you do this, you behave in a way that makes something bad more likely to happen.

• You are courting disaster.
• The minister courted controversy with her speech.
• Driving on those icy roads courts danger.

Eş anlamlılar: risk, invite

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: court disaster, court danger, court controversy

kur yapmak

Çoğunlukla evlenme umuduyla birinin sevgisini kazanmaya çalışmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: If you do this, you try to win someone’s love, often hoping to marry them.

• He courted her for a year.
• She was courted by several young men.
• They met while his brother was courting her sister.

Eş anlamlılar: woo

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: court someone, court a woman, court a man