No. 1,486 in French
courts
Short.
In a sentence
Les vêtements sont trop courts pour lui.
The clothes are too short for him.
In this sentence, 'courts' is used as an adjective meaning 'short' and describes the characteristic of the clothes, agreeing in gender and number with the plural noun 'vêtements'.
Les cours au tribunal sont souvent courts.
The court hearings are often brief.
Here, 'courts' is used as an adjective meaning 'brief' or 'short in duration', referring to the hearings(harmonizing with the plural subject).
Ils jouent sur des terrains de tennis courts.
They play on tennis courts.
In this context, 'courts' does not translate directly; 'terains de tennis' refers to 'tennis courts' indicating 'courts' as a noun within a compound concept.
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