verb🔗ShareCourtiser, faire la cour àTo endeavor to gain someone's support."The student club president is wooing the other students to join their fundraising campaign. "Le président du club étudiant fait la cour aux autres étudiants pour qu'ils rejoignent leur campagne de collecte de fonds.politicssocietycommunicationhumanactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCourtiser(often of a man) To try to persuade (someone) to be in an amorous relationship with"He was wooing Sarah all week, trying to convince her to go out with him. "Il a courtisé Sarah toute la semaine, essayant de la convaincre de sortir avec lui.humanemotionactionsexsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCourtiser, faire la courTo court solicitously; to invite with importunity."He tried to woo her with flowers and chocolates, hoping she would go on a date with him. "Il a essayé de la courtiser avec des fleurs et des chocolats, espérant qu'elle accepterait un rendez-vous avec lui.humanactioncommunicationpersonsocietyemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareYoupi, hourraExpressing joy or mirth; woohoo, yahoo."The kids all cheered, "Woo!" when they saw the ice cream truck. "Les enfants ont tous crié : « Youpi ! » quand ils ont vu le camion de glaces.emotionexclamationentertainmentsoundlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCroyant, adepteA person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations."That reporter is a bit of a woo woo."Ce journaliste est un peu un adepte.personattitudemindsupernaturalphenomenasciencephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCes croyancesThose beliefs."He is really into all that woo woo."philosophyreligiondoctrinetheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSurnaturel, pseudoscientifiqueSupernatural, pseudoscientific."He made a living out of woo woo beliefs."Il gagnait sa vie grâce à des croyances surnaturelles.supernaturaltheorysciencephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCrédule, naïfReadily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations."My aunt has some very woo ideas about health, like thinking crystals can cure diseases. "Ma tante a des idées très naïves sur la santé, comme de penser que les cristaux peuvent guérir les maladies.supernaturalphilosophymindphenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
