What does corteggiare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word corteggiare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use corteggiare in Italian.

The word corteggiare in Italian means court, pursue, entice, allure. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word corteggiare

court, pursue

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (fare la corte a qn, specialmente uomo verso donna)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Luca è un bellissimo ragazzo ma non è proprio capace di corteggiare le donne.
Luca is a very handsome guy but he has no idea how to pursue women.

entice, allure

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (adulare, lusingare qn per trarne vantaggi)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Dopo aver corteggiato per lungo tempo il proprietario del negozio accanto al mio sono riuscita a convincerlo a vendermi il suo locale così da poter ampliare il mio.
After cajoling the owner of the shop next to mine for a long time I was able to convince him to sell me his shop so that I could make enlarge mine.

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