yard
gb/jˈɑɹd/ us/jˈɑɹd/
A1
Inglese
~ 1600
udvar, kert, yard, telep, vitorlarúd
SOSTANTIVO
A1
1
Schema d'uso:
[someone]'s yard
The kids are playing soccer in the back yard.
A gyerekek a hátsó udvaron fociznak.
We planted flowers all around the front yard.
Körben virágokat ültettünk az előkert szélére.
He built a wooden fence around his yard.
They had a barbecue in the yard last weekend.
The dog likes to run around the yard.
Esempi per chi studia
The children play in the yard.
A gyerekek az udvaron játszanak.
I have a tree in my yard.
Van egy fa az udvaromon.
We eat lunch in the yard.
The dog runs in the yard.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'yard' with 'garden' in American English; in the US, 'garden' usually means an area for growing plants, while 'yard' is the whole outdoor space.
Significato
Open outdoor area near a house
Collocazioni
front yard
|back yard
|yard work
|yard sale
|yard fence
Sinonimi
garden (In British English, 'garden' often means the outdoor space around a house; in American English, 'yard' is more common for this meaning.)
Contrari
indoors (Refers to being inside a building, opposite of the outdoor space of a yard.)
Temi
daily life
|home
|outdoors
|housing
|daily_life
Definizione
An open space with grass or ground next to a house or building.
An open piece of ground, often covered with grass, that is next to or surrounding a house or other building.
SOSTANTIVO
A2
2
yard
B2
The fabric is sold by the yard.
Az anyagot yardonként árulják.
He stood about ten yards away from the goal.
Körülbelül tíz yardra állt a kaputól.
The garden is three yards wide.
We measured the rope and it was five yards long.
Esempi per chi studia
The table is two yards long.
Az asztal két yard hosszú.
I ran ten yards.
Tíz yardot futottam.
This wall is three yards high.
Errore comune:
Some learners confuse 'yard' as a measure with 'yard' as outdoor space; context usually makes the meaning clear.
Significato
Unit of length equal to 3 feet
Collocazioni
square yard
|yard stick
|three yards
|yard line
Sinonimi
meter (A metric unit of length; slightly longer than a yard.)
Contrari
inch (A smaller unit of length; there are 36 inches in a yard.)
Temi
measurement
|science
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A measure of length equal to 3 feet or about 91 centimeters.
A unit of length in the US and UK customary systems equal to 3 feet or 0.9144 meters.
SOSTANTIVO
B1
3
The prisoners exercised in the prison yard.
A rabok a börtönudvaron tornáztak.
We took the car to the salvage yard.
Elvittük az autót a roncstelepre.
The train was sitting in the railway yard.
He works in a lumber yard.
Esempi per chi studia
The workers meet in the yard.
A munkások a telephely udvarán találkoznak.
The train waits in the yard.
A vonat a rendező pályaudvaron várakozik.
They play basketball in the prison yard.
Significato
Enclosed outdoor area for work or storage
Collocazioni
railway yard
|lumber yard
|junk yard
|prison yard
Sinonimi
compound (An enclosed area, often larger and sometimes including buildings.)
Contrari
open field (An unenclosed outdoor space without boundaries or specific use.)
Temi
workplace
|transportation
|work
|daily_life
|housing
Definizione
An outdoor place with a fence or walls, used for work or storage.
An enclosed outdoor area used for a particular purpose such as storing goods, keeping animals, or working on vehicles.
SOSTANTIVO
C1
TECHNICAL
4
vitorlarúd
C1
The sailors lowered the main yard.
A matrózok leeresztették a főárboc vitorlarúdját.
They repaired the rope on the fore yard.
Megjavították a kötelet az előárboc vitorlarúdján.
The sails were tied neatly along the yard.
Esempi per chi studia
The man climbs to the yard.
A férfi felmászik a vitorlarúdra.
The sail hangs from the yard.
A vitorla a vitorlarúdról lóg.
They fix the rope on the yard.
Significato
Horizontal spar on ship's mast for sails
Collocazioni
main yard
|top yard
Sinonimi
spar (General term for a pole used on ships; not all spars are yards.)
Temi
transportation
|nautical
|travel
Definizione
A long pole on a ship's mast that holds a sail.
A horizontal spar attached to a ship's mast from which sails are set.
Grammatica
Forma base
yard
IPA
GB/jˈɑɹd/
US/jˈɑɹd/
Sillabe e accento
yard (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (yard)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: yard
- Plural: yards
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
stick to your own backyard
1/stˈɪk tə jˈʊɹ ˈoʊn bˈækjˌɑɹd/
idiom
informal
Mind your own business or area of concern
To focus on your own work or problems instead of other people’s.
Esempi
- You should stick to your own backyard and stop telling me how to run my life.
- Critics told him to stick to his own backyard and not get involved in foreign politics.
three yards and a cloud of dust
1/θɹˈi jˈɑɹdz ˈænd ə klˈaʊd əv dˈʌst/
idiom
informal
Small steady gains with hard work (esp. football)
A way to say that progress is slow but steady, especially in American football when a team gains just a few yards each play.
Esempi
- Our project is moving like three yards and a cloud of dust—slow but steady.
- The team kept pushing forward, three yards and a cloud of dust at a time.
yard sale
1/jˈɑɹd sˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Outdoor sale of household items at home
A sale outside someone's home where they sell things they do not want anymore.
Esempi
- We’re having a yard sale this Saturday morning.
- She bought an old lamp at a neighborhood yard sale.