yard
gb/jˈɑɹd/ us/jˈɑɹd/
A1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 1600
udvar, kert, yard, telep, vitorlarúd
ਨਾਂਵ
A1
1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
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.
ਅਰਥ
Open outdoor area near a house
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
front yard
|back yard
|yard work
|yard sale
|yard fence
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
garden (In British English, 'garden' often means the outdoor space around a house; in American English, 'yard' is more common for this meaning.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
indoors (Refers to being inside a building, opposite of the outdoor space of a yard.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life
|home
|outdoors
|housing
|daily_life
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਨਾਂਵ
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The table is two yards long.
Az asztal két yard hosszú.
I ran ten yards.
Tíz yardot futottam.
This wall is three yards high.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Some learners confuse 'yard' as a measure with 'yard' as outdoor space; context usually makes the meaning clear.
ਅਰਥ
Unit of length equal to 3 feet
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
square yard
|yard stick
|three yards
|yard line
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
meter (A metric unit of length; slightly longer than a yard.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
inch (A smaller unit of length; there are 36 inches in a yard.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
measurement
|science
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਨਾਂਵ
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਅਰਥ
Enclosed outdoor area for work or storage
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
railway yard
|lumber yard
|junk yard
|prison yard
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
compound (An enclosed area, often larger and sometimes including buildings.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
open field (An unenclosed outdoor space without boundaries or specific use.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
workplace
|transportation
|work
|daily_life
|housing
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਨਾਂਵ
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਅਰਥ
Horizontal spar on ship's mast for sails
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
main yard
|top yard
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
spar (General term for a pole used on ships; not all spars are yards.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
transportation
|nautical
|travel
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
yard
IPA
GB/jˈɑɹd/
US/jˈɑɹd/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
yard (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (yard)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: yard
- Plural: yards
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- We’re having a yard sale this Saturday morning.
- She bought an old lamp at a neighborhood yard sale.