yard

yard
I
noun
((often abbreviated to yd) an old unit of length equal to 0.9144 metres.) yarda

II
noun
1) (an area of (enclosed) ground beside a building: Leave your bicycle in the yard; a school-yard; a courtyard.)
2) (an area of enclosed ground used for a special purpose: a shipyard; a dockyard.) patio
yard n
1. patio
we played in the back yard jugábamos en el patio de atrás
2. yarda
she bought three yards of material compró tres yardas de tela
Una yarda equivale a 0,91 metros
yard
tr[jɑːd]
noun
1 (measure) yarda
three feet make a yard una yarda son tres pies
a few yards away a unos metros
2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (of house) patio
3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (of house) jardín nombre masculino
4 (industrial) almacén nombre masculino
5 (naut) verga
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
Scotland Yard oficina central de la policía británica en Londres Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Una yarda equivale a 0,914 metros/Table 1
yard ['jɑrd] n
1) : yarda f (medida)
2) spar: verga f (de un barco)
3) courtyard: patio m
4) : jardín m (de una casa)
5) : depósito m (de mercancías, etc.)
yard
n.
• cercado s.m.
• corral s.m.
• jardín s.m.
• patio s.m.
• playa s.f.
• verga s.f.
• yarda (Unidades) s.f.
jɑːrd, jɑːd
noun
1)
a) (of school, prison) patio m
b) (of house) (BrE) patio m; (garden) (AmE) jardín m
c) (stockyard) corral m
2) (boatyard, shipyard) astillero m; (goods yard, freight yard) almacén m, depósito m
3) (measure) yarda f (0,91m)

it's 100 yards down the road — ≈está a unos 100 metros de aquí


I
[jɑːd]
N (=measure) yarda f (91,44cm)

a few yards off — ≈ a unos metros

he pulled out yards of handkerchief — sacó un enorme pañuelo

with a face a yard long — con una cara muy larga


II [jɑːd]
1. N
1) (=courtyard, farmyard) patio m ; (US) (=garden) jardín m ; (for livestock) corral m ; (Scol) patio m (de recreo); (=worksite) taller m ; (for storage) depósito m , almacén m ; (for shipping, boats) astillero m ; (Rail) estación f

Scotland Yard, the Yard — (Brit) oficina central de la policía de Londres

2) (Naut) (=spar) verga f
2.
CPD

yard sale N — (US) venta de objetos usados en el jardín del vendedor

* * *
[jɑːrd, jɑːd]
noun
1)
a) (of school, prison) patio m
b) (of house) (BrE) patio m; (garden) (AmE) jardín m
c) (stockyard) corral m
2) (boatyard, shipyard) astillero m; (goods yard, freight yard) almacén m, depósito m
3) (measure) yarda f (0,91m)

it's 100 yards down the road — ≈está a unos 100 metros de aquí


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