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1 yard
n. binnenplaats, stuk land; yard, el (lengte maat); omheining; dwarsbalk (op een schip)[ ja:d]2 〈 scheepvaart〉ra♦voorbeelden: -
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4 yard pet
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5 Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard (politie bureau genaamd naar een straat in londen)Scotland Yard -
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7 the Yard
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8 give him an inch and he'll take a yard/a mile
give him an inch and he'll take a yard/a mileals men hem een vinger geeft, neemt hij de hele handEnglish-Dutch dictionary > give him an inch and he'll take a yard/a mile
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9 knacker's yard
n. (Engels gebruik) plaats waar oude of gewonde dieren worden afgemaaktknacker's yard -
10 marshalling yard
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11 school yard
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12 shunting-yard
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13 timber yard
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15 junk yard
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16 lumber yard
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17 navy yard
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18 ярд
ngener. yard (около 91 см) -
19 inch
n. inch(meetmaat), duim; beetje--------v. langzaam voortbewegeninch1[ intsj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:every inch a gentleman • op-en-top een heer¶ give him an inch and he'll take an ell/a mile • als je hem een vinger geeft neemt hij de hele hand〈 spreekwoord〉 give him an inch and he'll take a yard/a mile • als men hem een vinger geeft, neemt hij de hele handinch by inch • beetje bij beetjewe came within an inch of death • het scheelde maar weinig/een haar of we waren dood geweest————————inch21 schuifelen ⇒ langzaam/moeizaam voortgaan♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 langzaam/moeizaam verplaatsen♦voorbeelden: -
20 nimby
[ nimbie] 〈 afkorting, Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉
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yard — yard … Dictionnaire des rimes
yard — [ jard ] n. m. • 1669; mot angl. ♦ Mesure de longueur anglo saxonne (0,914 m). ⇒ verge. ● yard nom masculin (anglais yard) Unité principale de longueur (symbole yd) du système de mesures coutumier dans les pays anglo saxons, valant 0,914 m. yard… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Yard — Yard, n. [OE. yard, yerd, AS. geard; akin to OFries. garda garden, OS. gardo garden, gard yard, D. gaard garden, G. garten, OHG. garto garden, gari inclosure, Icel. gar[eth]r yard, house, Sw. g[*a]rd, Dan. gaard, Goth. gards a house, garda… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yard — 〈n.; s, s od. ; Abk.: yd.〉 engl. u. nordamerikanisches Längenmaß, 0,91 m [engl., „Gerte, Messrute“; verwandt mit Gerte] * * * Yard [engl.: jɑ:d ], das; s, s <aber: 4 Yard[s]> [engl. yard, eigtl. = Maßstab; Rute]: Längeneinheit in… … Universal-Lexikon
yard — yard1 [yärd] n. [ME yerde < OE gierd, rod, staff, yard measure, akin to obs. Ger gerte, rod < IE * g̑hazdho , var. of base * ghasto , rod, pole > L hasta, pole, spear] 1. a) a unit of length in the FPS system, equal to 3 feet or 36… … English World dictionary
Yard — Yard, n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a measure, a yard; akin to OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde, G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad, sting, Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf. {Gad}, n., {Gird} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yard — W2S2 [ja:d US ja:rd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(measure)¦ 2¦(enclosed area)¦ 3¦(garden)¦ 4¦(back of house)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English geard, gierd stick ] [Sense: 2 4; Origin: Old E … Dictionary of contemporary English
yard — Ⅰ. yard [1] ► NOUN 1) a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre). 2) a square or cubic yard, especially of sand or other building materials. 3) a cylindrical spar slung across a ship s mast for a sail to hang from. ● by the yard Cf.… … English terms dictionary
Yard — Yard, v. t. To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yard — [ jard ] noun count *** 1. ) AMERICAN an area around a house that is used for sitting, playing, and growing plants in. British garden a ) an enclosed area around a large building where people can do activities outside: a school/prison yard b ) a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
yard — ‘enclosed area’ [OE] and yard ‘three feet’ [OE] are distinct words, both of ancient ancestry. The former probably goes back ultimately to Indo European *ghorto , which also produced Latin cohors ‘court’ (source of English cohort and court) and… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins