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1 Yard
subs.For longer measures: use P. and V. πλέθρον, τό (about 33 yds.), or Ar. and P. στάδιον, τό (about 200 yds.).Court-yard: P. and V. αὐλή, ἡ (Plat.); see court-yard.Farm-yard: V. αὔλιον, τό (Eur., Cycl. also Xen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Yard
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2 yard
I noun((often abbreviated to yd) an old unit of length equal to 0.9144 metres.) γιάρδαII noun1) (an area of (enclosed) ground beside a building: Leave your bicycle in the yard; a school-yard; a courtyard.) αυλή / προαύλιο, περίβολος2) (an area of enclosed ground used for a special purpose: a shipyard; a dockyard.) ναυπηγείο -
3 yard
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4 Yard-arm
subs.P. κεραία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Yard-arm
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5 Yard-measure
subs.P. and V. κανών, ὁ, Ar. πῆχυς, ὁ (Ran. 799).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Yard-measure
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6 Farm-yard
subs.V. αὔλιον, τό (Eur., Cycl., also Xen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Farm-yard
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7 Ship-yard
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ship-yard
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8 equivalent
[i'kwivələnt] 1. adjective(equal in value, power, meaning etc: A metre is not quite equivalent to a yard; Would you say that `bravery' and `courage' are exactly equivalent?) ισοδύναμος,ταυτόσημος2. noun(something or someone that is equivalent to something or someone else: This word has no equivalent in French.) αντίστοιχο,ισοδύναμο -
9 laden
['leidn](carrying a lot; heavily loaded (with): People left the shops laden with purchases; Several laden lorries turned out of the yard.) φορτωμένος -
10 muck
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11 rev
[rev](to increase the speed of revolution of (a car engine etc): He revved the engine (up); He was revving up in the yard.) μαρσάρω, φουλάρω- revs -
12 yd
( written abbreviation) (yard.) (συντομογραφία) γυάρδα
См. также в других словарях:
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
