yard

yard
I noun
Yard, das

by the yard — ≈ meterweise; (fig.) am laufenden Band (ugs.)

have a face a yard long — ein Gesicht wie drei Tage Regenwetter machen

II noun
1) (attached to building) Hof, der

in the yard — auf dem Hof

2) (for manufacture) Werkstatt, die; (for storage) Lager, das; (shipyard) Werft, die

builder's yard — Bauhof, der

3) (Amer.): (garden) Garten, der
* * *
I noun
((often abbreviated to yd) an old unit of length equal to 0.9144 metres.) 9144 metres=das Yard
II noun
1) (an area of (enclosed) ground beside a building: Leave your bicycle in the yard; a school-yard; a courtyard.) der Hof
2) (an area of enclosed ground used for a special purpose: a shipyard; a dockyard.) die Werft
* * *
Yard
[jɑ:d]
n no pl, + sing/pl vb BRIT (fam)
the \Yard Scotland Yard m
* * *
I [jAːd]
n
1) (MEASURE) Yard nt (0.91 m)

he can't see a yard in front of him — er kann keinen Meter weit sehen

to buy cloth by the yard — ≈ Stoff meterweise or im Meter kaufen

he pulled out yards of handkerchief (inf) — er zog ein riesiges Taschentuch hervor (inf)

to have a list a yard long of things to do (inf) — eine ellenlange Liste von Dingen haben, die man noch tun muss (inf)

his guess was yards out (inf)

he wrote poetry by the yard — er produzierte Gedichte am Fließband or am laufenden Meter

to go the whole nine yards ( US inf )es ganz gründlich machen

2) (NAUT) Rah f
II
n
1) (of farm, hospital, prison, school, house etc) Hof m

in the yard — auf dem Hof

2) (= worksite) Werksgelände nt; (for storage) Lagerplatz m

builder's yard — Bauhof m

shipbuilding yard — Werft f

naval (dock)yard, navy yard (US) — Marinewerft f

railway yard (Brit) — Rangierbahnhof m, Verschiebebahnhof m

goods yard, freight yard (US) — Güterbahnhof m

3) (Brit inf)

the Yard, Scotland Yard — Scotland Yard m

4) (US: garden) Garten m
* * *
yard1 [jɑː(r)d] s
1. Yard n:
a sentence a yard long umg ein Bandwurmsatz;
his guess was yards out umg er lag mit seiner Schätzung völlig schief;
the whole nine yards US umg
a) alles, was dazugehört,
b) in jeder Beziehung
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3. SCHIFF Rah f
4. US sl hundert oder tausend Dollar
yard2 [jɑː(r)d]
A s
1. Hof m:
in the yard auf dem Hof
2. a) Lager-, Stapelplatz m
b) Bauhof m
3. BAHN Rangier-, Verschiebebahnhof m
4. the Yard umg für Scotland Yard
5. AGR (Vieh- etc) Hof m
6. US Garten m
7. US Winterweideplatz m (für Elche und Rotwild)
B v/t
1. Material etc in einem Hof lagern
2. oft yard up Vieh im Viehhof einschließen
y. abk
1. yard (yards pl)
2. year (years pl)
yd abk yard (yards pl)
* * *
I noun
Yard, das

by the yard — ≈ meterweise; (fig.) am laufenden Band (ugs.)

have a face a yard long — ein Gesicht wie drei Tage Regenwetter machen

II noun
1) (attached to building) Hof, der

in the yard — auf dem Hof

2) (for manufacture) Werkstatt, die; (for storage) Lager, das; (shipyard) Werft, die

builder's yard — Bauhof, der

3) (Amer.): (garden) Garten, der
* * *
(UK) n.
Hof ¨-e m. (US) n.
Garten -¨ m. (halyard) (sailing) n.
Rahe -- (Segeln) f. (unit of measure) n.
Elle -n f. n.
Yard -s m.

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