yard

yard
yard [{{t}}jɑ:d]
noun
(a) (of factory, farm, house, school) cour f;
parked in the yard garé dans la cour
(b) (work site) chantier m;
builder's yard chantier m de construction;
{{}}Nautical{{}} repair yard chantier m de radoub
(c) (for storage) dépôt m
(d) {{}}Railways{{}} voies fpl de garage
(e) (for animals → enclosure) enclos m; (→ pasture) pâturage m
(f) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}}
the Yard Scotland Yard;
Wilson of the Yard Wilson de Scotland Yard
(g) {{}}American{{}} (backyard) cour f; (garden) jardin m
(h) (unit of measurement) = 0,914m, yard m; (in Canada) verge f;
square yard = 0,836m2, yard m carré;
it was about ten yards away c'était à environ dix mètres;
it was ten yards wide il avait dix mètres de large;
to buy cloth by the yard acheter le tissu au mètre;
{{}}figurative{{}} we still have yards of green velvet nous avons toujours des quantités de velours vert;
{{}}figurative{{}} his calculations were yards out il s'était complètement trompé dans ses calculs;
his face was a yard long il en faisait une tête, il faisait une tête d'enterrement
(i) {{}}old-fashioned{{}} {{}}Sport{{}}
the 100 yards, the 100 yards' dash le cent mètres;
she won the 3,000 yards' steeplechase elle a gagné le 3000 mètres steeple
(j) {{}}Nautical{{}} vergue f
►► yard of ale (container) = long récipient à bière d'une contenance d'environ un litre et demi;
to do the yard of ale = boire un litre et demi de bière d'une seule traite dans un "yard of ale";
{{}}Sport{{}} yard line (in American football) = l'une des deux lignes horizontales qui divisent le terrain en yards;
{{}}American{{}} yard sale vide-grenier m;
yard work jardinage m

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