yield

yield
yield [{{t}}ji:ld]
1 intransitive verb
(a) (person → give in) céder; (→ surrender) se rendre;
he refused to yield il a refusé de céder ou de se laisser fléchir;
to yield to (argument) céder ou s'incliner devant; (criticism, force) céder devant; (blackmail, demand) céder à; (pressure, threat) céder sous; (desire, temptation) succomber à, céder à;
to yield to reason se rendre à la raison;
I had to yield to them on that point j'ai dû leur céder sur ce point;
the city yielded after a month-long siege la ville a capitulé après un mois de siège;
I yield to nobody in my appreciation of his work personne plus que moi n'apprécie son œuvre;
the countryside has had to yield to suburbia la campagne a dû reculer au profit de la banlieue
(b) (break, bend → under weight, force) céder, fléchir;
the ice yielded under his weight la glace céda sous son poids;
the window catch eventually yielded le loqueteau de la fenêtre a fini par céder;
the door began to yield under the pressure la porte a commencé à céder sous la pression
(c) {{}}American{{}} {{}}Cars{{}} céder le passage ou la priorité;
yield (sign) cédez le passage;
yield to pedestrians (sign) priorité aux piétons
(d) {{}}Agriculture{{}} (field) rapporter, rendre; (crop) rapporter
2 transitive verb
(a) (produce, bring in → gen) produire, rapporter; (→ land, crops) produire, rapporter, donner; (→ results) donner; {{}}Finance{{}} (→ dividend, interest) rapporter; (→ income) créer;
the orchard yielded plentiful amounts of fruit le verger a produit ou a donné des fruits à profusion;
to yield a profit rapporter ou dégager un bénéfice;
the investment bond will yield 11 percent le bon d'épargne rapportera 11 pour cent;
their research has yielded some interesting results leur recherche a fourni ou a donné quelques résultats intéressants;
these remarks yield an insight into his motives ces remarques donnent une idée de ses motifs
(b) (relinquish, give up) céder, abandonner;
{{}}Military{{}} & {{}}figurative{{}} to yield ground céder du terrain;
he was forced to yield control of the party il a dû céder le contrôle du parti;
{{}}Military{{}} to yield a position abandonner une position;
to yield a point to sb céder à qn sur un point, concéder un point à qn
(c) {{}}American{{}} {{}}Cars{{}}
to yield right of way céder la priorité
3 noun
(a) {{}}Agriculture{{}} & {{}}Industry{{}} (output) rendement m, rapport m; (of wheat, fruit) récolte f; (of crops) rendement m;
high-yield crops récoltes fpl à rendement élevé;
rice yield récolte f de riz;
yield per acre rendement m à l'hectare
(b) {{}}Finance{{}} (from investments) rapport m, rendement m; (profit) bénéfice m, bénéfices mpl; (from tax) recette f, rapport m;
an 8 percent yield on investments des investissements qui rapportent 8 pour cent
►► {{}}Finance{{}} yield capacity productivité f;
{{}}Finance{{}} yield gap prime f de risque;
{{}}Technology{{}} yield point limite f d'élasticité;
{{}}American{{}} yield sign panneau m de priorité
yield up separable transitive verb {{}}British{{}}
(a) (surrender → town, prisoner) livrer;
he yielded himself up to the police il s'est livré à la police
(b) (reveal → treasure, secret) livrer;
divers have made the ocean yield up its treasures les plongeurs ont fait livrer ses trésors à l'océan

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