yard

cortile, giardino

Terreno all’esterno e intorno a una casa, spesso con erba o spazio per giocare.

In inglese semplice: An area of land outside and around a house, often with grass or space to play.

• The dog is in the yard.
• We planted flowers in our front yard.
• The children played in the neighbors' yards after school.

Sinonimi: garden

Espressioni comuni: front yard, back yard, in the yard, yard fence

iarda

Misura di lunghezza pari a tre piedi, cioè circa 91 centimetri.

In inglese semplice: A unit for measuring length, equal to three feet or about 91 centimetres.

• The gate is one yard wide.
• We walked a hundred yards to the bus stop.
• She bought three yards of cotton for a dress.

Espressioni comuni: one yard long, a yard away, a square yard, yard of fabric

pennone

Lunga barra di legno fissata trasversalmente all’albero di una nave per sostenere una vela.

In inglese semplice: A long wooden bar attached across a ship's mast to hold a sail.

• The sail hangs from the yard.
• Sailors raised the heavy wooden yard.
• The storm broke two yards on the main mast.

Espressioni comuni: square yard, lower yard, main yard, yard and sail

miliardo

Nel commercio di valute, un miliardo di unità di una moneta.

In inglese semplice: One billion units of a currency, used by people who trade money.

• They traded a yard of dollars.
• The bank sold two yards of yen.
• She hedged half a yard of euros before the announcement.

Come si usa: a yard of something (The dealer bought a yard of yen.)

Sinonimi: billion

Espressioni comuni: a yard of, half a yard, a dollar yard