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Cross that with another intercept from a different point, and you get your square yard.Bekomme ich dazu eine Kreuzpeilung aus anderer Position, haben Sie Ihren Quadratmeter.Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, Frederick© 1995 by Bantam Books
The easy atmosphere of the previous evening had vanished in the dreary morning mist, and the square was degraded into a giant marshalling yard.Die ungezwungene Atmosphäre des Vorabends hatte sich im Morgennebel verflüchtigt, und der Platz war zu einem gigantischen Rangierbahnhof degradiert worden.Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer ArtDie letzten ihrer ArtAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, HamburgLast Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
The artist was discovered at the bottom of the yard drawing the nursemaid Milagros's boy with a brown and a gold and a purple crayon.Die Künsderin wurde entdeckt, als sie auf dem Boden des Hofes saß und mit brauner, goldener und purpurroter Kreide den Sohn des Kindermädchens Milagros verewigte.Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenWie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und WienHow The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
In some neighborhoods the houses stood so close together that only a yard-wide space was left for passageways and stairs, forcing pedestrians to jostle one another as they waded through the mire.Die Häuser standen in manchen Vierteln so dicht, dass für die Durchlässe und Treppchen nur noch eine Elle weit Platz blieb und sich die im Schlamm watenden Passanten aneinander vorbeipressen mussten.Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines MordersDas Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines MordersSüskind, Patrick© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG ZürichPerfume. The story of a murdererSuskind, Patrick© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
The wrists of the suspect he had had lashed to the ends of the bar, so the man hung with arms a yard apart.Die Handgelenke des Verdächtigen waren an die Enden dieses Balkens gefesselt, so daß der Mann mit gespreizten Armen in der Luft hing.Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, Frederick© 1995 by Bantam Books
There's someone I want to visit, and to do that I have to get into the yard behind Capricorn's house."Ich will jemanden besuchen und dafür muss ich mich in den Hof hinter Capricorns Haus schleichen.«Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
He squinted out across the littered Negro yard next door, where February's first touch of thaw was glinting along the rubbled earth.Er sah mit zusammengekniffenen Augen hinaus auf den Hinterhof. Im ersten Tauwetter des Februar glitzerten Pfützen zwischen Müll und Abfall.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
For the past hour Adam had been crouching behind a derelict coach in a railway goods yard less than half a mile from the hotel.Die letzte Stunde hatte Adam hinter einem verlassenen Waggon kauernd auf einem Abstellgleis verbracht, etwa einen halben Kilometer vom Hotel entfernt.Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von EhreEin Mann von EhreArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch GladbachA Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
The P-Code was accurate to the ten-by-ten-yard square, but it needed four of the American satellites called NAVSTAR to be above the horizon at the same time.Der Code P war bis auf zehn Meter genau, aber er brauchte dazu vier amerikanische NAVSTAR-Satelliten, die über dem Horizont stehen mußten.Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, Frederick© 1995 by Bantam Books
The trees had not yet dropped all their leaves and the ragged branches laid heavy shadows across the yard.Die Bäume hatten noch nicht alle Blätter abgeworfen, und die struppigen Äste warfen schwere Schatten über den Hof.Alexander, Lloyd / WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd / Aufruhr in WestmarkAufruhr in WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© 1981 by Lloyd Alexander© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, WürzburgWestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1981
Each Saturday afternoon now the good soldiers were led into the yard for a game of softball.Jeden Samstagnachmittag durften die braven Jungs zu einem Softballspiel auf den Hof.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
I never left his side, only when he was fast asleep and I went out to the yard for pebbles.Ich bin nicht von seiner Seite gewichen, nur einmal, als er fest schlief, bin ich hinausgegangen in den Hof, um Kieselsteine zu besorgen.Alexander, Lloyd / WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd / Aufruhr in WestmarkAufruhr in WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© 1981 by Lloyd Alexander© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, WürzburgWestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1981
Slowly and silently he moved round the wall, yard by yard, until he reached the front of what he now felt sure was the Russian Embassy.Langsam und lautlos bewegte er sich an ihr entlang vorwärts, Meter um Meter, bis er die Vorderseite des Gebäudes erreichte. Er war mittlerweile überzeugt, daß es sich um die sowjetische Botschaft handelte.Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von EhreEin Mann von EhreArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch GladbachA Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
But it drops off quickly, down to less than one percent of G a yard away.Aber sie fällt schnell ab und beträgt in einem Meter Entfernung weniger als ein Hundertstel Ge.Baxter, Stephen / TimeBaxter, Stephen / ZeitZeitBaxter, Stephen© 1999 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenTimeBaxter, Stephen© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
Toward dark he would start tiptoeing down alleys, his eyes just over the back-yard fences and the single onionless hamburger in his hand.Bei Einbruch der Dunkelheit begann er dann durch die Gassen zu schleichen, die Augen gerade über dem Rand der Hinterhofzäune, und in der Hand die Bulette ohne Zwiebeln.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
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Collocations
marshalling yard
Rangierbahnhof
break-up yard
Abbruchwerft
wrecking yard
Abbruchwerft
hump yard
Ablaufbergrangieranlage
casting yard
Betonierplatz
yard trash
Gartenabfälle
yard waste
Gartenabfälle
hump yard
Gefällebahnhof
stacking yard
Lagerhof
yard goods
Meterware
classification yard
Rangierbahnhof
yard switcher
Rangierlok
shipbuilding yard
Schiffswerft
wrecking yard
Schrottplatz
yard-service lighter
Werftleichter
Word forms
yard
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | yard | yards |
Possessive case | yard's | yards' |
yard
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | yarded |
Imperative | yard |
Present Participle (Participle I) | yarding |
Past Participle (Participle II) | yarded |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I yard | we yard |
you yard | you yard |
he/she/it yards | they yard |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am yarding | we are yarding |
you are yarding | you are yarding |
he/she/it is yarding | they are yarding |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have yarded | we have yarded |
you have yarded | you have yarded |
he/she/it has yarded | they have yarded |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been yarding | we have been yarding |
you have been yarding | you have been yarding |
he/she/it has been yarding | they have been yarding |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I yarded | we yarded |
you yarded | you yarded |
he/she/it yarded | they yarded |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was yarding | we were yarding |
you were yarding | you were yarding |
he/she/it was yarding | they were yarding |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had yarded | we had yarded |
you had yarded | you had yarded |
he/she/it had yarded | they had yarded |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been yarding | we had been yarding |
you had been yarding | you had been yarding |
he/she/it had been yarding | they had been yarding |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will yard | we shall/will yard |
you will yard | you will yard |
he/she/it will yard | they will yard |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be yarding | we shall/will be yarding |
you will be yarding | you will be yarding |
he/she/it will be yarding | they will be yarding |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have yarded | we shall/will have yarded |
you will have yarded | you will have yarded |
he/she/it will have yarded | they will have yarded |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been yarding | we shall/will have been yarding |
you will have been yarding | you will have been yarding |
he/she/it will have been yarding | they will have been yarding |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would yard | we should/would yard |
you would yard | you would yard |
he/she/it would yard | they would yard |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be yarding | we should/would be yarding |
you would be yarding | you would be yarding |
he/she/it would be yarding | they would be yarding |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have yarded | we should/would have yarded |
you would have yarded | you would have yarded |
he/she/it would have yarded | they would have yarded |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been yarding | we should/would have been yarding |
you would have been yarding | you would have been yarding |
he/she/it would have been yarding | they would have been yarding |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am yarded | we are yarded |
you are yarded | you are yarded |
he/she/it is yarded | they are yarded |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being yarded | we are being yarded |
you are being yarded | you are being yarded |
he/she/it is being yarded | they are being yarded |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been yarded | we have been yarded |
you have been yarded | you have been yarded |
he/she/it has been yarded | they have been yarded |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was yarded | we were yarded |
you were yarded | you were yarded |
he/she/it was yarded | they were yarded |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being yarded | we were being yarded |
you were being yarded | you were being yarded |
he/she/it was being yarded | they were being yarded |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been yarded | we had been yarded |
you had been yarded | you had been yarded |
he/she/it had been yarded | they had been yarded |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be yarded | we shall/will be yarded |
you will be yarded | you will be yarded |
he/she/it will be yarded | they will be yarded |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been yarded | we shall/will have been yarded |
you will have been yarded | you will have been yarded |
he/she/it will have been yarded | they will have been yarded |