yield

produrre, fruttare

Produrre o fornire qualcosa, come cibo, denaro o informazioni utili.

In inglese semplice: To produce something, such as food, money, or useful information.

• The trees yield plenty of fruit.
• Our search yielded useful information.
• Will this investment yield a profit?

Sinonimi: produce, provide

Espressioni comuni: yield results, yield a profit, yield useful information

cedere

Smettere di opporsi o dare a qualcuno ciò che chiede.

In inglese semplice: To stop resisting or give someone what they ask for.

• He refused to yield.
• The council yielded to public pressure.
• Will she yield control to someone else?

Come si usa: yield to someone/something (The minister refused to yield to pressure.); yield something to someone (She yielded control to her assistant.)

Sinonimi: give in, surrender

Contrari: resist

Espressioni comuni: yield to pressure, yield control, yield something

dare la precedenza

Lasciare passare prima un'altra persona o un altro veicolo.

In inglese semplice: To let another person or vehicle go first.

• You must yield at this crossing.
• The driver yielded to a cyclist.
• Do buses have to yield here?

Come si usa: yield to someone/something (Drivers must yield to pedestrians here.)

Sinonimi: give way

Espressioni comuni: yield to pedestrians, yield to traffic

cedere

Piegarsi, spostarsi o rompersi sotto l'azione di una forza.

In inglese semplice: To bend, move, or break because something pushes against it.

• The door would not yield.
• The thin metal yielded under his weight.
• Soft ground yields when you step on it.

Come si usa: yield to something (The door finally yielded to his weight.); yield under something (The metal yielded under pressure.)

Sinonimi: give, give way

Contrari: withstand

Espressioni comuni: yield under pressure, yield to force

resa, produzione

La quantità di cibo o altri prodotti ottenuta da un'azienda agricola o da un terreno.

In inglese semplice: The amount of food or other products that a farm or area of land produces.

• The farm had a good yield.
• Dry weather reduced wheat yields this year.
• How can we increase the milk yield?

Sinonimi: output, production

Espressioni comuni: crop yield, milk yield, high yield