dooryard

/dˈɔɹjɑɹd/ noun C1

a yard or open area beside a house

Word Origin A compound of door and yard — a dooryard is the yard or enclosure near the door. The word door is from Old English duru, related to Latin foris (door) and PIE *dhwer-, and yard is from geard, related to garden and orchard. So a dooryard is the fenced area by the entrance, and related words like backyard and graveyard share the same roots.

noun a yard or open area beside a house C1

She planted flowers in the dooryard beside her house.

(名词) 前院;庭院;院子 【靠近房屋的院子】

她在房子旁边的庭院里种了花。

(sustantivo) patio; jardín delantero [un patio o área abierta al lado de una casa]

Ella plantó flores en el patio al lado de su casa.

(nom) cour; jardin; préau [cour ou espace ouvert situé juste à côté d'une maison]

Elle a planté des fleurs dans le dooryard à côté de sa maison.

(Substantiv) Vorgarten; Hausvorplatz [ein kleiner Hof oder offener Bereich direkt neben einem Haus]

Sie pflanzte Blumen im **dooryard** neben ihrem Haus.

(名詞) 家の脇や前面にある庭や空き地

彼女は家の前の庭に花を植えた。

(substantivo) quintal; pátio; área externa [um quintal ou área aberta ao lado de uma casa]

Ela plantou flores no **quintal** ao lado de sua casa.

noun the yard near the front or back door of a house countable

Children were playing in the dooryard while their parents watched from the porch.

(名词) 门前庭院;门前院子;屋前院子

孩子们在门前院子里玩耍,他们的父母在门廊上看着。

(sustantivo) patio; corral; jardín [el patio cerca de la puerta principal o trasera de una casa]

Los niños jugaban en el patio mientras sus padres los observaban desde el porche.

(nom) avant-cour; cour [Cour ou espace situé près de la porte d'entrée ou de service d'une maison.]

Les enfants jouaient dans la cour devant la maison pendant que leurs parents les regardaient depuis le porche.

(Substantiv) Hausvorplatz; Vorgarten [Der Bereich vor oder hinter dem Eingang eines Hauses, der als Hof oder Garten genutzt wird.]

Die Kinder spielten im **Dooryard**, während ihre Eltern von der Veranda aus zuschauten.

(名詞) 家の前または後ろの入り口付近の庭。玄関先の庭。

子供たちは玄関先の庭で遊んでおり、その間両親はポーチから見守っていた。

(substantivo) quintal; pátio [o quintal perto da porta da frente ou dos fundos de uma casa]

As crianças brincavam no quintal enquanto os pais observavam da varanda.

Word parts: door + yard

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