yield

yield
yield
A n
1 gen (product, amount produced) production f, rendement m ; (of tree, field, farm) rendement m, récolte f ; the annual milk yield la production laitière annuelle ; a good/poor yield of wheat une bonne/mauvaise récolte de blé ; a high yield variety une variété à fort rendement ;
2 Fin (of shares, investments) rendement m, rapport m (from, on de) ; a yield of 8% un rendement de 8% ; a high yield bond une obligation à haut rendement.
B vtr
1 (produce, bear) [crop, animal, land] rendre, produire ; [mine, quarry] produire ;
2 Fin rapporter ; to yield 25% over 10 years rapporter 25% sur 10 ans ; to yield millions in taxes rapporter des millions en taxes ;
3 (provide) donner, fournir [information, result, meaning] ; produire [clue] ; livrer [secret] ; to yield new insights into apporter de nouvelles perspectives quant à ;
4 (surrender) céder (to à) ; to yield ground to Mil, fig céder du terrain à ; to yield a point to sb céder à qn sur un point, concéder un point à qn ; she refused to yield this point elle a refusé de céder sur ce point ; to yield the floor to donner or céder la parole à.
C vi
1 (give in) (to person, temptation, pressure, threats) céder (to à) ; (to army, arguments) se rendre (to à) ; to yield to force céder devant la force ; to yield to persuasion se laisser persuader ; I yield to no-one in my admiration for her work personne plus que moi n'admire son œuvre ;
2 (under weight, physical pressure) [lock, door, shelf, bridge] céder (under sous) ;
3 (be superseded) to yield to [technology, phenomenon] céder le pas à ; [land, countryside] céder la place à ;
4 (be productive) to yield well/poorly avoir un bon/mauvais rendement ; the cow yields well la vache produit une bonne quantité de lait ;
5 US Aut céder le passage (to à) ; ‘yield’ (on sign) ‘cédez le passage’.
Phrasal verb
■ yield up livrer [secret, treasure].

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