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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesétalon
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.ta.lɔ̃/
"Leurs résultats servent d'étalon pour le reste de l'industrie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A standard used for comparison or to judge the quality, value, or success of something.
"Customer satisfaction is the ultimate yardstick for measuring the company's success." - 2
A measuring stick exactly one yard (three feet) long, typically marked in inches and fractions.
"She used a wooden yardstick to measure the fabric before cutting it."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the compound of 'yard' (an Old English unit of length, 'gierd') and 'stick' (from Old English 'sticca'). Originally referring to a literal measuring rod three feet in length, the term evolved metaphorically during the 19th century to denote any standard or criterion used for comparison or evaluation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yardstick" is said worldwide
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étalon
Transliteration: /e.ta.lɔ̃/
"Leurs résultats servent d'étalon pour le reste de l'industrie."
Maßstab
Transliteration: /ˈmaːsˌʃtaːp/
"Dieser Erfolg setzt einen neuen Maßstab für unsere zukünftige Arbeit."
parametro
Transliteration: /pa.raˈmɛː.tro/
"Questo indice è il principale parametro di valutazione."
punto de referencia
Transliteration: /ˈpun.to de re.feˈren.sja/
"Su trabajo sirve como punto de referencia para los nuevos empleados."
critério
Transliteration: /kɾiˈtɛ.ɾju/
"Este é o principal critério para avaliar o desempenho."
मानदंड
Transliteration: maandand
"यह नियम सफलता का एक नया मानदंड स्थापित करता है।"
衡量标准
Transliteration: héngliáng biāozhǔn
"质量是衡量产品好坏的标准。"
기준
Transliteration: gijun
"이것이 우리 평가의 유일한 기준입니다."
尺度
Transliteration: shakudo
"それは成功を測るための重要な尺度である。"
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