yellow card en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈjɛl.əʊ ˌkɑːd/ (UK)
- /ˈjɛl.oʊ ˌkɑrd/ (US)
Meanings
- A yellow-coloured card, shown to a player (especially in association football) as a caution that he or she has committed a flagrant foul; a further such foul would result in a red card.
- One of various yellow-colored cards used to verify the healthiness, vaccination status or other medical info of travelers.
- (UK) A form to record safety concerns and adverse reactions to medicinal drugs.
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(attributive, often) A card sent out by a travelling dance or theatre company to request temporary personnel from a local labor union.
Some large modern dance companies, most large ballet companies, and most large theater companies also require union crews. These are called yellow card companies.
1991, M. Kay Barrell, The technical production handbook:Each local union has a separate number; New York was the first so they are Local One. Chicago is Local Two. A yellow card (they have been printed on yellow cardstock since time began) is sent out telling how many hands will be required in in each department for the load-in, load-out, and for the run of the show.
2014, John Ramsey Holloway, Illustrated Theatre Production Guide, page 6:
- (historical) A yellow ticket.
- (historical) A card given to British Army personnel during The Troubles.
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Translations (39)
vi thẻ vàng (card in sports) · hu sárga lap (card in sports) · de gelbe Karte (card in sports) · es tarjeta amarilla (card in sports) · ru жёлтая ка́рточка (card in sports) · ru горчичник (card in sports) · fr carte jaune (card in sports) · el κίτρινη κάρτα (card in sports) · it cartellino giallo (card in sports) · sv gult kort (card in sports) · ms kad kuning (card in sports) · hy դեղին քարտ (card in sports) · ro cartonaș galben (card in sports) · mk жолт ка́ртон (card in sports) · eu txartel hori (card in sports) · he כרטיס צהוב (card in sports) · fo gult kort (card in sports) · pt cartão amarelo (card in sports) · ar بِطَاقَة صَفْرَاء (card in sports) · fr carton jaune (card in sports) · pl żółta kartka (card in sports) · gl cartón amarelo (card in sports) · nl gele kaart (card in sports) · ca targeta groga (card in sports) · uk жо́вта ка́ртка (card in sports) · cmn 黃牌 /黄牌 (card in sports) · sw kadi ya njano (card in sports) · nn gult kort (card in sports) · ja イエローカード (card in sports) · tr sarı kart (card in sports) · cs žlutá karta (card in sports) · ko 경고표 (card in sports) · fa کارت زرد (card in sports) · nb gult kort (card in sports) · ko 옐로카드 (card in sports) · da gult kort (card in sports) · is gult spjald (card in sports) · bg жълт карто́н (card in sports) · fi keltainen kortti (card in sports)