yellow card

UK/ˈjɛl.əʊ ˌkɑːd/US/ˈjɛl.oʊ ˌkɑrd/

noun

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.

Meanings

nounyellow card (plural yellow cards)

plural yellow cards

  1. hobbiesA 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.
  2. medicineOne of various yellow-colored cards used to verify the healthiness, vaccination status or other medical info of travelers.
  3. UKmedicineA form to record safety concerns and adverse reactions to medicinal drugs.
  4. attributiveoftenA 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
    1 more example

    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
  5. historicalA yellow ticket.
  6. historicalA card given to British Army personnel during The Troubles.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Arabic بِطَاقَة صَفْرَاء
  • بِطَاقَة صَفْرَاءcard in sports
Basque txartel hori
  • txartel horicard in sports
Bulgarian жълт карто́н
  • жълт карто́н (žălt kartón)card in sports
Catalan targeta groga
  • targeta grogacard in sports
Chinese Mandarin 黃牌 /黄牌
  • 黃牌 /黄牌 (huángpái)card in sports
Czech žlutá karta
  • žlutá kartacard in sports
Danish gult kort
  • gult kortcard in sports
Dutch gele kaart
  • gele kaartcard in sports
Finnish keltainen kortti
  • keltainen kortticard in sports
French carton jaune, carte jaune
  • carton jaunecard in sports
  • carte jaunecard in sports
German gelbe Karte
  • gelbe Kartecard in sports
Greek κίτρινη κάρτα
  • κίτρινη κάρτα (kítrini kárta)card in sports
Hebrew כרטיס צהוב
  • כרטיס צהוב (kartís tsahóv)card in sports
Hungarian sárga lap
  • sárga lapcard in sports
Icelandic gult spjald
  • gult spjaldcard in sports
Italian cartellino giallo
  • cartellino giallocard in sports
Japanese イエローカード
  • イエローカード (ierōkādo)card in sports
Korean 옐로카드, 경고표
  • 옐로카드 (yellokadeu)card in sports
  • 경고표 (gyeonggopyo)card in sports
Malay kad kuning
  • kad kuningcard in sports
Norwegian Bokmål gult kort
  • gult kortcard in sports
Persian کارت زرد
  • کارت زرد (kârt-e zard)card in sports
Polish żółta kartka
  • żółta kartkacard in sports
Portuguese cartão amarelo
  • cartão amarelocard in sports
Romanian cartonaș galben
  • cartonaș galbencard in sports
Russian жёлтая ка́рточка, горчичник
  • жёлтая ка́рточка (žóltaja kártočka)card in sports
  • горчичник (gorčičnik)card in sports
Spanish tarjeta amarilla
  • tarjeta amarillacard in sports
Swahili kadi ya njano
  • kadi ya njanocard in sports
Swedish gult kort
  • gult kortcard in sports
Turkish sarı kart
  • sarı kartcard in sports
Ukrainian жо́вта ка́ртка
  • жо́вта ка́ртка (žóvta kártka)card in sports
Vietnamese thẻ vàng
  • thẻ vàngcard in sports
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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