| Английский > Английский |
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| yawn |
| 1. v. To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation. |
| I could see my students yawning, so I knew the lesson was boring them. |
| 2. v. To say while yawning. |
| 3. v. To present a wide opening. |
| The canyon yawns as it has done for millions of years, and we stand looking, dumbstruck. |
| Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes. |
| 4. v. (obsolete) To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment. |
| 5. v. (obsolete) To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning. |
| to yawn for fat livings |
| 6. n. The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored. |
| 7. n. (colloquial) A particularly boring event. |
| The slideshow we sat through was such a yawn. I was glad when it finished. |
| Русский > Английский |
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| зевать |
| 1. v. yawn |
| 2. v. gape |
| 3. v. miss, let an opportunity slip by |
