yawn
yawn(
yan
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The teacher got mad when he saw Jimmy's yawn in the middle of his lesson.El profesor se enojó cuando vio el bostezo de Jimmy en medio de la lección.
2. (colloquial) (bore)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el plomo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Doing my tax return is a yawn.Hacer la declaración de impuestos es un plomo.
b. el aburrimiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This match is a total yawn. I mean, neither team is any good.Este partido es un aburrimiento total. Digo, ningún equipo de los dos es bueno.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. bostezar
The student yawned through most of the explanation.La alumna bostezó durante la mayoría de la explicación.
4. (literary) (to gape)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. abrirse
The driver came around a bend only to see the abyss yawn before him.El chofer pasó una curva solo para ver el abismo abrirse delante de él.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
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