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USAGE NOTE
The plural of “yen” is “yen” in sense 1).
yen(
yehn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (currency)
(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).
I had to convert my money to yen before my business trip to Japan.Tenía que convertir mi dinero a yenes antes de mi viaje de negocios a Japón.
a. las ansias (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
As a touring musician, I've been able to satisfy my yen for travelComo músico que sale de gira, pude satisfacer mis ansias de viajar.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I've always had a yen to be a ballerina, but I don't have the grace it requires.Siempre me morí de ganas de ser bailarina, pero no tengo la gracia necesaria.
My daughter has a yen to visit Iceland and see the Northern Lights.Mi hija tiene unas ganas locas de visitar Islandia y ver la aurora boreal.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (colloquial) (to yearn; often used with "for")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. anhelar
Sylvia spent the long winter nights yenning for the warmth of a spring evening.Silvia pasaba las largas noches del invierno anhelando la calidez de una tarde primaveral.
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