yawn in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for yawn in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.yawn [Brit jɔːn, Am jɔn] N

1. yawn (physical action):

yawn

sbadiglio m

to give a yawn

sbadigliare or fare uno sbadiglio

2. yawn (bore) fig:

what a yawn! inf

che barba or che pizza!

II.yawn [Brit jɔːn, Am jɔn] VB trans

“See you tomorrow, ” he yawned

“ci vediamo domani, ” disse sbadigliando

III.yawn [Brit jɔːn, Am jɔn] VB intr

1. yawn person:

yawn

sbadigliare

2. yawn (gape) fig:

yawn tunnel:

aprirsi

yawn abyss, chasm:

spalancarsi

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stifle debate, yawn, opposition, revolt, impulse

soffocare

cavernous yawn

profondo

lazy smile, yawn

indolente

Translations for yawn in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sbadigliare

to yawn

sbadigliare

to give a yawn

sbadigliare dalla noia

to yawn from boredom

sbadiglio

yawn

fare uno sbadiglio

to give a yawn

soffocare uno sbadiglio

to smother or stifle or suppress a yawn

mattonata

yawn inf

uno sbadiglio contagioso

a contagious yawn

che pizza!

what a yawn or pain!

spalancarsi abisso:

to yawn

yawn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for yawn in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.yawn [jɑ:n] VB intr

1. yawn (show tiredness):

yawn

sbadigliare

2. yawn fig liter (open wide):

yawn

aprirsi

II.yawn [jɑ:n] N

1. yawn (sign of tiredness):

yawn

sbadiglio m

2. yawn inf (boring thing):

yawn

barba f

it was a yawn

è stata una barba

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suppress sneeze, yawn, emotion

reprimere

Translations for yawn in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sbadiglio

yawn

sbadigliare

to yawn

yawn Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it was a yawn

è stata una barba

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Covering the mouth when yawning may have been a way to prevent such transmission.

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Strangers and acquaintances showed a longer delay in the yawn response (latency) compared to friends and kin.

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He learned to replace his smile with a thrust-out chin, a glare or a yawn. 2.

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A lion is sent out into the arena first, but it just yawns and lies down.

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This may be seen if for example, the experimenter claps his hands and yawns, the patient would do the same in the same order.

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A widespread custom of these women was to yawn repeatedly during healing rituals.

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But the rest of it was a yawn!

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However, there are a few theories that attempt to explain the "primary" evolutionary reason for the yawn.

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However, neither providing more oxygen nor reducing carbon dioxide in air decreased yawning.

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Yawning may in fact reduce oxygen intake compared to normal respiration.

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