yen (redirected from yenning)

yen ¹  (yn)

n.

A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving.

intr.v. yenned, yen·ning, yens

To have a strong desire or inclination; yearn.

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[Chinese (Cantonese) uên, hope, wish, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) yuàn.]

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yen ²  (yn)

n. pl. yen

See Table at currency.

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[Japanese en, from Chinese (Mandarin) yuán, dollar.]

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yen¹

n pl yen

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Japan, (notionally) divided into 100 sen

[from Japanese en, from Chinese yüan circular object, dollar]

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yen² Informal

n

a passionate, ardent, or intense longing or desire

vb yens, yenning, yenned

(intr) to yearn

[perhaps from Chinese (Cantonese) yăn a craving, addiction]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yen - a yearning for something or to do something hankering longing, yearning, hungriness - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
	2.	yen - the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen sen - a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel Japanese monetary unit - monetary unit in Japan
Verb	1.	yen - have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" pine, yearn, ache, languish die - languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave" hanker, long, yearn - desire strongly or persistently

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yen

noun longing, desire, craving, yearning, passion, hunger, ache, itch, thirst, hankering Mike had a yen to try cycling.

Translations

yen [jen] N

1. (= currency) → yen m

2. to have a yen to do sth → morirse de ganas de hacer algo, tener muchas ganas de hacer algo

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yen [ˈjɛn] n

(= currency) → yen m

(= craving) → grande envie f, désir m
to have a yen for sth → avoir très envie de qch
to have a yen to do sth → avoir très envie de faire qch

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yen¹

n (Fin) → Yen m

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yen²

n (inf) → Lust f (→ for auf +acc); I’ve always had a yen to go to Pasadena → es hat mich schon immer nach Pasadena gezogen; I had a yen to do that/for oysters → ich hatte plötzlich Lust, das zu machen/auf Austern

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yen¹ [jɛn] n (currency) → yen m inv

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yen² [jɛn] n (fam) to have a yen to do sth → avere una gran voglia di fare qc

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yen

n yen [jen]

the standard unit of Japanese currency. jen يَن: وِحْدَة النَّقْد الياباني йена jen yen der Yen γεν (το νόμισμα της Ιαπωνίας) yen jeen ین jeni yen יֶן (מטבע יפני) जापानी मुद्रा jen jen (japán pénzegység) yen yen yen 円 엔(円)(일본의 화폐 단위 jena jena yen yen yen jen iene yen иена jen jen jen yen ชื่อเงินสกุลของญี่ปุ่น Japon para birimi, yen 日圓 ієна جاپان کا معیاری سکّہ đồng yên (tiền Nhật Bản) 日元