зево́к

rare #30173

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
yawn
Он прикры́л рот руко́й, сде́рживая зево́к.
He covered his mouth with his hand, holding back a yawn.
2.
blunder, oversight, missed opportunity
Э́тот зево́к сто́ил ему па́ртии.
That blunder cost him the game.
Colloquial; especially in chess and sports.

Examples

Подавивший зевок студент кивнул профессору.
The student who stifled a yawn nodded to the professor.
Зевок выдал её усталость.
Her yawn gave away how tired she was.
Том подави́л зево́к.
Tom suppressed a yawn.
Он подавил зевок во время лекции.
He stifled a yawn during the lecture.

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