damn

damn

an uttered curse; to doom to hell; condemn; censure: Damn the act, not the person.; commend without enthusiasm: damn with faint praise; a bit: not worth a damn

Not to be confused with:

dam – a barrier built to hold back water and raise its level; block up; obstruct: The beaver’s dam caused the field to flood.

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damn

 (dăm)

v. damned, damn·ing, damns

v.tr.

1.

a. To condemn to everlasting punishment or another terrible fate in the afterlife; doom: "the ancient belief that souls of the deceased who had been damned for certain sins could rise from their graves and wander the countryside between dusk and dawn" (Rudy Chelminski).

b. To condemn to an undesirable fate; destine: was damned to live out his life in poverty.

c. To bring about the failure of; ruin: Insufficient funding damned the project.

2. To denounce or criticize severely: a movie that was damned by the critics.

3. To swear at; curse.

v.intr.

To swear; curse.

interj.

Used to express anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.

n.

1. The saying of "damn" as a curse.

2. Informal The least valuable bit; a jot: not worth a damn.

adv. & adj.

Damned.

Idiom:

damn well

Without any doubt; positively: I am damn well going to file charges against him.

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[Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnāre, to condemn, inflict loss upon, from damnum, loss.]

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damn′ing·ly adv.

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damn

(dæm)

interj

1. slang an exclamation of annoyance (often in exclamatory phrases such as damn it! damn you! etc)

2. informal an exclamation of surprise or pleasure (esp in the exclamatory phrase damn me!)

adj

(prenominal) slang deserving damnation; detestable

adv, adj (prenominal)

slang (intensifier): damn fool; a damn good pianist.

adv

damn all slang absolutely nothing

vb (mainly tr)

3. to condemn as bad, worthless, etc

4. to curse

5. (Theology) to condemn to eternal damnation

6. (often passive) to doom to ruin; cause to fail: the venture was damned from the start.

7. (also intr) to prove (someone) guilty: damning evidence.

8. to swear (at) using the word damn

9. as near as damn it informal Brit as near as possible; very near

10. damn with faint praise to praise so unenthusiastically that the effect is condemnation

n

11. slang something of negligible value; jot (esp in the phrase not worth a damn)

12. not give a damn informal to be unconcerned; not care

[C13: from Old French dampner, from Latin damnāre to injure, condemn, from damnum loss, injury, penalty]

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damn

(dæm)

1. to declare to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.

2. to condemn as a failure: to damn a play.

3. to bring condemnation upon; ruin: damned by his gambling habit.

4. to doom to eternal punishment or condemn to hell.

5. to swear at or curse, using the word “damn.”

v.i.

6. to use the word “damn”; swear.

interj.

7. (used as an expletive to express anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.)

n.

8. the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.

9. something of negligible value: not worth a damn.

adj.

10. damned (defs. 2, 3).

adv.

11. damned.

Idioms:

damn with faint praise, to praise so moderately as, in effect, to condemn.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French dam(p)ner < Latin damnāre to condemn]

damn′er, n.

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damn

Past participle: damned
Gerund: damning

Imperative

damn

damn

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	damn - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" darn, red cent, shucks, tinker's dam, tinker's damn, hoot, shit worthlessness, ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness"
Verb	1.	damn - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, imprecate, maledict, curse bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
Adj.	1.	damn - used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!" goddamn cursed, curst - deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning"
	2.	damn - expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance" blame, blamed, blasted, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamned, goddamn, blessed, infernal cursed, curst - deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning"
Adv.	1.	damn - extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" all-fired, bloody intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

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damn

adverb

1. (Informal) very, really, particularly, highly, greatly, seriously (informal), truly, extremely, terribly, remarkably, unusually, jolly (Brit.), wonderfully, decidedly, awfully (informal), exceedingly, superlatively, uncommonly Let's have a damn good party.

verb

1. criticize, condemn, blast, pan (informal), slam (slang), flame (informal), denounce, put down, slate (informal), censure, castigate, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), inveigh against, lambast(e), excoriate, denunciate You can't damn him for his beliefs.
criticize approve, honour, praise, cheer, admire, acclaim, applaud, compliment, congratulate, laud, extol, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), take your hat off to

damn near (Informal) almost, virtually, practically, all but, just about, as good as, well-nigh I damn near went crazy.

not give a damn (Informal) not care, not mind, be indifferent, not give a hoot, not care a jot, not give two hoots, not care a whit, not care a brass farthing, not give a tinker's curse or damn (slang) Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

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damn

verb

1. To pronounce judgment against:

condemn, doom, sentence.

2. To invoke evil or injury upon:

anathematize, curse, imprecate.

Informal: cuss.

Archaic: execrate, maledict.

3. To use profane or obscene language:

blaspheme, curse, swear.

Informal: cuss.

noun

Informal. The least bit:

hoot, iota, jot, ounce, shred, whit.

Informal: rap.

Slang: diddly.

adjective

So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation:

accursed, blasted, blessed, bloody, confounded, cursed, darn, execrable, infernal.

Informal: blamed, damned.

Chiefly British: blooming, ruddy.

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Translations

شَيْء تافِهلعينيا للْفَظاعَه! اللعْنَه!يَلْعَن، يَذِم

mákodsouditzatraceně!zatracenýzatratit

for fanden!fordømmeikke noget værdpokkers

verdammtverdammenverurteilen

διαβολεμένος

damnedamni

condenarmaldecirmalditonada de nadareprobar

kirottu

damnerputainréprouvercondamnerdamné

proklet

elátkozfene: a fene egye meg!fütyülök rá

fjandinn!, helvíti!fordæmavera skítsama

condannaredannareimprecazionemaledettonon me ne frega

いまいましい

저주받은

demaskuojantisįrodantis kaltęišpeiktiniekispasmerktas

Ne plika graša vērtsnieksnolādētnolādēts! pie velna!nopelt

verdomd

forbasketpokker

przeklęty

desgraçado

проклятиепроклятый

zatratiť

presneto

förbaskad

คำอุทานแสดงความรำคาญ

Allah kahretsin!değersiz bulmaklânet okumaklanet olasılânetlemek

tồi tệ

一点点丝毫指责罚...入地狱该死

damn

[dæm]

A. VT

1. (Rel) (= condemn) → condenar
the effort was damned from the start → desde el principio el intento estaba condenado a fracasar
the critics damned the book → los críticos pusieron or tiraron el libro por los suelos
I'll see him damned first → antes lo veré colgado
to damn sth/sb with faint praise → despachar algo/a algn con tímidos elogios

2. (= swear at) → maldecir

3. (in exclamations) damn it! → ¡maldita sea!
damn him/you! → ¡maldito sea/seas!
damn this car! → ¡al diablo con este coche!
well I'll be damned! → ¡caramba!, ¡vaya!
I'll be damned if I will! → ¡ni en broma!, ¡ni pensarlo!, ¡ni de coña! (Sp)

B. EXCL → ¡maldita sea!, ¡caray!, ¡me cago en la leche! (Sp) , ¡carajo! (LAm)

C. N I don't give a damn → me importa un pito or bledo, me importa un carajo
it's not worth a damn → no vale un pimiento, no vale un carajo

D. ADJ → maldito, condenado, fregado (LAm)
damn Yankee (US) → sucio/a yanqui mf

E. ADV it's damn hot/cold! → ¡vaya calor/frío que hace!, ¡hace un calor/frío del demonio!
he's damn clever! → ¡mira que es listo!, ¡es más listo que el hambre!
he damn near killed me → por poco me mata, casi me mata
"did you tell him so?" - "damn right, I did!" → -¿eso le dijiste? -¡pues claro! or ¡ya lo creo!
I should damn well think so! → ¡hombre, eso espero!

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damn

[ˈdæm]

vt

(= criticize) → condamner

(= curse) → maudire
damn it! → zut!
near as damn it (British) (= very nearly) → presque
I'm leading as near as damn it a normal life → Je mène une vie franchement presque normale.

n
I don't give a damn → je m'en fous

adj → fichu(e)
He's playing his damn trumpet → Il joue de sa fichue trompette.
The damn pipe's burst → Ce fichu tuyau a pété.
this damn ... → ce fichu ...
it's a damn nuisance! → quelle barbe!
there's not a damn thing you can do → tu ne peux rien y faire

excl → zut!

adv [good, right] → sacrément
damn near
I damn near went crazy → J'ai manqué devenir fou.

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damn

interj (inf) → verdammt (inf)

n (inf) he doesn’t care or give a damn → er schert sich den Teufel or einen Dreck (darum) (inf); I don’t give a damn → das ist mir piepegal (inf) → or scheißegal (inf); it’s not worth a damn → das ist keinen Pfifferling wert

adj attr (inf) → verdammt; it’s one damn thing after another → verdammt noch mal, da kommt aber auch eins nach dem andern; it’s a damn nuisance → das ist ein verdammter Mist (inf), → das ist wirklich zu blöd (inf); a damn sight better/worse → verdammt viel besser/schlechter (inf); I can’t see a damn thing → verdammt (noch mal), ich kann überhaupt nichts sehen (inf); I couldn’t see a damn thing → das war vielleicht ein Mist, ich konnte überhaupt nichts sehen (inf)

adv (inf) → verdammt; I should damn well hope/think so → das will ich aber auch stark hoffen/ich doch stark annehmen; pretty damn good/quick → verdammt gut/schnell (inf); you’re damn right → du hast völlig recht; damn all → nicht die Bohne (inf); I’ve done damn all today → ich hab heute null Komma nichts gemacht (inf)

vt

(Rel) → verdammen

(= bring condemnation, ruin on) → das Genick brechen (+dat); (evidence) → überführen

(= judge and condemn) → verurteilen; book etc → verreißen; to damn somebody/something with faint praise → jdn/etw auf eine Weise loben, die ihn/es bloßstellt

(inf) damn him/you! (annoyed) → verdammt! (inf); (indifferent) → der kann/du kannst mich mal! (inf); damn him for forgetting → so ein (verdammter) Mist, er hats vergessen (inf); damn Richard, he’s pinched my book → der verdammte Richard hat mein Buch geklaut (inf); damn it! → verdammt (noch mal)! (inf); damn it all! → zum Donnerwetter! (inf); (in surprise) → Donnerwetter! (inf), → Teufel auch! (inf); well, I’ll be damned! → Donnerwetter! (inf); I’ll be damned if I’ll go there → ich denk nicht (im Schlaf) dran, da hinzugehen (inf); I’ll be damned if I know → weiß der Teufel (inf)

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damn

[dæm]

1. vt (Rel) → dannare; (curse) → maledire; (condemn, film, book) → stroncare
damn it! (fam) → accidenti!
damn him/you! (fam) → accidenti a lui/a te!
well I'll be damned! (fam) → che mi venga un accidente!
I'll be damned if I will! (fam) → (non lo faccio) manco morto!

2. n (fam) I don't give a damn → me ne infischio, non me ne importa un fico
it's not worth a damn → non vale un fico secco

3. adj (fam) (also damned) → maledetto/a
this damn machine won't work → questa maledetta macchina non funziona

4. adv (fam) (also damned) it's damn hot → fa un caldo del diavolo
he knew damn well → lo sapeva benissimo
damn all → un bel niente, un accidente

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damn

(dӕm) verb

1. to sentence to unending punishment in hell. His soul is damned. verdoem يُدين، يَحْكُم عَلَيْهِ بالعِقاب الأبَدي في جَهَنَّم проклинам amaldiçoar zatratit verdammen fordømme καταριέμαιmaldecir ära needma به عذاب دوزخ محکوم کردن؛ لعن کردن kirota damner מְקוּלַל नरक में अनंतकालीन सजा देना osuditi, prokleti (el)átkoz mengutuk fordæma dannare 永遠に罰する 저주하다 prakeikti, pasmerkti pragaro kančioms nolādēt laknat verdoemenfordømme skazać na potępiemie لعنت ويل (پر): بدويل، په بدو محكومول، غندل amaldiçoar a osândi проклинать zatratiť prekleti proklet förbanna, fördöma ตกนรก lânetlemek, lânet okumak 罰...入地獄 проклинати لعنت کے قابل nguyền rủa 罚...入地狱

2. to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc. That film was damned by the critics. verdoem, veroordeel يَلْعَن، يَذِم осъждам condenar odsoudit verurteilen fordømme καταδικάζω, αποδοκιμάζωcondenar hukka mõistma مورد انتقاد شدید قرار دادن tuomita condamner נִקטַל धिक्कारना nepovoljno se izraziti o nečemu elítél, lehúz mengritik secara keras fordæma condannare 酷評する 저주받다 išpeikti nosodīt; nopelt kutuk afkrakenfordømmepotępić په بدو محكومول condenar a blama забраковать odsúdiť obsoditi ocrniti döma ut, förkasta ถูกประณาม değersiz bulmak 指責 осуджувати نا قابل برداشت، مایوس کرنے والا chê 指责

interjection

expressing anger, irritation etc. Damn! I've forgotten my purse. vervlaks, verdomp, dêmmit يا للْفَظاعَه! اللعْنَه! по дяволите! droga! zatraceně! verdammt! pokkers!; for fanden! στην οργή! (επιφ.) ¡vaya!, ¡carajo!, ¡mecachis! neetud! لعنتی؛ اَه hitto zut!לעזאזל शाप kletva a fene egye meg! sialan fjandinn!, helvíti! mannaggia!, accidenti! ちぇっ ‘젠장!' po velnių! prakeikimas! nolādēts! pie velna! celaka verdommefordømt, pokker cholera! لعنتی raios! fir-ar să fie! чёрт побери! doparoma! presneto! Dovraga tusan också! คำอุทานแสดงความรำคาญ Allah kahretsin!; Tüh! 該死(用以表示憤怒、惱火) чортова киша! хай йому грець! اظہار ناراضگی یا مایوسی کے لۓ فجائیہ لفظ، دھت! ۔ mẹ kiếp （诅咒用语）该死

noun

something unimportant or of no value. It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least). niks werd nie شَيْء تافِه нещо нищожно nada ani za mák Das kümmert mich einen Dreck. ikke noget værd; være skideligeglad δεκάρα, δεκαράκι nada de nada mitte kübetki چیز بی ارزش؛ بی اهمیت ei minkään arvoinen deux fois rien לֹא מְזִיז לִי बेकार ne marim nimalo, baš me briga fütyülök rá tak berharga vera skítsama nulla 少しも～(ない) 전혀 중요하지 않은 것 niekis, špyga, perlaužtas grašis Man par to ne silts, ne auksts! tak peduli sikit pun bal, zier ikke verd noen ting; (gi) blaffen figa, nic بی ارزشه شی nadinha doi bani выеденного яица не стоит; наплевать ani za mak; je to fuk malenkost baš me briga förbannat dugg ไร้ค่า on para etmez 一點點，絲毫 нікудишній; щербатої копійки не вартий ایسی چیز جس کی کوئی اھمیت یا قیمت نہ ہو không có giá trị 一点点，丝毫

damned adjective

1. sentenced to unending punishment in hell. verdoem, vervloek مَلْعون، مَحْكوم عَلَيْهِ باللعْنَةِ الأبَدِيَّه прокълнат danado zatracený, prokletý verdammt fortabt καταραμένοςmaldito, condenado äraneetud لعن شده؛ نفرینی kirottu damné רָשַע בַּגֵיהֵינוֹם नरकगत osuđen (el)átkozott terkutuk fordæmdur dannato 地獄に落ちた 저주받은 prakeiktas, pasmerktas nolādēts hukuman verdoemdfordømt, fortapt potępiony لعنتی danado osândit проклятый prekliaty preklet proklet för-dömd ซึ่งถูกสาปแช่ง lânetlenmiş 罰入地獄的 проклятий جہنم میں عذاب ابدی کی سزا ملنا bị đày xuống địa ngục 罚入地狱的

2. annoying, greatly disliked etc. Get that damned dog out of here! vervloekste مَلْعون дразнещ maldito zatracený verdammt pokkers; satans; skide διαβολεμένοςmaldito, puñetero, condenado neetud لعنتی؛ مرده شور برده kirottu sacréארור घृणित proklet, vraški átkozott mengganggu bölvaður maledetto いまいましい 지긋지긋한 prakeiktas sasodīts; nejauks tidak suka verdomdforbannet, pokkers cholerny لعنتی maldito blestemat проклятый protivný zoprn proklet ึ่งน่าหงุดหงิดรำคาญ başbelâsı, Allahın belâsı 該死的 огидний, бридкий قابل نفرت ، ناپسندیدہ lbị nguyền rủa 该死的

ˈdamning adjective

showing faults, sins etc. The evidence was damning. verdoemend مُثْبِت للإدانَه، مُؤَكِّد للإتِّهام осъждащ incriminador usvědčující erdrückend fældende ενοχοποιητικόςirrecusable hävitav مزخرف langettava accablant מַרשִיע अपराध साबित करने वाली गवाही osuđujući elítélő menunjukkan kesalahan sakfellandi (vitnisburður) incriminante, schiacciante のっぴきならない (증거 등이) 꼼짝 못할, 아주 불리한 demaskuojantis, įrodantis kaltę atmaskojošs menunjukkan kesalahan vernietigendfellende obciążający پوچ incriminador zdrobitor изобличающий usvedčujúci obtožujoč osuđujući fällande, fördömande ซึ่งมีข้อผิดพลาด suçlandırıcı 顯示有罪的 викриваючий گناہوں یا غلطیوں کو ظاہر کرنے والا chê trách 导致定罪的

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damn

→ لعين zatracený pokkers verdammt διαβολεμένος condenado kirottu damné proklet maledetto いまいましい 저주받은 verdomd forbasket przeklęty desgraçado проклятый förbaskad คำอุทานแสดงความรำคาญ lanet olası tồi tệ 该死的

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