darn (redirected from darns)

darn ¹  (därn)

v. darned, darn·ing, darns

v.tr.

To mend (a garment, for example) by weaving thread or yarn across a gap or hole.

v.intr.

To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.

n.

A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it: a sock full of darns.

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[French dialectal darner, perhaps from Norman French darne, piece, from Breton darn.]

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darn ²  (därn)

interj.

Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.

adv. & adj.

Damn.

tr.v. darned, darn·ing, darns

To damn.

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[Alteration of damn.]

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darn¹

vb

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to mend (a hole or a garment) with a series of crossing or interwoven stitches

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a patch of darned work on a garment

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) the process or act of darning

[probably from French (Channel Islands dialect) darner; compare Welsh, Breton darn piece]

darner  n

darning  n

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darn²

interj & adj & adv & n

a euphemistic word for damn [1-4] [15]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	darn - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" damn, 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"
	2.	darn - sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" mend, patch stitchery, sewing - needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"
Verb	1.	darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks" fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

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darn

verb

mend, repair, patch, stitch, sew up, cobble up His aunt darned his old socks.

noun

mend, patch, reinforcement, invisible repair blue woollen stockings with untidy darns

Translations

darn¹ [dɑːn]

A. N (Sew) → zurcido m, zurcidura f

B. VT [+ socks, cloth] → zurcir

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darn² [dɑːn] (esp US)

A. EXCL darn (it)! → ¡caray!

B. ADJ = darned A

C. ADV = darned B

darn [ˈdɑː^rn] vt

[+ sock] → repriser

(US) (= damn) darn it! → zut! >
I'll be darned! → que le diable m'emporte! >

darn¹ (Sew)

n → gestopfte Stelle

vt → stopfen

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darn² (also darned) (inf)

adj cheek, nerve → verdammt (inf); a darn sight better/worse → ein ganzes Ende besser/schlechter (inf)

adv → verdammt (inf), → verflixt (inf); he’d better make darn sure → er sollte verdammt noch mal dafür sorgen (inf); pretty darn quick → verdammt schnell (inf); you’re darn right → du hast völlig recht; you know darned well what I mean → du weißt verdammt genau, was ich meine (inf); we’ll do just as we darn well please → wir machen genau das, was wir wollen; darn near impossible → so gut wie unmöglich

vt darn it! → verflixt noch mal! (inf); darn him! → zum Kuckuck mit ihm!

n I don’t give a darn → das ist mir völlig schnurz (inf)

darn¹ [dɑːn]

1. vt (socks, clothes) → rammendare

2. n → rammendo

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darn¹ [dɑːn]

1. vt (socks, clothes) → rammendare

2. n → rammendo