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yarn  (yärn)

n.

1. A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic material, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.

2. Informal A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.

intr.v. yarned, yarn·ing, yarns Informal

To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales.

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[Middle English, from Old English gearn; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]

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yarn [jɑːn]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres, used in weaving, knitting, etc.

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Informal a long and often involved story or account, usually telling of incredible or fantastic events

spin a yarn Informal

a.  to tell such a story

b.  to make up or relate a series of excuses

vb

(intr) to tell such a story or stories

[Old English gearn; related to Old High German garn yarn, Old Norse görn gut, Greek khordē string, gut]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yarn - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" recital, narration body - the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short" introduction - the first section of a communication close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." report, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" recounting, telling, relation - an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
	2.	yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving thread cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" cotton - thread made of cotton fibers dental floss, floss - a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth floss - a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery Lastex - yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads ligature - thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) metallic - a yarn made partly or entirely of metal nap, pile - the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" purl - gold or silver wire thread suture - thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together tinsel - a thread with glittering metal foil attached warp - yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof weft, woof, filling, pick - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving worsted yarn, worsted - a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
Verb	1.	yarn - tell or spin a yarn                   recount, narrate, tell, recite - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

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yarn

noun

1. thread, fibre, cotton, wool vegetable-dyed yarn

2. (Informal) story, tale, anecdote, account, narrative, fable, reminiscence, urban myth, tall story, urban legend, cock-and-bull story (informal) Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush.

Translations

yarn [jɑːn]

A. N

1. (= wool) → hilo m

2. (= tale) → cuento m, historia f
to spin a yarn → soltar una historia
she spun them a yarn about how she'd masterminded the whole project → les soltó una historia de cómo había estado al frente de todo el proyecto

B. VI → contar historias

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yarn [ˈjɑː^rn] n

(= thread) → fil m

(= tale) → longue histoire f

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yarn

n

(Tex) → Garn nt

(= tale) → Seemannsgarn nt; to spin a yarn → Seemannsgarn spinnen; to spin somebody a yarn about something → jdm eine Lügengeschichte über etw (acc) → erzählen

vi → Seemannsgarn spinnen, Geschichten erzählen

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yarn [jɑːn] n

a. (wool, thread) → filato

b. (tale) → storia, racconto
to spin sb a yarn → raccontare a qn una grossa balla

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yarn [jɑːn] n

a. (wool, thread) → filato

b. (tale) → storia, racconto
to spin sb a yarn → raccontare a qn una grossa balla

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yarn¹

n yarn [jaːn]

wool, cotton etc spun into thread knitting-yarn; a length of yarn. draad, garing غَزْل، خَيْط مَغْزول прежда vlákno garn; -garn das Garn νήμα hilo lõng نخ lanka fil חוּט सूत, तागा pređa fonal benang spunnið garn filo 糸 (직물, 편물용의) 실 verpalai dzija yan garen garn, tråd przędza, włókno fio fir пряжа vlákno preja pređa garn เส้นด้ายหนาที่ใช้สำหรับถัก iplik 紗線 пряжа; нитка بٹا ہوا دھاگا ، ستلی وغیرہ sợi 纱线

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yarn²

n yarn [jaːn]

an old word for a story or tale He told us interesting yarns about his travels. storie حِكايَةٌ مُلَفَّقَه история historka historie; fortælling das Seemannsgarn αφήγηση, ιστορία cuento lugu قصه؛ حکایت tarina longue histoire סִיפוּר (אָרוֹך), צִ'יזבָּט किस्सा, कहानी raspredanje mese cerita (frá)saga storia 物語 이야기, 모험담 istorija, pasakojimas (garš) piedzīvojumu stāsts kisah verhaal fortelling; skrøne, røverhistorie historia história poveste lungă şi încâlcită байка, небылица historka zgodba predanje []historia นิทาน öykü masal (舊式用法) 故事 історія; казка طویل قصّے کے لۓ ایک پرانا لفظ chuyện huyên thuyên 故事