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1 darn
darn [dɑ:n]1 noun(a) (in garment) reprise f;∎ there was a darn in the elbow of his sweater son pull était reprisé au coude∎ I couldn't or I don't give a darn je m'en fiche∎ darn it! bon sang!;∎ he's late, darn him! il est en retard, il fait vraiment chier!;∎ darn that cat/man! saleté de chat/de bonhomme!;∎ I'll be darned! ça alors!, oh, la vache!familiar bon sang!familiar sacré;∎ the darn car won't start cette sacrée bagnole ne veut pas démarrer;∎ you're a darn fool t'es vraiment idiot5 adverbfamiliar vachement;∎ it's darn late il est vachement tard;∎ it's too darn late bon sang, il est trop tard;∎ we were darn lucky on a eu une sacrée veine;∎ don't be so darn stupid! ce que tu peux être bête!;∎ that's just too darn bad tant pis;∎ to have a darn good try faire un sacré effort;∎ you know darn well what I mean! tu comprends parfaitement ce que je veux dire!□ -
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I.darn1 [dα:n][+ socks] repriser ; [+ clothes] raccommoderII., darned (inf) [dα:nd]= damn ; damned* * *[dɑːn] 1.noun raccommodage m (in à)2.(colloq) adjective (also darned) sacré (colloq) (before n)3.(colloq) adverb sacrément (colloq)4.(colloq) exclamation zut! (colloq)5.transitive verb repriser, raccommoder -
3 fine-darn
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4 mend
mend [mend]1 noun∎ to be on the mend (economy, situation) s'améliorer□ ; (ill person) se remettre□, être en voie de guérison□(a) (repair → machine, television, broken vase) réparer; (→ clothes) raccommoder; (→ hem) recoudre; (darn → socks) repriser, ravauder;∎ to get or to have sth mended faire réparer qch∎ to mend matters arranger les choses;∎ to mend one's ways s'amender(improve → patient) se remettre, être en voie de guérison; (→ weather) s'améliorer; (→ fracture, broken bones) se ressouder;∎ familiar you'll soon mend tu t'en remettras□ -
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mend [mend]a. ( = repair) réparer ; [+ clothes] raccommoderb. [+ marriage] sauver[person] se remettre ; [part of body] guérir3. noun• to be on the mend [person] aller mieux* * *[mend] 1.2) fig2.to be on the mend — [person] être en voie de guérison; [economy] reprendre; [weather, situation] s'améliorer
transitive verb1) ( repair) réparer [object, road]3) ( improve)3.intransitive verb [injury] guérir; [person] se rétablir••
См. также в других словарях:
darn — darn1 [ darn ] interjection INFORMAL used when you are annoyed about something darn it/you/him etc. INFORMAL used when you are annoyed about something: Darn it! I was sure I d left my keys here. darn darn 2 [ darn ] or darned [ darnd ] adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
darn — verb Darn is used with these nouns as the object: ↑sock … Collocations dictionary
darn — [1] ► VERB ▪ mend (knitted material) by interweaving yarn across it. DERIVATIVES darning noun. ORIGIN perhaps from an Old English word meaning to hide … English terms dictionary
darn — [[t]dɑ͟ː(r)n[/t]] darns, darning, darned 1) VERB If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them. [V n] Aunt Emilie darned old socks... [V ed]… … English dictionary
darn — I UK [dɑː(r)n] / US [dɑrn] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms darn : present tense I/you/we/they darn he/she/it darns present participle darning past tense darned past participle darned to repair a piece of clothing by sewing stitches… … English dictionary
darn — 1 verb (T) 1 to repair a hole in a piece of clothing by stitching wool over it: darning socks 2 darn it! spoken used when you are annoyed about something: Darn it! I ll have to do it all myself! 3 I ll be darned! spoken used when you are… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
darn — English has two distinct words darn. The verb ‘mend with stitches’ [16] may come ultimately from an Old English verb diernan ‘hide’, a derivative of the adjective dierne ‘secret’, which in turn was descended from West Germanic *darnjaz. Darn the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
darn — English has two distinct words darn. The verb ‘mend with stitches’ [16] may come ultimately from an Old English verb diernan ‘hide’, a derivative of the adjective dierne ‘secret’, which in turn was descended from West Germanic *darnjaz. Darn the… … Word origins
darn — I. /dan / (say dahn) verb (t) 1. to mend (clothes, etc., or a tear or hole) with rows of stitches, sometimes with crossing and interwoven rows to fill up a gap. –noun 2. a darned place in a garment, etc. 3. the act of darning. {? Middle English… …
darn — 1. adjective Damn. 2. adverb Damned. 3. interjection Damn. 4. verb a) Euphemism of damn … Wiktionary
darn — 1. verb he was darning his socks Syn: mend, repair, reinforce; sew up, stitch, patch 2. exclamation oh, darn! See damn … Thesaurus of popular words