darn

[US]/dɑːn/
[UK]/dɑrn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. reparere (tøj)
n. et sted hvor der er blevet repareret; lappe (eufemisme, der udtrykker irritation)
Word Forms
Past Participledarned
Past Tensedarned
Third Person Singulardarns
Present Participledarning
Pluraldarns

Phrases & Collocations

Oh darn it!

Åh pokker!

Example Sentences

You are darn tootin.

Du har helt ret.

a devil's darning needle

en djævelsknude

Please darn the hole in my sock.

Kan du lappe hullet i min sok?

I don't expect you to darn my socks.

Jeg forventer ikke, at du lapper mine sokker.

you have to work a darned sight harder.

Du er nødt til at arbejde meget, meget hårdere.

Darn it! I’ve lost my keys!

For pokker! Jeg har mistet mine nøgler!

Her jumper had a darn at the bottom.

Hendes sweater havde en lapning i bunden.

A car that big would use a darn sight more petrol than ours.

En bil så stor ville bruge en hel del mere benzin end vores.

My socks have been darned again and again.

Mine sokker er blevet lappet igen og igen.

Well, I’ll be darned! Isn’t that Lisa over there?

Nå, for pokker! Er det ikke Lisa derovre?

Real-world Examples

Oh, hello Darn. Pretty well, thanks.

Åh, hej Darn. Det går fint, tak.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

Because he was just so darn cute?

Fordi han bare var så utroligt sød?

Source: Friends Season 2

It's so delectable and so darn good-looking.

Det er så lækkert og så utroligt godt udseende.

Source: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

'You look pretty darn nice, ' he said.

’Du ser ret pænt ud,’ sagde han.

Source: Selected Short Stories of Hemingway

Yeah. I've played around with ChatGPT and it can hold a conversation and write pretty darn well.

Ja. Jeg har eksperimenteret med ChatGPT, og det kan føre en samtale og skrive ret godt.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2023 Collection

What goes on beneath the surface is pretty darn violent.

Hvad der foregår under overfladen er ret voldsomt.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Oh, you must be pretty darn happy. Any particular reason?

Åh, du må være ret glad. Er der en bestemt grund?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

Ambassador Mark Lippert says he's feeling pretty darn good.

Ambassadør Mark Lippert siger, at han har det ret godt.

Source: AP Listening Collection April 2015

Green tea contains a powerful antioxidant called EGCg, whose full name is just too darn long to write out.

Grøn te indeholder en kraftig antioxidant kaldet EGCg, hvis fulde navn er for langt til at skrive ud.

Source: Listening Digest

" We're not certain, " Markel says, " but we're pretty darn sure."

” Vi er ikke sikre,” siger Markel, ”men vi er ret sikre.”

Source: Time

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