darn

zut, mince

Exclamation d’agacement ou de déception, utilisée à la place d’un juron plus grossier.

En anglais simple : Something you say when you are annoyed or disappointed, instead of a stronger swear word.

• Darn! I missed the bus.
• Oh darn, the shop is closed.
• Darn it! I've spilled tea on my shirt.

Synonymes : drat

Expressions courantes : oh darn, darn it

fichu, maudit

S’emploie devant un nom pour exprimer l’agacement ou renforcer le propos sans utiliser un juron grossier.

En anglais simple : Used before a noun to show annoyance or add emphasis without using a strong swear word.

• This darn door won't open.
• I lost my darn keys again.
• The darn printer stopped halfway through the job.

Synonymes : darned, blasted

Expressions courantes : that darn thing, darn car, every darn time

très, rudement

S’emploie au sens de très, avec une légère insistance.

En anglais simple : Used to mean very, with mild emphasis.

• This cake is darn good.
• I'm darn sure I locked the door.
• They worked darn hard to finish on time.

Synonymes : very, really

Expressions courantes : darn good, darn sure, darn hard

repriser

Réparer un trou dans un tissu en entrecroisant des fils par-dessus.

En anglais simple : To repair a hole in cloth by sewing threads across it.

• Can you darn these socks?
• She darned a small hole in her sweater.
• He learned to darn with a needle and wool.

Synonymes : mend, repair

Expressions courantes : darn a sock, darn a hole, darn your stockings

maudire

Exprimer sa colère contre quelqu’un ou quelque chose en souhaitant qu’un malheur lui arrive.

En anglais simple : To express anger at someone or something by wishing something bad would happen to them.

• Darn you for hiding my keys!
• Darn that machine; it has broken again.
• Well, I'll be darned! You actually won.

Synonymes : curse

Contraires : bless

Expressions courantes : darn you, darn that thing