darn

しまった、ちぇっ

いら立ちや失望を表す、強い悪態より穏やかな言葉。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： drat

よく使う表現： oh darn, darn it

いまいましい

名詞の前で、強い悪態を避けつつ、いら立ちや強調を表す。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： darned, blasted

よく使う表現： that darn thing, darn car, every darn time

すごく、とても

「とても」という意味で、少し強調して使う。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： very, really

よく使う表現： darn good, darn sure, darn hard

繕う

布の穴に糸を渡して縫い、穴をふさぐ。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： mend, repair

よく使う表現： darn a sock, darn a hole, darn your stockings

呪う

人や物への怒りから、悪いことが起きるよう願う。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： curse

反対語： bless

よく使う表現： darn you, darn that thing