darning

ˈdɑːrnɪŋ
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Translation of darning from English into Dutch,

Noun

sewing

Dated
repair fabric by weaving threads across a hole
Dated
stopwerk stoppen
  • She did some darning on her socks.Ze deed wat stopwerk aan haar sokken.

Adjective

sewing

Dated
related to the act of mending holes in fabric
Dated
  • She used a darning needle for the repair.Ze gebruikte een stopnaald voor de reparatie.
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Expressions with darning: examples in English and translations in Dutch

stopchampignon
stopzwam
She used a darning mushroom to repair her sock.
stopnaald
naainaald
She used a darning needle to fix the sock.
stopwol
She used darning wool to fix the hole in her sock.
stop-ei
She used a darning egg to fix her sock.
waterjuffer
libel
A devil's darning needle hovered over the pond.

Synonyms and analogies of darning in English

Examples of darning in a sentence

  • He learned darning to repair his old jeans.
  • The darning thread matched the fabric perfectly.
  • He admired the darning work on the vintage quilt.
darn
dɑːn
Verb
1.

sewing

tr.UK
repair a hole in fabric by weaving thread
tr.UK
  • She learned to darn socks in her sewing class.Ze leerde sokken stoppen in haar naailes.
2.

euphemism

intr.US
express annoyance or frustration euphemistically
intr.US
moer schelen bal schelen worst wezen
  • I don't give a darn about the rules.Het kan me geen moer schelen wat de regels zijn.
Interjection
1.

emotion

US
express mild annoyance or frustration
US
  • Darn, I forgot my keys again.!Verdorie, ik ben mijn sleutels weer vergeten.
2.

surprise

US
express surprise or disbelief
US
  • Darn, I didn't expect to see you here.!Verdorie, ik had je hier niet verwacht.
Adjective

emotion

US
used to show annoyance or emphasis
US
  • That was a darn good movie!Dat was een verdomd goede film!
Noun
1.

worthless

US
something considered to have little value
US
  • He said it wasn't worth a darn.Hij zei dat het geen moer waard was.
2.

euphemism

US
mild expression of annoyance
US
zier fdrommel verhip
  • I don't give a darn about the rules.Het kan me geen zier schelen wat de regels zijn.
3.

repair

RareUK
act of repairing fabric by weaving
RareUK
stoppen verstellen weven
  • Darning is a useful skill for fixing clothes.Stoppen is een nuttige vaardigheid voor het repareren van kleding.

Expressions with darn: examples in English and translations in Dutch

darn itintj.
verdorie
Darn it, we lost the game.
bijna
zo goed als
I darn near missed the bus this morning.
bijna onmogelijk
zo goed als onmogelijk
Climbing that mountain is darn near impossible.
zeker weten
absoluut
You're darn right I'm going to the party!
verdomd goed
heel goed
You darn well know what I mean.
hartstikke goed
The movie was pretty darn good; I really enjoyed it.

Translations of "darning" in Context ordered by category and frequency

stopwerk

I thought I might tidy the tent, maybe do some darning.

Ik dact de tent wat op te ruimen, en misschien wat stopwerk.

Like my grandmother, darning a sock.

Net als mijn grootmoeder, stopwerk een sok.

verstelwerk

Not darning, but other... important police work.

Geen verstelwerk, maar ander... belangrijke politiewerk.

You may eat after you finish darning

Jij mag eten als je klaar bent met het verstelwerk.

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darning: Examples and translations in context

They can be used for cross stitch, but also for darning on a net and crochet.

De patronen zijn geschikt voor kruissteek borduurwerk, maar ook voor stopwerk op een net, of haakwerk.

Ordinary cross stitch motives are interspersed with pattern darning, an alphabet in four-sided stitch, Smyrna crosses and double herringbone (really fun to do).

Gewone kruissteek motiefjes worden afgewisseld met stopwerk, een alphabet in hokjessteek, smyrna kruissteekjes en dubbele flanelsteek (echt heel leuk om te doen).

What a beautiful darning work on this Belgium sampler!

Wat een prachtig stopwerk op dit Belgische lapje!

See also:

darning needledarning eggdarning wool
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