damned
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damned
(dămd)adj. damned·er (dăm′dər), damned·est (dăm′dĭst)
1.
a. In various religions, condemned to eternal punishment.
b. Destined to an unhappy fate: "His pedagogy is Puritan, fashioned around an enlightened elect. Outsiders are damned to the darkness of ignorance" (Molly Worthen)."He never did give Iris that gift. He was saved from doing it—or damned to leave it undone—because of the cataclysm that befell a dear friend of hers" (Philip Roth).
2. Informal Deserving condemnation; detestable: this damned weather.
3. Used as an intensive: a damned fool.
adv. damneder, damnedest
Used as an intensive: a damned poor excuse.
n.
(used with a pl. verb) People who are damned considered as a group.
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damned
(dæmd)adj
(Theology)
a. condemned to hell
b. (as noun): the damned.
adv, adj
1. (intensifier): a damned good try; a damned liar; I should damned well think so!.
2. used to indicate amazement, disavowal, or refusal (in such phrases as I'll be damned and damned if I care)
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damned
(dæmd)adj. superl. damned•est, damnd•est,
adv. adj.
1. condemned or doomed, esp. to eternal punishment.
2. detestable; loathsome: Get that damned dog out of here!
3. complete; absolute; utter: a damned nuisance.
adv. 4. extremely; very; absolutely: a damned good singer; too damned lazy.
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Damned
the souls in hell, 1393.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | damned - people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
Adj. | 1. | damned - expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance" |
2. | damned - in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; "poor damned souls" Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior lost - spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon" | |
Adv. | 1. | damned - in a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!" |
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damned
adjective (Slang) infernal, accursed, detestable, revolting, infamous, confounded, despicable, abhorred, hateful, loathsome, abominable, freaking (slang, chiefly U.S.) They're a damned nuisance.
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damned
adjective2. Informal. So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation:
Informal: blamed.
3. Completely such, without qualification or exception:
absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.
Chiefly British: blooming.
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Translations
مَلْعون
prokletýzatracený
fortabtpokkerssatansskide
elátkozott
bölvaîurfordæmdur
usvedčujúci
Allahın belâsıbaşbelâsılânetlenmiş
damned
[dæmd]A. ADJ
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damned
[ˈdæmd] adj
(= blasted) [lies] → fichu(e)
They're a damned nuisance
BUT Ils sont sacrément > embêtants.
not a damned thing (= absolutely nothing) → rien du tout
There was not a damned thing he could do about it
BUT Il ne pouvait carrément rien y faire.
They're a damned nuisance
BUT Ils sont sacrément > embêtants.
not a damned thing (= absolutely nothing) → rien du tout
There was not a damned thing he could do about it
BUT Il ne pouvait carrément rien y faire.
I'm damned if ..., I'll be damned if ... (= I certainly won't)
I'm damned if I'm going to do it.; I'll be damned if I'll do it → Ça me ferait bien mal de le faire.
I'm damned if I'm going to do it.; I'll be damned if I'll do it → Ça me ferait bien mal de le faire.
I'll be damned! (expressing surprise) → merde alors!
npl
the damned → les damnés mpl
the damned → les damnés mpl
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damn
(dӕm) verb1. to sentence to unending punishment in hell. His soul is damned.
2. to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc. That film was damned by the critics.
interjection expressing anger, irritation etc. Damn! I've forgotten my purse.
noun something unimportant or of no value. It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least).
damned adjective1. sentenced to unending punishment in hell.
2. annoying, greatly disliked etc. Get that damned dog out of here!
ˈdamning adjective showing faults, sins etc. The evidence was damning.
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