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Meanings of damn in English

Portuguese
merda
Catalan
rave

Something of little value.

      merda
      Portuguese
      amaldiçoar
      Spanish
      maldecir

      Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon.

        amaldiçoar

        Expletives used informally as intensifiers.

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            Extremely.

                  Usage of damn in English
                  1
                  They appealed to the old law to discredit and damn the new.
                  Theodore Roosevelt: An Intimate Biography
                  2
                  So for the sake of principle he continued to damn the fellow.
                  The Red Planet
                  3
                  First, the supposed divine charter of the Church to save and damn.
                  The Inside of the Cup — Volume 05
                  4
                  I'm in no humour for a ride in that damn hot train.
                  The Beautiful and Damned
                  5
                  He struck his hand down on the desk: Well, damn the Scotch.
                  If Winter Comes
                  6
                  He locked the box and proceeded solemnly and thoroughly to damn Peyrot.
                  The Helmet of Navarre
                  7
                  Well, damn it all, if he did, he is in the wrong.
                  The Loom of Youth
                  8
                  If you know so damn much go and find the place yourself.
                  Men of Affairs
                  9
                  But, damn it, the Rebels have spoiled all that since the war.
                  Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
                  10
                  I told you the damn stuff was making a madman of me.
                  Captivity
                  11
                  Now the damn NASA machine showed two people logged in as 'friend'.
                  Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
                  12
                  They are the cleverest, most resourceful people in the world, damn 'em.
                  Green Fancy
                  13
                  Sometimes I suspect the whole damn shooting-match is nothing but a dream.
                  Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
                  14
                  He just a damn-fool Yankee boy I picked up in New York.
                  Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
                  15
                  That damn bunk would iv been the death iv me, I know.
                  Love of Life, and Other Stories
                  16
                  To mention Over-Sea is sufficient with some people to damn the Scheme.
                  In Darkest England, and the Way Out
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                  Translations for damn
                  Catalan
                  rave
                  Spanish
                  maldecir
                  Damn through the time
                  Damn across language varieties
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