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Meaning of Yarn | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
jɑːn

Definitions

  1. A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
    uncountable
  2. Bundles of fibres twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
    countable

Equivalents

العربية الخيط خيط غزل
Azərbaycanca ip
Беларуская пража
Български прежда
Català fil
Cymraeg edau
Dansk garn
Deutsch Faden Garn Seemannsgarn Tau Zwirn
Ελληνικά νήμα
Esperanto fadeno
Español cuento estambre hilaza historia pabilo
Eesti lõng
فارسی نخ
Suomi juttu lanka rihma sepustus tarina
Français corde fil
Gaeilge abhras snáth
Galego cerro fiado
עברית חוט צמר
हिन्दी तागा धागा सूत सूत्र
Magyar fonal
Հայերեն մանվածք
Íslenska garn
日本語 ほら話 毛糸
Қазақша жіп
ខ្មែរ អំបោះ
한국어 털실
Kurdî fîl fîlo fir la la
Кыргызча жип
Latina acia filum
Latviešu dzija
Монгол утас
မြန်မာဘာသာ ချည်
Nederlands garen
Português trama
Română ață basm fir poveste
Slovenščina preja
Shqip fije
Svenska garn
Türkçe iplik
Українська пряжа
Oʻzbekcha ip
Tiếng Việt len soi

Examples

“spin a yarn”
“I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.”
“"I'm hanged if I know how you've got the immortal rind to come at me with a yarn like this."”
“Statistically, this person is also likely to be male and well off, but more essentially this person wants to be educated, to be obsessed, wants more than just a good yarn.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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