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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
Bosanski fil iplik len nit predivo pređa vlakno предиво пређа
Català fil
Čeština historka nit povídačka předivo příběh příze vlákno
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 fiaza
עברית חוט צמר
हिन्दी तागा धागा सूत सूत्र
Hrvatski fil iplik len nit predivo pređa vlakno предиво пређа
Magyar fonal
Հայերեն մանվածք
Íslenska garn
Italiano cordaggio cordame fandonia filato filo trama
日本語 ほら話 毛糸 糸
ქართული მოთხრობა ნართი ძაფი
Қазақша жіп
ខ្មែរ អំបោះ
한국어 실 털실
Kurdî fîl fîlo fir la la
Кыргызча жип
Latina acia filum glomus nema
Latviešu dzija
Te Reo Māori paki
Македонски предено предиво преѓа приказна раскажува
Монгол утас
မြန်မာဘာသာ ချည်
Nederlands garen
Polski opowieść przędza przędziwo skrętka włóczka
Português lã trama
Română ață basm fir poveste
Русский байка небыли́ца пряжа травим байки
Slovenščina preja
Shqip fije
Српски fil iplik len nit predivo pređa vlakno предиво пређа
Svenska garn
ไทย ด้าย เส้นด้าย
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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See also

yarn bomb yarn bomber yarn bombing yarn-beam yarn-spinner Yarnall

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