devil
An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive forceAn evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
» What the devil are you doing?
Was, zum Teufel, tust du?
Что, чёрт возьми, ты делаешь?
Що ти, в біса, робиш?
Що ти, до біса, робиш?!
Значение
значений: 16An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
Teufel, Tüüfel
чёртčort, дья́волdʹjávol, бесbes
чортčort, бісbis, дия́волdyjávol
A man with red or orange skin and a pair of horns on his head, a pointed goatee, and a long tail, who carries a pitchfork, represents evil, and is portrayed to children as a boogeyman who punishes bad behavior.
The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
The devil in me wants to let him suffer.
Teufel, Tüüfel
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
Those two kids are devils in a toy store.
Teufel, Teufelin, Tüüfel
чёртčort, дья́волdʹjávol
a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
That math problem was a devil.
чертовщи́наčertovščína, дья́вольщинаdʹjávolʹščina
(эвфемизм)Hell.
What in the devil is that?
What the devil is that?
Teufel, Tüüfel
чёртčort, дья́волdʹjávol
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
Teufel, Tüüfel
A printer's assistant.
(Индия)A poltergeist that haunts printing works.
(Австралия, Ирландия, Британия)A lawyer’s assistant.
A dust devil.
(диалектное, в составных словах)A barren, unproductive and unused area.
devil strip
Примеры
предложений: 342What the devil are you doing?
Что, чёрт возьми, ты делаешь?
ukЩо ти, в біса, робиш?
deWas, zum Teufel, tust du?
The man sold his soul to the devil.
Этот человек продал душу дьяволу.
ukЦя людина продала душу дияволу.
deDer Mann verkaufte dem Teufel seine Seele.
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
Дьявол, которого ты знаешь, лучше дьявола, которого ты не знаешь.
deDer Teufel, den du kennst, ist besser als der Teufel, den du nicht kennst.
The devil made you do it.
ukДиявол примусив тебе це зробити.
The devil made me do it.
deDer Teufel hat mich dazu gezwungen.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From Middle English devil, devel, deovel, from Old English dēofol, from Proto-West GermaniFrom Middle English devil, devel, deovel, from Old English dēofol, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul, from Latin diabolus, ultimately from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “false accuser, slanderer”), also as "Satan" (in Jewish/Christian usage, translating Biblical Hebrew שָׂטָן (śātān)), from διαβάλλω (diabállō, “to slander”), literally “to throw across”, from διά (diá, “through, across”) + βάλλω (bállō, “throw”). The Old English word was probably adopted under influence of Latin diabolus (itself from the Greek). Other Germanic languages adopted the word independently: compare Saterland Frisian Düüwel (“devil”), West Frisian duvel (“devil”), Dutch duivel, duvel (“devil”), German Low German Düvel (“devil”), German Teufel (“devil”), Bavarian Teifl (“devil”), Danish djævel (“devil”), Swedish djävul (“devil”) (older: djefvul, Old Swedish diævul, Old Norse djǫfull). Doublet of diable, diablo, and diabolus.
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Формы
мн. число: devilsСинонимы
синонимов: 30- a word used in exclamations of confusion:deucedickens
- an evil supernatural being:fienddemondaemondaimon
- (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell:SatanOld NickLuciferBeelzebubthe TempterPrince of Darkness
- a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man):hellionheller
- a cruel wicked and inhuman person:monsterfienddemonogre