Значення

значень: 16
  1. An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.

    Teufel, Tüüfel

    чёртčort, дья́волdʹjávol, бесbes

    чортčort, бісbis, дия́волdyjávol

  2. 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.

  3. The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.

    The devil in me wants to let him suffer.

    Teufel, Tüüfel

  4. 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)

  5. A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.

    That math problem was a devil.

    чертовщи́наčertovščína, дья́вольщинаdʹjávolʹščina

  6. (евфемізм)Hell.

    What in the devil is that?

    What the devil is that?

    Teufel, Tüüfel

    чёртčort, дья́волdʹjávol

  7. A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.

    Teufel, Tüüfel

  8. A printer's assistant.

  9. (Індія)A poltergeist that haunts printing works.

  10. (Австралія, Ірландія, Британія)A lawyer’s assistant.

  11. A dust devil.

  12. (діалектне, у складних словах)A barren, unproductive and unused area.

    devil strip

Приклади

речень: 342
  1. What the devil are you doing?

    Що ти, в біса, робиш? — marko

    ruЧто, чёрт возьми, ты делаешь? — marafon

    deWas, zum Teufel, tust du? — landano

  2. The devil made you do it.

    Диявол примусив тебе це зробити. — deniko

  3. The man sold his soul to the devil.

    Ця людина продала душу дияволу. — Internecivus

    ruЭтот человек продал душу дьяволу. — ae5s

    deDer Mann verkaufte dem Teufel seine Seele. — xtofu80

  4. The devil made me do it.

    deDer Teufel hat mich dazu gezwungen. — Waldelfe

  5. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.

    ruДьявол, которого ты знаешь, лучше дьявола, которого ты не знаешь. — marafon

    deDer Teufel, den du kennst, ist besser als der Teufel, den du nicht kennst. — jr

Українська
За значеннями 1
evil creature:
Русский
За значеннями 2
evil creature:
thing that is awkward or difficult to understand:
Deutsch
За значеннями 2
evil creature:
wicked or naughty person:

Походження

From Middle English devil, devel, deovel, from Old English dēofol, from Proto-West Germani

From 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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