dickens
dickens · dickenses
чорт, дідько, диявол
чёрт, дьявол, сатана
Teufel, Tüüfel, Teufelin
The devilThe devil.
/ˈdɪkɪnz/
» It hurt like the dickens.
Значення
значень: 3(евфемізм)The devil.
She can go to the dickens for what she said.
You scared the dickens out of me.
A disturbance or row.
Used as an intensifier in the phrase the dickens; see that entry.
Why the dickens did he do that?
We had the dickens of a row.
Ще визначення
- English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)
- a word used in exclamations of confusion
Приклади
речень: 13It hurt like the dickens.
I like Christie's novels better than Dickens's.
Dickens was a very prolific writer.
ruДиккенс был очень плодовитым писателем.
deDickens war ein sehr produktiver Schriftsteller.
She's just as cute as the dickens!
Dickens' thoughts come across along with the vivid depiction of old London.
Походження
Origin: 1590–1600; apparently a fanciful use of the proper name Dicken, diminutive form ofOrigin: 1590–1600; apparently a fanciful use of the proper name Dicken, diminutive form of Dick.
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Форми
множина: dickensesСиноніми
синонімів: 9Близькі за значенням
- English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870):Charles DickensCharles John Huffam Dickens
- a word used in exclamations of confusion:devildeuce