B2interjection · frequent

hell

чёрт

Himmel!, zur Hölle!, Teufel!

Used to express discontent, unhappiness, or angerUsed to express discontent, unhappiness, or anger.

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/hɛl/

» Tom took off like a bat out of hell.

Meaning

3 senses

(colloquial, sometimes, vulgar)Used to express discontent, unhappiness, or anger.
Oh, hell! I got another parking ticket.
(colloquial, idiomatic, sometimes, vulgar)Used to emphasize.
Hell yeah!
(colloquial, sometimes, vulgar)Used to introduce an intensified statement following an understated one; nay; not only that, but.
Do it, or, rest assured, there will be no more Middle Eastern crisis – hell, there will be no more Middle East!

Examples

835 sentences

Tom took off like a bat out of hell.
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What the hell kind of movie is this?
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What the hell are you doing?
Що ти, в біса, робиш? — marko
ruКакого черта ты делаешь? — Dark
deWas zum Teufel machst du? — MUIRIEL
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There's no more room in hell.
У пеклі вже немає місця. — aandrusiak
ruВ аду больше нет места. — shanghainese
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They know how hell looks like.
Вони знають, як виглядає пекло. — deniko
ruОни знают, как выглядит ад. — odexed
deSie wissen, wie die Hölle aussieht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

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Deutsch

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Origin

From Middle English hel, hell, helle, hælle, from Old English hel, hell, from Proto-West G

From Middle English hel, hell, helle, hælle, from Old English hel, hell, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō (“hell, netherworld”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”). First attested in c. 725.

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