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devil

el diablo

noun

devil
[ˈdevəl]
sustantivo
1. diablo (m) demonio (m)
  • the devil -> el diablo or demonio
  • poor devil! -> ¡pobre diablo!
  • you little devil! -> ¡granujilla! (to child)
  • you lucky devil! -> ¡qué suerte tienes!
2. (familiar) (for emphasis)
  • what the devil are you doing? -> ¿qué diablos or demonios estás haciendo?
  • how the devil…? -> ¿cómo diablos or demonios…?
  • we had a devil of a job moving it -> sudamos tinta para moverlo
3. (idioms)
  • he's a bit of a devil -> no se corta un pelo (daring, reckless)
  • go on, be a devil! (familiar) -> ¡venga pues, date el gusto!
  • to be (caught) between the devil and the deep blue sea -> estar entre la espada y la pared
  • talk of the devil… -> hablando del rey de Roma…
  • better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) (Prov) -> más vale lo malo conocido (que lo bueno por conocer)
  • (to play) devil's advocate -> (hacer de) abogado (m) del diablo

devil [de-vil]
sustantivo
1. Diablo, demonio, espíritu maligno.
2. Diablo, hombre o mujer del mal natural.
3. Se usa como interjección, para indicar sorpresa o enfado.
4. Aprendiz de impresor.
  • The devil -> ¡demonio
  • The devil take you -> ¡el diablo te lleve
  • Devil-fish -> animal marino de gran tamaño y repulsivo aspecto, especialmente el octópodo o pulpo
  • The devil to pay -> gran confusión o mala suerte, perplejidad
  • To whip the devil round the stump -> la cupa del asno, echarla a la albarda
  • To play the devil with -> causar gran perjuicio o daño
  • To go to the devil -> llevárselo a uno la trampa, insecto neuróptero; (2) Peine de Venus, planta umbelífera
¡diantre! ¡vete al diablo!
1. Condimentar, preparar pescados y carnes para la mesa sazonándolos con pimienta y mostaza, etc. y sobreasándolos o friéndolos.
2. Hacer diabólico.
  • Deviled ham -> jamón en latas, con salsa muy picante
va.

devil [ˈdevl]
noun
1 (evil spirit) demonio (m); diablo (m)
the Devil el Diablo; go to the devil! ¡vete al diablo! (very_informal); ¡vete a la porra! (informal); (Esp) the devil take it! ¡que se lo lleve el diablo!; devils on horseback ciruelas pasas envueltas en beicon servidas sobre pan tostado
to be between the devil and the deep blue sea estar entre la espada y la pared
(to) give the devil his due ser justo hasta con el diablo
to play the devil with arruinar; estropear
to play (the) devil's advocate hacer de abogado del diablo
to raise the devil armar la gorda
speak or talk of the devil! hablando del rey de Roma (por la puerta asoma)
better the devil you know vale más lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer
the devil finds work for idle hands cuando el diablo no tiene que hacer con el rabo mata moscas
2 (person) demonio (m)
poor devil pobre diablo; pobrecitoapobrecita (m) (f);a pobrecita go on, be a devil! ¡anda, atrévete or lánzate!; you little devil! ¡qué diablillo or malo eres!
3 (as intensifier)
the devil it is! ¡qué demonio!; a devil of a noise un ruido de todos los demonios; it was the devil of a job to do! ¡menudo trabajo que (me) costó!; we had the devil of a job or the devil's own job to find it nos costó horrores encontrarlo; I'm in the devil of a mess estoy en un lío tremendo; to work/run like the devil trabajar/correr como un descosido; how/what/why/who the devil ...? ¿cómo/qué/por qué/quién demonios ...?; there will be the devil to pay esto va a costar caro
4 (Jur) aprendiz (m) (de abogado); (Tip) aprendiz (m) de imprenta
verb:transitive
1 [+meat] asar con mucho picante
2 (US) fastidiar
verb:intransitive
to devil for (Jur) trabajar de aprendiz para

Verb Conjugation for "devil" (go to el diablo)

Imperative
  • devil
  • you devil
  • he/she devils
  • we devil
  • you devil
  • they devil
Preterite
  • I devilled
  • you devilled
  • he/she devilled
  • we devilled
  • you devilled
  • they devilled
Present Continuous
  • I am devilling
  • you are devilling
  • he/she is devilling
  • we are devilling
  • you are devilling
  • they are devilling
Present Perfect
  • I have devilled
  • you have devilled
  • he/she has devilled
  • we have devilled
  • you have devilled
  • they have devilled
Past Continuous
  • I was devilling
  • you were devilling
  • he/she was devilling
  • we were devilling
  • you were devilling
  • they were devilling
Past Perfect
  • I had devilled
  • you had devilled
  • he/she had devilled
  • we had devilled
  • you had devilled
  • they had devilled
Future
  • I will devil
  • you will devil
  • he/she will devil
  • we will devil
  • you will devil
  • they will devil
Future Perfect
  • I will have devilled
  • you will have devilled
  • he/she will have devilled
  • we will have devilled
  • you will have devilled
  • they will have devilled
Future Continuous
  • I will be devilling
  • you will be devilling
  • he/she will be devilling
  • we will be devilling
  • you will be devilling
  • they will be devilling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been devilling
  • you have been devilling
  • he/she has been devilling
  • we have been devilling
  • you have been devilling
  • they have been devilling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been devilling
  • you will have been devilling
  • he/she will have been devilling
  • we will have been devilling
  • you will have been devilling
  • they will have been devilling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been devilling
  • you had been devilling
  • he/she had been devilling
  • we had been devilling
  • you had been devilling
  • they had been devilling
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