infierno

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infierno
masculine noun
1hell
  • su vida con él era un infierno -> her life with him was hell
  • en el quinto infierno (informal) -> in the middle of nowhere
  • irse al infierno (informal) -> to go down the tubes o the pan (British)
  • mandar a alguien al infierno (informal) -> to tell somebody to go to hell
  • ¡vete al infierno! (informal) -> go to hell!

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infierno [in-fe-err’-no]
noun
1Hell, the place of the devil and wicked souls; torment of the wicked. (m)
2Limbo. (m)
3Anything which causes confusion, pain, or trouble; discord, dispute. (m)
  • Mandar a uno al quinto infierno -> to tell somebody to go to hell
4Refectory or eating room in some convents. (m)
5A large retort or other chemical vessel. (m)

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infierno
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Religión) hell
la ciudad era un infierno (de llamas) the city was a blazing inferno; vivieron un infierno they went through hell
vivieron un infierno durante los tres días que permanecieron encerradas en la Casa de los Jesuitas de Kigali.
está en el quinto infierno (familiar) it's at the back of beyond
mandar a algn al quinto infierno (familiar) to tell sb to go to hell; (familiar)
¡vete al infierno! (familiar) go to hell!; (familiar)
2 (lugar) (horrible) hellhole; (familiar) (ruidoso) madhouse; (familiar)
Una guerra brutal e interminable ha convertido esta capital en un infierno

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