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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "of all the demons."
de todos los demonios
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (dreadful)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. hellish (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Estoy harto de esta lluvia de todos los demonios. Llevamos una semana sin ver el sol.I'm sick of this hellish rain. We haven't seen the sun for a week.
c. terrible
Anoche hubo una tormenta de todos los demonios. Pasé mucho miedo.There was a terrible storm last night. I was so scared.
d. no direct translation
The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.
Dentro de la casa hacía un calor de todos los demonios, y no tenía aire acondicionado.It was hot as hell inside the house, and it didn't have air-conditioning.
Remedios es una persona intratable. Tiene un genio de todos los demonios.Remedios is an impossible person. She's got a hell of a temper.
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