endiablado

terrible

endiablado(ehn-dyah-blah-doh)

adjective

1. (bad)

a. terrible

Aquí en el norte hace un tiempo endiablado.

Here in the north the weather is terrible.

b. foul

No llames a Harry. Hoy está de un humor endiablado.

Don't call Harry. He's in a foul mood today.

2. (complicated)

a. very tricky

"Acertar con los gustos del público es algo endiablado," dijo el cómico.

"Getting the audience’s taste right can be very tricky," said the comedian.

b. very difficult

Los dos últimos problemas del examen de matemáticas eran endiablados.

The last two problems in the math exam were very difficult.

c. fiendishly difficult

El abuelo sabe resolver crucigramas endiablados.

Grandpa can solve fiendishly difficult crosswords.

3. (perilous)

a. dangerous

Una endiablada carretera serpentea junto al precipicio.

A dangerous road twists along the cliff.

4. (diabolical)

a. devilish

Su hermano era un sinvergüenza que le hizo jugarretas endiabladas.

His brother was a rogue who played devilish tricks on him.

5. (hot)

(Mexico)

a. deviled

(United States)

Pruebe nuestros sándwiches de jamón endiablado con queso.

Try our deviled ham and cheese sandwiches.

b. devilled (United Kingdom)

Me tienes que pasar la receta de tus huevos endiablados.

You have to pass me your devilled eggs recipe.

endiablado

adjective

1. (persona)

a. wicked

2. (tiempo, genio)

a. foul

3. (problema, crucigrama)

a. fiendishly difficult

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endiablado

adjective

1 (diabólico) devilish; diabolical

2 (travieso) impish; mischievous

3 (feo) ugly

4 (enfadado) furious

5 (difícil) [+problema] tricky; [+carretera] difficult; dangerous