hell

el infierno

hell(hehl)

noun

1. (religious)

a. el infierno

(M)

I don't believe in heaven or hell.

Yo no creo en el cielo ni el infierno.

2. (unbearable experience)

a. el infierno

(M)

The meeting with my boss was two hours of absolute hell.

Esa reunión con mi jefe fue dos horas de infierno absoluto.

3.

(colloquial)

(used as an intensifier)

a. demonios

(colloquial)

What the hell are you doing?

¿Qué demonios estás haciendo?

interjection

4.

(colloquial)

(used for emphasis)

a.

no direct translation

Hell, I don't care what you do!

¡Carajo, no me importa lo que hagas!

Hell, no! I'm not going with you!

¡Ni loco voy contigo!

hell

Noun

1. (general)

a. el infierno

(M)

2. (colloquial)

a.

hell!¡mierda!

Hell's Angelslos ángeles del infierno

3. (colloquial)

a. (in phrases)

it was hellfue un infierno

to feel like hellsentirse fatal or muy mal

to make somebody's life hellamargarle a alguien la vida

these shoes are giving me hellestos zapatos me están matando

all hell broke loosese armó la gorda or

there'll be hell to pay if…alguien lo va a pasar muy mal si…

go to hell!¡vete a la mierda!

to run like hellcorrer como alma que lleva el diablo

you can wait till hell freezes overpuedes esperar hasta que las ranas críen pelo

come hell or high waterpase lo que pase

to go hell for leatherir a toda mecha

to do something for the hell of ithacer algo porque sí

4. (colloquial)

a. (as intensifier)

a hell of a priceun precio altísimo

he put up a hell of a fightopuso muchísima resistencia

to have a hell of a timepasárselo como Dios or

what the hell do you think you're doing?¿me quieres decir qué demonios estás haciendo?

who the hell are you?¿y tú quién diablos or

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hell [hel]

noun

1 (underworld, fig) infierno (m)

he didn't believe in heaven and hell

life became hell la vida se convirtió en un infierno

the hell of the Siberian labour camps

to be hell on earth ser un infierno

they are marking time in dead-end jobs, and there is no worse hell on earth being cooped up with three small children is the nearest thing I know to hell on earth the few foreigners visiting this place have called it hell on Earth

till hell freezes over hasta que las ranas críen pelo

he says he'll sit there until hell freezes over before he'll pay them one cent

to give sb hell

she gave me hell when she found out (scold) me puso de vuelta y media cuando se enteró; me puso como un trapo cuando se enteró (informal)

when my father saw it in the newspaper he gave me absolute hell

my back's giving me hell esta espalda me está haciendo la vida imposible

/the children give her hell/, particularly the older boys

to go through hell pasar las de Caín

I've been going through hell, wondering where you were he estado preocupadísimo, preguntándome dónde estarías

I went through hell with my first pregnancy they know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it

come hell or high water pase lo que pase

I'm going to finish this come hell or high water voy a terminar esto aunque me cueste la vida or pase lo que pase; he's determined to support them come hell or high water está decidido a apoyarlos contra viento y marea or pase lo que pase

he always gets into work come hell or high water

hell for leather como un(os) endemoniado(s)

he drove hell for leather to the airport condujo hasta el aeropuerto como un endemoniado

they've been going hell for leather trying to record as much as erally raising hell I'm going to raise hell about this

all hell broke loose or was let loose se armó el gran follón or la grande

to play (merry) hell with sth hacer estragos en algo; trastornar algo

having children plays merry hell with your bank balance Divorce and remarriage play hell with property and inheritance law Slugs play merry hell with emerging shoots to [raise] hell OK, you guys destroyed things and raised hell — now you're going to fix everything

to raise hell (about sth) (protest) armarla (por algo) (informal); liar un taco (por algo) (informal)

"There's nothing left," he said. "I'm rasing hell about that at the moment" She came in and raised hell. Her son's sports bag was missing. It had everything in it — trainers, track suit, hundreds of pounds' worth

I'll see you/her {etc} in hell first antes prefiero morir

he doesn't stand a snowball or snowflake in hell's chance (Britain) no tiene ni la menor posibilidad; lo tiene muy difícil or muy crudo (informal)

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned no hay mayor peligro que el de una mujer despechada

the road or path or way to hell is paved with good intentions el camino del infierno está lleno de buenas intenciones

2 (as intensifier)

the nanny from hell she is the bitch from hell we've just been on the holiday from hell

(as) ... as hell

it was as hot as hell hacía un calor infernal; I'm mad as hell estoy como una cabra (informal) or una chota (informal); I sure as hell won't be going back there pierde cuidado que no volveré a ese sitio

they did it just for the hell of it lo hicieron por puro capricho or porque sí

(just) for the hell of it I started shouting in German, just for the hell of it it was just vandalism for the hell of it

like hell

"I'll go myself" — "like hell you will!" —iré yo mismo —¡ni lo sueñes! or ¡ni hablar!; "I swam 100 lengths" — "like hell you did" —nadé cien largos —¡eso no te lo crees ni tú!; to run like hell correr como un demonio or un diablo; it hurts like hell duele una barbaridad

I miss her like hell

a hell of a

a one hell of a [lot]

there were a hell of a lot of people there había un montañazo de gente; that's one hell of a lot of money eso sí que es un verdadero dineral; a hell of a noise un ruido de todos los demonios; un ruido tremendo; we had a hell of a time (good) lo pasamos en grande or regio; (LAm) (bad) lo pasamos fatal

the manager took a hell of a lot of money out of the club

the hell

to beat the hell out of sb dar una paliza de padre y muy señor mío a algn (informal)

he got the hell out

to scare the hell out of sb darle un susto de muerte a algn

to hell

I hope to hell you're right Dios quiera que tengas razón; I wish to hell he'd go ojalá se fuera de una vez por todas

[what] the hell!

what the hell, I've got nothing to lose ¡qué narices! or ¡qué más da! no tengo nada que perder

what the hell, I thought - at least it will give the lazy old man some exercise

what the hell do you want? ¿qué demonios or diablos quieres?

[where] the hell have I put it? where the hell have you been?

who the hell are you? ¿quién demonios or diablos eres tú?

[why] the hell ...?

3 (as interjection)

(oh) hell! ¡caray! (informal); ¡mierda! (very_informal)

hell's bells! ¡válgame Dios! (informal)

get the hell out of here! ¡vete al diablo! (very_informal)

let's get the hell out of here! ¡larguémonos de aquí! (informal)

go to hell! ¡vete al diablo! (very_informal)

hell, no! ¡ni lo sueñes!; ¡ni hablar!

"do you think you'll ever get back together again?" - "hell, no!"

hell's teeth ¡válgame Dios! (informal)

to hell with it! ¡a hacer puñetas! (very_informal)

to hell with him! ¡que se vaya a hacer puñetas! (very_informal)

to hell with this, I'm getting out of here

bloody

modifier

hell's angel (n) ángel (m) del infierno