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1 like the devil
like the devilextremamente, excessivamente. -
2 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) diabo2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) demónio3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) estafermo4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) pobre diabo* * *dev.il[devəl] n 1 diabo, demônio, satã, satanás, gênio do mal, belzebu, anjo decaído, espíríto das trevas. 2 pessoa má, malvada, perversa, cruel, espírito maligno. 3 homem destemido, audaz, enérgico, intrépido, esperto. 4 Tech abrideira, máquina usada na indústria de fiação. a lazy devil um preguiçoso. a lucky devil um felizardo. a poor devil um pobre diabo. between the devil and the deep blue sea entre dois fogos, entre a cruz e a caldeirinha. like the devil extremamente, excessivamente. the devil! o diabo! the devil and all muita confusão, barulho. there is the devil to pay vai haver o diabo, haverá muitas preocupações no futuro. to go to the devil a) arruinar-se, levar o diabo. b) ir para o diabo! to play the devil fazer mal a. to raise the devil armar barulho, fazer confusão. to talk of the devil falar do diabo e apontar o rabo (aí vem a pessoa da qual estamos falando). what the devil! que diabo! com o diabo! -
3 dare
[deə] 1. negative short form - daren't; verb1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) atrever-se2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) desafiar2. noun(a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) desafio- daring3. noun(boldness: We admired his daring.) atrevimento4. adjectivea dare-devil motorcyclist.) estouvado* * *[d'ɛə] n 1 desafio. 2 ousadia, coragem. • vt+vi 1 ousar, atrever-se, ter a ousadia, o atrevimento. 2 ter coragem para, ser temerário ou arrojado. 3 desafiar, afrontar, encarar sem medo, não recear. 4 aventurar-se. -
4 dare
[deə] 1. negative short form - daren't; verb1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) ousar2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) desafiar2. noun(a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) desafio- daring3. noun(boldness: We admired his daring.) audácia4. adjectivea dare-devil motorcyclist.) temerário
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