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1 ♦ devil
♦ devil /ˈdɛvl/n.1 [u] (relig., spesso maiuscolo) diavolo; demonio: God and the devil, Dio e il diavolo; possessed by the devil, posseduto dal demonio; devil worship, adorazione del diavolo; satanismo; devil-worshipper, adoratore del diavolo; satanista; the devil of greed, il demone della cupidigia2 (fig. fam.) tipo; diavolo: He's lost his job, poor devil!, povero diavolo, ha perso il posto; He's a cheeky devil, ha una bella faccia tosta; He's a lucky devil!, ha una fortuna sfacciata!; little devil, ( di bambino) diavoletto; piccola peste3 (fam. antiq., intensificativo) – a devil of a, un grande, un bel: a devil of a fine horse, un gran bel cavallo; I had a devil of a ( o the devil's own) job to convince him, ho avuto un bel daffare per convincerlo; What the devil are you doing?, che diavolo state facendo?; Who the devil are you?, chi diavolo sei?; How the devil do you expect me to do that?; come diavolo pensi che io possa farlo?6 (edil.) braciere portatile; fornacetta7 (ind. tess.) macchina per triturare gli stracci● the devil's advocate, l'avvocato del diavolo ( nel diritto canonico): (fig.) to play devil's advocate, fare l'avvocato del diavolo (bot.) devil's-bit ( Scabiosa succisa), morso del diavolo □ the devil's book, le carte da gioco □ (bot.) devil's claw ( Harpagophytum procumbens), artiglio del diavolo □ (zool.) devil's coach-horse ( Staphylinus olens), stafilino odoroso □ devil's dozen, (il numero) tredici □ devil's food cake, sorta di torta fondente al cioccolato □ devil-may-care, avventato, scavezzacollo □ (bot., slang) devil's milk, euforbia □ devils on horseback, involtini di prugne e bacon ( serviti come antipasto) □ ( gioco) devil on two sticks, diabolo □ (fam.) ( there'll be) the devil to pay, saranno guai grossi: If he finds out, there'll be the devil to pay, se lo scopre, saranno guai grossi (o succederà il finimondo) □ (fam.) Be a devil!, lasciati tentare!; buttati! □ to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, essere tra l'incudine e il martello; essere tra Scilla e Cariddi □ (fam. antiq.) to be the very devil, essere difficilissimo; essere faticosissimo □ to bring out the devil in sb., tirare fuori gli istinti peggiori (o il lato peggiore) di q. □ to give the devil his due, riconoscere i meriti di q., anche se è un poco di buono □ to go to the devil, andare in malora; andare in rovina □ (fam. antiq.) Go to the devil!, va al diavolo! □ (fam.) to have the luck of the devil, avere una fortuna del diavolo □ (fam.) like the devil, a gran velocità; moltissimo: to drive like the devil, guidare come un pazzo; to run like the devil, correre all'impazzata (o a rotta di collo) □ to play the devil with, sconvolgere; fare scempio di □ to raise the devil, evocare il demonio; (fig. fam.) fare il diavolo a quattro, fare un chiasso del diavolo □ (fam. antiq.) The devil you will [he can't, they do, etc.]!, ( come reazione di incredulità o diniego) figuriamoci!; neanche per sogno! □ (prov.) Better the devil you know ( than the devil you don't), chi lascia la via vecchia per la nuova (sa quel che lascia e non sa quel che trova) □ ( Every man for himself and) the Devil take the hindmost!, ognuno per sé, e Dio per tutti □ (prov.) Speak (o Talk) of the devil, lupus in fabula; si parla del diavolo (e spuntano le corna) □ (prov.) The devil finds work for idle hands, l'ozio è il padre dei vizi □ (prov.) The devil has all the best tunes, il peccato (o il vizio) è più attraente della virtù □ (prov.) The devil is not so black as he is painted, il diavolo non è così brutto come lo si dipinge □ (prov.) The devil looks after his own, la fortuna va spesso a chi se la merita di meno □ (prov.) The devil's in the detail, è nei dettagli che si nascondono le insidie.(to) devil /ˈdɛvl/A v. i. (antiq.)B v. t.(fam. USA) infastidire; tormentare. -
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1 noun∎ Religion the Devil le Diable, Satan m;∎ old-fashioned the devil take him! qu'il aille au diable!, que le diable l'emporte!;∎ you little devil! petit monstre!;∎ you lucky devil! veinard!;∎ British poor devil! pauvre diable!∎ what the devil are you doing? mais enfin, qu'est-ce que tu fabriques?;∎ where the devil is it? où diable peut-il bien être?, mais où est-ce que ça pourrait bien être?;∎ how the devil should I know? comment voulez-vous que je sache?□ ;∎ who the devil are you? qui diable êtes-vous?, et d'où est-ce que vous sortez, vous?;∎ this house is the very devil to keep clean c'est vraiment la galère de nettoyer cette maison;∎ they worked/ran like the devil ils ont travaillé/couru comme des fous ou des malades;∎ he has a devil of a temper il a un fichu caractère, il a un caractère de cochon;∎ I had a devil of a time getting here j'ai eu un mal fou ou un mal de chien à arriver jusqu'ici;∎ there'll be the devil to pay when your father finds out ça va barder quand ton père apprendra ça;∎ we had the devil of a job or the devil's own job finding the house on a eu un mal fou à trouver la maison;∎ to be (caught) between the devil and the deep blue sea être pris entre deux feux, être entre le marteau et l'enclume;∎ to give the devil his due… en toute honnêteté, il faut dire que…, rendons ou rendons-lui justice…;∎ he has the luck of the devil or the devil's own luck il a une veine de pendu ou de cocu;∎ speak or talk of the devil (and he's sure to appear)! quand on parle du loup (on en voit la queue)!;∎ proverb better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) mieux vaut se contenter de ce qu'on a que de risquer de trouver pire;∎ proverb the devil finds or makes work for idle hands (to do) l'oisiveté est (la) mère de tous les vices;∎ proverb (every man for himself and) let the devil take the hindmost chacun pour soi et Dieu pour tous∎ Typography printer's devil apprenti(e) m,f imprimeur∎ devilled egg œuf m à la diable∎ British to devil for sb (author) servir de nègre à qn; (lawyer) être avocat stagiaire auprès de qn; Typography (printer) être apprenti imprimeur chez qn►► devil's advocate avocat m du diable;∎ to play devil's advocate se faire l'avocat du diable;American devil's food cake gâteau m au chocolat noir;Cookery devils on horseback pruneaux mpl au bacon;Devil's Island l'île f du Diable;devil worship culte m du diable -
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A n3 ○ ( for emphasis) what the devil do you mean? que diable veux-tu dire? ; why the devil do you think I invited her? pourquoi diable est-ce-que tu crois que je l'ai invitée? ; I wondered what the devil he was talking about/why the devil he had come je me demandais de quoi il pouvait bien parler/pourquoi donc il était venu ; how the devil should I know? comment veux-tu que je le sache? ; we'll have a devil of a job cleaning the house ça va être sacrément ○ dur de nettoyer la maison ;4 ○ (expressing affection, sympathy) a lucky devil un sacré ○ veinard ○ ; he's a handsome/cheeky devil il est sacrément ○ beau/effronté ; the poor devil le pauvre diable ; that child is a little devil cet enfant est un vrai petit diable ; some poor devil of a soldier un pauvre (diable de) soldat ;5 ○ †( nuisance) to be a devil for doing avoir la manie de faire ; she's a devil for contradicting people elle a la manie de contredire les autres ; these pans are a devil to clean ces casseroles sont une vraie plaie ○ à nettoyer ; he's a devil for gambling c'est un joueur invétéré ;6 GB Jur avocat stagiaire non rémunéré.be a devil ○ ! allez, laisse-toi tenter! ; the devil you know is better than the devil you don't un danger connu est préférable à un danger inconnu ; to be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea être pris entre l'enclume et le marteau ; we won-the devil looks after his own hum on a gagné-on a eu une sacrée veine ○ ; the devil only knows where/why etc Dieu seul sait où/pourquoi etc ; to have the luck of the devil ○ GB avoir une veine de cocu ○ or de pendu ○ ; like the devil ○ [scream, run] comme un fou/une folle ○ ; speak of the devil! quand on parle du loup (on en voit la queue) ○ ! ; there will be the devil to pay when he finds out! ça va barder ○ quand il l'apprendra! ; go to the devil ○ ! va au diable ○ ! ; the devil you did ○ ! sans blague ○ ! ; to give the devil his due… il faut quand même l'admettre… -
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devil [ˈdevl]1. nouna. diable m• he's a little devil! c'est un petit démon !• you little devil! petit monstre !• go on, be a devil! vas-y, vis dangereusement !• why the devil didn't you say so? pourquoi diable ne l'as-tu pas dit ?• how the devil would I know? comment voulez-vous que je sache ?• where the devil is he? où diable peut-il être ?• who the devil are you? qui diable êtes-vous ?c. (phrases) speak of the devil! quand on parle du loup (on en voit la queue) !2. compounds* * *['devl] 1.1) (also Devil) Religion2) ( evil spirit) démon m3) (colloq) ( for emphasis)we'll have a devil of a job doing — ça va être sacrément (colloq) dur de faire
4) (colloq) (expressing affection, sympathy)2.a lucky devil — un sacré veinard (colloq)
••be a devil! — (colloq) allez, laisse-toi tenter!
to have the luck of the devil — (colloq) GB avoir une veine de cocu (colloq)
like the devil — (colloq) comme un fou (colloq)
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devil [ˊdevl]1. n1) (обыкн. the D.) дья́вол, сатана́2) чёрт, бес3) стра́шный, кова́рный челове́к, настоя́щий дья́вол4) разг. энерги́чный, напо́ристый челове́к;a devil to work рабо́тает, как чёрт
;a devil to eat ест за четверы́х
5) разг. челове́к, па́рень;lucky devil счастли́вец
;poor devil бедня́га
;a devil of a fellow хра́брый ма́лый
;little ( или young) devil шутл. чертёнок; ирон. су́щий дья́вол, отча́янный ма́лый
6) разг. тру́дное де́ло, дья́вольская шту́каwhat the devil do you mean? что вы э́тим хоти́те сказа́ть, чёрт возьми́?; как бы не так!
;devil a bit of money did he give! дал он де́нег, чёрта с два! [ср. deuce Ⅱ]
8) литера́тор, журнали́ст, выполня́ющий рабо́ту для друго́го, «негр»9) ма́льчик на побегу́шках, учени́к в типогра́фии (тж. printer's devil)11) зоол. су́мчатый волк ( в Тасмании); су́мчатый дья́вол12) тех. волк-маши́на◊talk of the devil (and he is sure to appear) ≅ лёгок на поми́не!
;а) о́бщая дра́ка, сва́лка;б) род фейерве́рка;the devil (and all) to pay грозя́щая неприя́тность, беда́; затрудни́тельное положе́ние
;the devil is not so bad as he is painted посл. не так стра́шен чёрт, как его́ малю́ют
;to paint the devil blacker than he is сгуща́ть кра́ски
;between the devil and the deep sea ≅ ме́жду двух огне́й
;devil's own luck ≅ черто́вски везёт; необыкнове́нное сча́стье
;devil take the hindmost ≅ го́ре неуда́чникам; к чёрту неуда́чников; всяк за себя́
;to give the devil his due отдава́ть до́лжное проти́внику
;to play the devil with причини́ть вред; испо́ртить
;to raise the devil шуме́ть, буя́нить; поднима́ть сканда́л
2. v1) гото́вить о́строе мясно́е или ры́бное блю́до2) рабо́тать ( for — на); исполня́ть чернову́ю рабо́ту для литера́тора, журнали́ста3) амер. надоеда́ть; дразни́ть -
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devil:Indian devil американская росомаха, Gulo luscusTasmanian devil мам. сумчатый дьявол, тасманийский дьявол, Sarcophilus harrisithorny devil герп. (агама) молох, Moloch horridusEnglish-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > devil
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7 devil of a job /devil’s own job
Devil of a job /devil’s own jobсамое сложное заданиеIt was the devil’s own job finding a hotel with vacancies.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > devil of a job /devil’s own job
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8 devil-may-care attitude / devil-maycare manner
Devil-may-care attitude / devil-maycare mannerлегкомысленное отношениеYou must get rid of your devil-may-care attitude if you want to succeed.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > devil-may-care attitude / devil-maycare manner
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9 devil’s darning needle
devil’s darning needle s1. ZOOL Libelle f2. BOTa) Nadelkerbel mb) → academic.ru/20070/devil%E2%80%99s-hair">devil’s-hair -
10 devil-may-care
devil-may-care [ˏdevlmeɪˊkeə] aбеззабо́тный; безрассу́дный; бесшаба́шный;devil-may-care attitude наплева́тельское отноше́ние, всё трын-трава́
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- devil
- n1. асфальторазогреватель
2. воздушный нагреватель ( для сушки зданий)
3. гвоздевая тёрка
- fire devil
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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tr['devəlmeɪkeəSMALLr/SMALL]1 despreocupado,-aadj.• temerario, -a adj.'devḷmeɪ'ker, ˌdevḷmeɪ'keə(r)adjective (colloq) (before n) despreocupado['devlmeɪ'kɛǝ(r)]ADJ despreocupado; (=rash) temerario, arriesgado* * *['devḷmeɪ'ker, ˌdevḷmeɪ'keə(r)]adjective (colloq) (before n) despreocupado -
13 devil's advocate
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14 devil's advocate
devil's advocate [ˏdevɪlzˊædvəkət] nспо́рщик из любви́ к иску́сству -
15 devil's bones
devil's bones [ˊdevlzbəυnz] n plразг. игра́льные ко́сти -
16 devil's books
devil's books [ˊdevlzbυks] n plразг. ка́рты -
17 devil's coach-horse
devil's coach-horse noun большой черный жук -
18 devil's darning-needle
devil's darning-needle [ˏdevlzˊdɑ:nɪŋ-ni:dl] nстрекоза́ -
19 devil's dozen
devil's dozen чертова дюжина -
20 devil-fish
devil-fish noun; zool. 1) скат морской дьявол 2) осьминог 3) каракатица
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