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1 devilish
tr['devəlɪʃ]1 (wicked, cruel) diabólico,-a, malvado,-a2 (very difficult) diabólico,-a1 endemoniadamentedevilish ['dɛvəlɪʃ] adj: diabólicoadj.• demoníaco, -a adj.• diabólico, -a adj.• empecatado, -a adj.• endemoniado, -a adj.• endiablado, -a adj.• luciferino, -a adj.'devḷɪʃadjective (dated) diabólico['devlɪʃ]1.ADJ (=wicked) diabólico; (=mischievous) travieso2.ADV † (=devilishly) la mar de, sumamente* * *['devḷɪʃ]adjective (dated) diabólico -
2 fiendish
1) (wicked or devilish: a fiendish temper.) diabólico2) (very difficult, clever etc: a fiendish plan.) diabólicotr['fiːndɪʃ]1 diabólico,-afiendish ['fi:ndɪʃ] adj: diabólico♦ fiendishly advadj.• diabólico, -a adj.• malvado, -a adj.'fiːndɪʃa) ( wicked) diabólicoto take a fiendish delight in something — regodearse or refocilarse con algo
b) ( very difficult) (colloq) endemoniado (fam), endiablado (fam)['fiːndɪʃ]ADJ (=fierce) feroz; (=mildly wicked) muy travieso; (=clever and wicked) diabólico; (=difficult and unpleasant) * dificilísimo* * *['fiːndɪʃ]a) ( wicked) diabólicoto take a fiendish delight in something — regodearse or refocilarse con algo
b) ( very difficult) (colloq) endemoniado (fam), endiablado (fam)
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