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[fi:nd]1) (a devil: the fiends of hell.) velns; sātans2) (a wicked or cruel person: She's an absolute fiend when she's angry.) ļaundaris; tīrais velns3) (a person who is very enthusiastic about something: a fresh air fiend; a fiend for work.) entuziasts•- fiendish- fiendishly* * *sātans, velns; nezvērs, ļaundaris; upuris
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