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1 cadences infernales
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2 enfer
enfer [ɑ̃fεʀ]masculine noun► d'enfer* * *ɑ̃fɛʀnom masculin1) Religion Hell; Mythologieles enfers — Hell (sg), the Underworld (sg)
2) fig hell (de of)vision d'enfer — vision of hell, hellish sight
aller à un train d'enfer — (colloq) to go hell for leather (colloq)
soirée d'enfer — (colloq) hell of a (colloq) party
••croix de bois croix de fer, si je mens je vais en enfer — ≈ cross my heart and hope to die
* * *ɑ̃fɛʀ nm1) (pour les damnés) helld'enfer (allure, bruit) — tremendous, * (ambiance, moral) great, fantastic
* * *enfer nm1 Relig Hell; Mythol les enfers Hell, the Underworld; croire à l'enfer to believe in Hell; aller en enfer to go to Hell; la descente aux enfers the descent into Hell ou the Underworld; enfer et damnation! hell and damnation!;2 fig hell (de of); un enfer de souffrance a living hell; il vit un véritable enfer his life is sheer hell; l'enfer des villes the hell of urban life; l'enfer de la guerre/drogue the hell of war/drug addiction; c'est l'enfer○ ce travail! this work is hell○!; vision d'enfer vision of hell, hellish sight; vitesse d'enfer hellish pace; aller/conduire à un train d'enfer to go/drive hell for leather○; il fait une chaleur d'enfer it's as hot as hell○; voiture/soirée d'enfer○ hell of a○ car/party;3 †( section de bibliothèque) private case collection.croix de bois croix de fer, si je mens je vais en enfer ≈ cross my heart and hope to die; ⇒ paver.[ɑ̃fɛr] nom masculinl'enfer est pavé de bonnes intentions (proverbe) the road to hell is paved with good intentions (locution)2. [lieu, situation désagréable] hell3. [d'une bibliothèque] section where books forbidden to the public are stored————————enfers nom masculin pluriel————————d'enfer locution adjectivale2. [très bien] greatil est d'enfer ton blouson! what a brilliant ou wicked jacket! -
3 cauchemardesque
koʃmaʀdeskadjectif [expérience] nightmare (épith); [scène] nightmarish* * *koʃmaʀdɛsk adj* * *[kɔʃmardɛsk] adjectif,cauchemardeux ( féminin cauchemardeuse) [kɔʃmardø, øz] adjectif1. [sommeil] nightmarish -
4 infernal
adjective• c'est infernal ! it's sheer hell!b. [spirale, engrenage] viciousc. ( = de l'enfer) [divinité, puissances] of hell* * *1) ( insupportable) [bruit, cadence, chaleur] infernal2) [situation, circulation] diabolicalce gosse est infernal — (colloq) that child is a monster
3) Mythologie infernal* * *ɛ̃fɛʀnal, o infernal, -einfernaux mpl adj1) (chaleur, rythme) infernal2) (bruit) terribleIls faisaient un bruit infernal. — They were making a terrible noise.
3) (méchanceté, complot) diabolical* * *2 [situation, circulation] diabolical; ce gosse est infernal○ that child is a monster;3 Mythol infernal.ils mettent de la musique toute la nuit, c'est infernal they've got music on all night, it's absolute hell2. (littéraire) [de l'enfer] infernal
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Hellish — Hell ish, a. Of or pertaining to hell; like hell; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable; diabolical. Hellish hate. Milton. {Hell ish*ly}, adv. {Hell ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hellish — 1520s, from HELL (Cf. hell) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Hellishly; hellishness. Earlier in same sense were helli helly (late 12c.); hellen hellish, infernal (c.1200), with EN (Cf. en) (2); and O.E. hellic … Etymology dictionary
hellish — index cruel, diabolic, heinous, loathsome, malevolent, malignant, obnoxious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
hellish — *infernal, chthonian, Hadean, Tartarean, stygian Analogous words: devilish, diabolical, *fiendish, demoniac … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hellish — [adj] fiendish; unpleasant abominable, accursed, atrocious, barbarous, cruel, damnable, damned, demonic, devilish, diabolical, horrible, infernal, monstrous, nefarious, satanic, terrible, vicious, wicked; concepts 529,570 … New thesaurus
hellish — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or like hell. 2) informal extremely difficult or unpleasant. ► ADVERB Brit. informal ▪ very; extremely. DERIVATIVES hellishly adverb hellishness noun … English terms dictionary
hellish — [hel′ish] adj. 1. of, from, or like hell 2. devilish; fiendish 3. Informal very unpleasant; detestable hellishly adv. hellishness n … English World dictionary
hellish — [[t]he̱lɪʃ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (emphasis) You describe something as hellish to emphasize that it is extremely unpleasant. [INFORMAL] The atmosphere in Washington is hellish... I m sure you will remember from the hellish years of your boyhood. 2)… … English dictionary
hellish — /ˈhɛlɪʃ/ (say helish) adjective 1. of, like, or befitting hell; infernal: hellish torments. 2. difficult: a hellish undertaking. 3. Colloquial horrible: the meals are hellish. 4. Colloquial wonderful;excellent. –adverb Also, hellishing. 5.… …
hellish — hellishly, adv. hellishness, n. /hel ish/, adj. 1. of, like, or suitable to hell; infernal; vile; horrible: It was a hellish war. 2. miserable; abominable; execrable: We had a hellish time getting through traffic. 3. devilishly bad: The child s… … Universalium
Hellish — great; wonderful; excellent: a hellish time ; a hellish resort … Dictionary of Australian slang
