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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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hindmost — late 14c., from HIND (Cf. hind) (adj.) + MOST (Cf. most). Thra. What, if a toy take em i the heels now, and they run all away, and cry, The devil take the hindmost ? Dion. Then the same devil take the foremost too, and souse him for his… … Etymology dictionary
hindmost — index back (in reverse), extreme (last), last (final) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2 … Law dictionary
hindmost — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ furthest back … English terms dictionary
hindmost — [hīn′dərmōst΄hīnd′mōst΄] adj. [ME: see HIND1 & MOST] farthest back; closest to the rear; last: also hindermost [hīn′dərmōst΄] … English World dictionary
hindmost — see devil take the hindmost every man for himself, and devil take the hindmost … Proverbs new dictionary
Hindmost — Hind Hind, a. [Compar. {Hinder}; superl. {Hindmost}, or {Hindermost}.] [OE. hind, adv., back, AS. hindan behind. See {Hinder}, a.] In the rear; opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hindmost — Hindermost Hind er*most , Hindmost Hind most , a. [The superlative of hind. See {Hind}, a.] [Cf. AS. hindema (akin to Goth. hindumists), a superlative from the same source as the comparative hinder. See {Hinder}, a., and cf. {Aftermost}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hindmost — hind|most [ˈhaındməust US moust] adj →devil take the hindmost at ↑devil … Dictionary of contemporary English
hindmost — adjective old use furthest behind see also: devil take the hindmost devil (14) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hindmost — /ˈhaɪndmoʊst/ (say huyndmohst) adjective Also, hindermost /ˈhaɪndəmoʊst/ (say huynduhmohst). 1. farthest behind; nearest the rear; last. –phrase 2. (the) devil take the hindmost, those in the rear must look after themselves …
hindmost — adjective Date: 14th century farthest to the rear ; last … New Collegiate Dictionary