ir como el demonio

ese demonio de niño — that demon o little devil of a child

¡qué demonios! — [expresando ira] hell!, damn it!; [expresando sorpresa] well, I'll be blowed!, what the devil?

¡qué príncipe ni qué demonios! — prince my foot! *

este hijo mío es un demonio — this child of mine is a little devil o demon

como (el) demonio — (fam) <picar/doler> like hell (colloq)

esto pesa como el demonio — this weighs a ton (colloq)

de (los) mil demonios — (fam) terrible

hace un frío de los mil demonios — it's terribly cold

mandar a alguien al demonio — (fam) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq)

oler/saber a demonios — (fam) to smell/taste awful o foul

ponerse como or hecho un demonio — (fam) to go berserk (colloq)

¿qué/dónde demonios... ? — what/where the hell... ? (colloq)

demonio(s)! — ( expresando enfado) damn! (colloq); ( expresando sorpresa) goodness!, heavens!

este hijo mío es un demonio — this child of mine is a little devil o demon

como (el) demonio — (fam) <picar/doler> like hell (colloq)

esto pesa como el demonio — this weighs a ton (colloq)

de (los) mil demonios — (fam) terrible

hace un frío de los mil demonios — it's terribly cold

mandar a alguien al demonio — (fam) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq)

oler/saber a demonios — (fam) to smell/taste awful o foul

ponerse como or hecho un demonio — (fam) to go berserk (colloq)

¿qué/dónde demonios... ? — what/where the hell... ? (colloq)

demonio(s)! — ( expresando enfado) damn! (colloq); ( expresando sorpresa) goodness!, heavens!

Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.

Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.

como un diablo * —

esta mesa pesa como un diablo — this table weighs a ton *

del diablo o de mil diablos * —

hace un frío del diablo o de mil diablos — it's hellishly cold *, it's absolutely freezing

irse al diablo * —

¡vete al diablo! — get lost! *

mandar al diablo * —

no podía arreglarlo y lo mandé al diablo — I couldn't fix it so I chucked it the hell away *

se enfadó y nos mandó al diablo — he got mad and told us to go to hell *

diablos azules — LAm DTs *, pink elephants *

¿cómo diablos se le ocurrió hacer tal cosa? — what on earth o what the hell made him do such a thing? *

¿quién diablos te crees que eres? — who on earth o who the hell do you think you are?

¡qué diablos! ¡yo también quiero ser rico! — damn it, I want to be rich too! *

como (el or un) diablo — like crazy o mad (colloq)

del diablo or de todos los diablos or de mil diablos — (fam) devilish (colloq)

está de un humor de mil diablos — she's in a devil of a mood (colloq)

donde el diablo perdió el poncho — (AmS fam) ( en un lugar - aislado) in the back of beyond; (- lejano) miles away (colloq)

irse al diablo — (fam)

vete al diablo! — go to hell! (colloq)

mandar a alguien al diablo — (fam) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq)

mandar algo al diablo — (fam) to pack something in (colloq)

tener el diablo en el cuerpo — to be a devil

más vale diablo conocido que ciento (Chi) or (Arg) santo por conocer — better the devil you know than the devil you don't

¿qué/quién/donde diablos... ? — what/who/where the hell... ? (colloq)

¿cómo diablos se habrá enterado? — how the hell can he have found out? (colloq)

como (el or un) diablo — like crazy o mad (colloq)

del diablo or de todos los diablos or de mil diablos — (fam) devilish (colloq)

está de un humor de mil diablos — she's in a devil of a mood (colloq)

donde el diablo perdió el poncho — (AmS fam) ( en un lugar - aislado) in the back of beyond; (- lejano) miles away (colloq)

irse al diablo — (fam)

vete al diablo! — go to hell! (colloq)

mandar a alguien al diablo — (fam) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq)

mandar algo al diablo — (fam) to pack something in (colloq)

tener el diablo en el cuerpo — to be a devil

más vale diablo conocido que ciento (Chi) or (Arg) santo por conocer — better the devil you know than the devil you don't

¿qué/quién/donde diablos... ? — what/who/where the hell... ? (colloq)

¿cómo diablos se habrá enterado? — how the hell can he have found out? (colloq)

Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.

pingos — * cheap women's clothes

no tengo ni un pingo que ponerme — * I haven't a single thing I can wear

Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.

• hacer saber algo a algn — to inform sb of sth, let sb know about sth

quiero hacerle saber que... — I would like to inform o advise you that...

el motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que... — I am writing to inform o advise you that...

• a saber — namely

• ¡ anda a saber! — LAm God knows!

• demasiado bien sé que... — I know only too well that...

¡no lo sabes bien! — * not half! *

• cualquiera sabe si... — it's anybody's guess whether...

• ¡de haberlo sabido! — if only I'd known!

• lo dudo, pero nunca se sabe — I doubt it, but you never know

• para que lo sepas — let me tell you, for your information

• que yo sepa — as far as I know

• un no sé qué — a certain something

• ¡ quién sabe! — who knows!

• ¡si lo sabré yo! — I should know!

• tú sabrás (lo que haces) — I suppose you know (what you're doing)

• ¡ vete a saber! — God knows!

• ya lo sabía yo — I thought as much

• ¡yo qué sé!, ¡qué sé yo! — how should I know!, search me! *

cuando lo supe — when I heard o found out about it

• saber hacer algo, sabe cuidar de sí mismo — he can take care of himself, he knows how to take care of himself

• saber de algo — to know of sth

• saber a — to taste of

me supo muy mal lo que hicieron — I didn't like what they did, I wasn't pleased o didn't feel good about what they did

así que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know

para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies

yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)

¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what

hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something

sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself

si es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough

sabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)

así que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know

para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies

yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)

¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what

hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something

sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself

si es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough

sabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)

Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.

Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.

Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.

• de cuando en cuando, de vez en cuando — from time to time, now and again, every so often

tardaremos, cuando más, una semana — it will take us a week at (the) most o at the outside

• cuando menos — at least

• cuando mucho — at (the) most

• cuando no — if not

cuando niño yo era muy travieso — as a child o when I was a child I was very naughty

ven cuando quieras — come when o whenever you like

cada cuando — (esp AmL) every so often

cuando más or mucho — at (the) most, at the outside

ven cuando quieras — come when o whenever you like

cada cuando — (esp AmL) every so often

cuando más or mucho — at (the) most, at the outside

Ex: This order is consistent with the established relationships between subjects at the time that the scheme was first published (1876).

¿qué manda usted? — esp LAm can I help you?

¿manda usted algo más? — esp LAm would you like anything else?

• mandar (a algn) (a) hacer algo, lo mandé a comprar pan — I sent him (out) for bread o to buy some bread