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1 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) vrag2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) hudič3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) vrag4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) revež* * *I [dévl]nounvrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jedbetween the devil and the deep sea — med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdodevil's advocate — zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugodevil's books — karte, hudičeve podobicewhat comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly — kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima tekato hold a candle to the devil — pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinuzoology colloquially devil's darning needle — kačji pastirdevil's delight — pretep, prepiras the devil likes Holy Water — sploh ne, prav ničlucky devil — srečnik, -nicathe devil of a — velikanski; ogromno, neznanskoto paint the devil blacker than he is — smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na stenothe devil to pay — velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenjemilitary slang devil's piano — strojnicato play the devil with — nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnatiprinter's devil — tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurirpull devil, pull baker — see bakerII [dévl]intransitive verb & transitive verbgarirati, ocvreti in začiniti; opravljati podrejeno delo za drugega; garati; trgati krpe (stroj)to devil s.o. — prisiliti koga, da gara za druge -
2 printer
1) (a machine that prints texts from a computer.) tiskalnik2) (a person who prints books, newspapers etc.) tiskar* * *[príntə]nountiskar; technical tiskalni, kopirni aparat, tiskalo (tudi v računalništvu)figuratively printer's pie — črkovna zmešnjava -
3 P.D.
abbreviationAmerican Police Department; electrical potential difference; printing printer's devil; nautical position doubtful; Postal District -
4 dozen
plurals - dozens; noun(a group of twelve: two dozen handkerchiefs; These eggs are 50 cents a dozen; Half-a-dozen eggs, please.) ducat- dozens of- dozens* * *[dʌzn]nounducat, dvanajst (kosov)dozens of — na ducate, na kupethree, several dozen — tri, več ducatovcolloquially to do daily dozen — dnevno telovaditi
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Printer's devil — Devil Dev il, n. [AS. de[ o]fol, de[ o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel, Goth. diaba[ u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Printer's devil — Printer Print er, n. One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman. [1913 Webster] {Printer s devil}, {Printer s gauge}. See under {Devil}, and {Gauge}. {Printer s ink}. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
printer's devil — n. an apprentice in a print shop … English World dictionary
Printer's devil — A printer s devil was an apprentice in a printing establishment who performed a number of tasks, such as mixing tubs of ink and fetching type. A number of famous men served as printer s devils in their youth, including Ambrose Bierce, Benjamin… … Wikipedia
Printer's Devil — Infobox Television episode Title = Printer s Devil Series = The Twilight Zone Caption = Scene from Printer s Devil Season = 4 Episode = 111 Airdate = February 28, 1963 Production = 4864 Writer = Charles Beaumont (Based on his story “The Devil,… … Wikipedia
printer's devil — devil (def. 5). [1755 65] * * * … Universalium
printer's devil — noun An apprentice printer … Wiktionary
printer's devil — print′er s dev′il n. pri devil 5) • Etymology: 1755–65 … From formal English to slang
printer's devil — /prɪntəz ˈdɛvəl/ (say printuhz devuhl) noun → devil (def. 7) …
printer's devil — noun Date: 1757 an apprentice in a printing office … New Collegiate Dictionary
printer's devil — young apprentice in a printing company … English contemporary dictionary
