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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 due
[dju:] 1. adjective1) (owed: I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor.) dolžan2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) pričakovan3) (proper: Take due care.) ustrezen2. adverb(directly South: sailing due east.) naravnost3. noun1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) dolg2) ((in plural) charge, fee or toll: He paid the dues on the cargo.) pristojbine•- duly- due to
- give someone his due
- give his due* * *I [dju:]adjectiveplačljiv, zapadel; dolžan; primeren, predpisan, pravšen; pravočasen; pristojen; pričakovan; dospel; povzročen, pripisljiv; dolgovanII [dju:]adverbnaravnost, natanko protiIII [dju:]nounpristojbina, taksa, članarina; plural carina; obveza, dolgto give everybody ( —ali the devil) his due — dati vsakomur, kar mu pripada, biti vsakomur pravičenmarine for a full due — temeljito, korenito
См. также в других словарях:
give the devil his due — Also in the phrase to give the Devil his due. 1589 LYLY Pap with Hatchet III. 407 Giue them their due though they were diuels..and excuse them for taking anie money at interest. 1596 NASHE Saffron Walden III. 36 Giue the diuell his due. 1642… … Proverbs new dictionary
give the devil his due — {v. phr.} To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don t like him, * /I don t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give the devil his due — {v. phr.} To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don t like him, * /I don t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Giving the Devil His Due — Giving The Devil His Due … Википедия
To the Devil His Due — Infobox music DVD Name = To The Devil His Due Type = DVD Artist = Diamond Head Released = 2006 Recorded = November 4, 2005 Genre = heavy metal Length = 142 mins Label = Secret Films Producer = Roger Lomas To The Devil His Due is a live DVD from… … Wikipedia
Giving the Devil His Due — Infobox Album Name = Giving The Devil His Due Type = compilation Artist = Coal Chamber Released = August 19th, 2003 Recorded = August 1994 2002 Genre = Nu metal Length = 46:03 Label = Roadrunner Producer = Josh Abraham Reviews = Allmusic… … Wikipedia
Giving the Devil His Due — Álbum de Coal Chamber Publicación 19 de Agosto del 2003 Grabación 1994 2003 Género(s) Nu metal Alternative metal Duración … Wikipedia Español
Giving The Devil His Due — Сборник Coal Chamber Дата выпуска 19 Августа, 2003 года Записан 1994 2002 Жанр Нью метал Длительность 46:03 … Википедия
give the devil his due — ► give the devil his due proverb if someone or something bad has any redeeming features these should be acknowledged. Main Entry: ↑devil … English terms dictionary
give the devil his due — To acknowledge some commendable quality, etc in someone otherwise disapproved of • • • Main Entry: ↑due * * * proverb acknowledge the good qualities of even a bad or undeserving person … Useful english dictionary
give\ the\ devil\ his\ due — v. phr. To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don t like him, I don t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher … Словарь американских идиом
