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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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devil [ˈdevl]1. nouna. diable m• he's a little devil! c'est un petit démon !• you little devil! petit monstre !• go on, be a devil! vas-y, vis dangereusement !• why the devil didn't you say so? pourquoi diable ne l'as-tu pas dit ?• how the devil would I know? comment voulez-vous que je sache ?• where the devil is he? où diable peut-il être ?• who the devil are you? qui diable êtes-vous ?c. (phrases) speak of the devil! quand on parle du loup (on en voit la queue) !2. compounds* * *['devl] 1.1) (also Devil) Religion2) ( evil spirit) démon m3) (colloq) ( for emphasis)we'll have a devil of a job doing — ça va être sacrément (colloq) dur de faire
4) (colloq) (expressing affection, sympathy)2.a lucky devil — un sacré veinard (colloq)
••be a devil! — (colloq) allez, laisse-toi tenter!
to have the luck of the devil — (colloq) GB avoir une veine de cocu (colloq)
like the devil — (colloq) comme un fou (colloq)
См. также в других словарях:
play devil's advocate — to pretend to be against an idea or plan which a lot of people support in order to make people discuss it in more detail and think about it more carefully. I don t think he was really in favour of getting rid of the scheme, he was just playing… … New idioms dictionary
play devil's advocate — play/be/devil’s advocate phrase to pretend to disagree with someone in order to start an argument or interesting discussion Thesaurus: to pretend to do or feel somethingsynonym Main entry: devil s advocate … Useful english dictionary
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devil's advocate — noun someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument • Hypernyms: ↑debater, ↑arguer * * * noun, pl ⋯ cates [count] : a person who expresses an opinion that disagrees with others so that there will be an interesting discussion about … Useful english dictionary
devil's advocate — If someone plays Devil s advocate in an argument, they adopt a position they don t believe in just for the sake of the argument (Dorking School Dictionary) *** During a discussion or debate, if you play devil s advocate, you pretend to … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
devil's advocate — N UNCOUNT: also with det If you play devil s advocate in a discussion or debate, you express an opinion which you may not agree with but which is very different to what other people have been saying, in order to make the argument more interesting … English dictionary
play devil's advocate — feign disagreement with an issue in order to provoke discussion … English contemporary dictionary
devil's advocate — noun play/be devil s advocate to pretend to disagree with someone in order to start an argument or interesting discussion … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. one who argues for but doesn t necessarily agree with the unpopular side of an issue in order to illustrate all perspectives. Talk show hosts often play the devil s advocate for argument s sake. SYN.: pleader,… … English dictionary for students
devil's advocate — UK / US noun play/be devil s advocate to pretend to disagree with someone in order to start an argument or interesting discussion … English dictionary