Devil jelentése magyarul, definíció, kiejtés és példamondatok

devil

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brit:

Főnév

1. An evil creature.

Szinonimák: demon

Ellentétek: angel, god

2. (with article) The chief devil; Satan.

Ellentétek: God

3. A fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior.

4. The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.

The devil in me wants to let him suffer.

Ellentétek: angel, conscience

5. A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.

Those two kids are devils in a toy store.

Szinonimák: imp, rascal, scamp, scoundrel

Ellentétek: angel, saint

6. A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.

That math problem was a devil.

Szinonimák: bastard, bitch, bugger, stinker

Ellentétek: cakewalk, piece of cake

7. (with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.

She is having a devil of a time fixing it.

Szinonimák: deuce, dickens, fuck, heck, hell

8. A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.

Szinonimák: bugger, cow, sod

9. A dust devil.

10. (Christian Science) An evil or erring entity.

11. (in compounds) A barren, unproductive and unused area.

devil strip

12. A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.

13. A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.

14. A Tasmanian devil.

15. An endurance event where riders who fall behind are periodically eliminated.

Ige

1. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

2. To annoy or bother.

Szinonimák: bedevil

3. To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.

4. To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy: