Ma, quỷ

devil take it!

ma bắt nó đi

Điều quái gỡ, điều ghê gớm, điều khủng khiếp

what the devil are you doing?

cậu làm cái quái gì đấy?

to work like the devil

làm việc hăng quá

It's the devil of a way

Đường xa kinh khủng

Sự giận dữ, sự tức giận

to raise the devil in someone

làm cho ai tức điên lên, làm cho ai nổi tam bành

Người hung ác, người nanh ác, người ác độc

Người quỷ quyệt, người xảo quyệt

Người khốn khổ; người bất hạnh, người vô phúc

Thư ký riêng (của luật sư, của nhà văn); người học việc (ở xưởng in)

Thịt nướng tẩm nhiều tiêu ớt

Lò than, lò nung

Máy xé (vải vụn, giẻ rách)

Làm thư ký riêng (cho một luật sư); viết văn thuê (cho nhà văn)

Nướng (thịt...) sau khi tẩm tiêu ớt

• V_ed: deviled or devilled
• V_ing: deviling or devilling

nướng

rán quá lửa

thịt rán quá lửa

Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub, Asmodeus,Abaddon, Apollyon, Belial, Lord of the Flies, prince ofdarkness, spirit of evil, evil spirit, cacodemon or cacodaemon,evil one, wicked one, archfiend, Fiend, deuce, Scots Clootie;Colloq Old Harry, (Old) Nick, US (Old) Scratch: In medievaltimes the devil was given horns, a tail, and cloven hooves. 2brute, fiend, demon, beast, ogre, monster, rogue, scoundrel,rake, knave, rakehell, villain, ghoul, hell-hound, vampire,barbarian; witch, hell-cat, shrew, termagant, vixen, virago,ogress, harpy, hag, Xanthippe or Xantippe, crone: If you hit meagain Ill phone the police, you devil!

Fellow, person, chap,wretch, bloke, guy, beggar, unfortunate, Colloq bugger, Britsod: The poor devil lost an arm at Gallipoli.

Imp, scamp,rascal, fox, slyboots, sly dog, rapscallion, confidence man,trickster, Colloq operator, smoothie, smooth or slick operator,con man, con artist: The little devil has stolen our hearts.The devil wormed his way into our confidence and then made offwith our money. 5 like the devil. exceedingly, extremely,excessively, violently, speedily, confoundedly, deucedly: Thecar was going like the devil when it hit the tree. She foughtlike the devil to protect the house. 6 - the devil. in heavensname, the dickens, in the world, on Gods green earth, in hell:What the devil do you think you are doing? Who the devil is she?Where the devil have you put my trousers?

N.

(usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewishbelief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.

A an evil spirit;a demon; a superhuman malignant being. b a personified evilforce or attribute.

A a wicked or cruel person. b amischievously energetic, clever, or self-willed person.

Colloq. a person, a fellow (lucky devil).

Fighting spirit,mischievousness (the devil is in him tonight).

Colloq.something difficult or awkward (this door is a devil to open).7 (the devil or the Devil) colloq. used as an exclamation ofsurprise or annoyance (who the devil are you?).

A literaryhack exploited by an employer.

Brit. a junior legal counsel.10 = Tasmanian devil.

Applied to various instruments andmachines, esp. when used for destructive work.

S.Afr. = dustdevil.

V. (devilled, devilling; US deviled, deviling) 1 tr.cook (food) with hot seasoning.

Intr. act as a devil for anauthor or barrister.

Tr. US harass, worry.

(inimper.) depart at once. like the devil with great energy. playthe devil with cause severe damage to. printer's devil hist.an errand-boy in a printing office. speak (or talk) of thedevil said when a person appears just after being mentioned.the very devil (predic.) colloq. a great difficulty ornuisance. [OE deofol f. LL diabolus f. Gk diabolos accuser,slanderer f. dia across + ballo to throw]