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devil [devilled, devilling, devils] (annoy or bother) verb [UK: ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˈdev.l̩] | beduvelenwerkwoord pestenwerkwoord plagenwerkwoord |
devil [devils] (euphemistically, with an article: Hell (as an intensifier)) noun [UK: ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˈdev.l̩] | verduiveldsubstantief |
devil [devils] (evil creature) noun [UK: ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˈdev.l̩] | duivelsubstantief |
devil [devilled, devilling, devils] (grill with cayenne pepper) verb [UK: ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˈdev.l̩] | peperenwerkwoord |
devil [devils] (person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him) noun [UK: ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˈdev.l̩] | duvelsubstantief |
devil (the devil: the chief devil) proper noun [UK: ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˈdev.l̩] | de duiveleigennam |
devil [devils] (thing that is awkward or difficult to understand) noun [UK: ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˈdev.l̩] | harde nootsubstantief |
devil [devils] (wicked or naughty person) noun [UK: ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˈdev.l̩] | deugnietsubstantief |
devil is in the details (specific provisions of something may be complicated) phrase | |
devil's advocate (debater) noun | advocaat van de duivelsubstantief |
devil's beating his wife (interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining, see also: sunshower) interjection | het is kermis in de helinterjection |
devilish (extreme, excessive) adjective [UK: ˈde.və.lɪʃ] [US: ˈde.vlɪʃ] | dekselsbijvoeglijk naamwoord verduiveldbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
devilish (resembling or characteristic of a devil) adjective [UK: ˈde.və.lɪʃ] [US: ˈde.vlɪʃ] | diabolischbijvoeglijk naamwoord duivelsbijvoeglijk naamwoord satanischbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
devilment (devilish action or conduct; an instance of this, see also: wickedness) noun [UK: ˈdevl.mənt] [US: ˈdevl.mənt] | boosaardigheidsubstantief duivelse streeksubstantief |
daredevil [daredevils] (person who engages in risky behavior) noun [UK: ˈdeə.dev.l̩] [US: ˈder.ˌdev.l̩] | waaghalssubstantief |
dust devil (a swirling dust in the air) noun [UK: dʌst ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˈdəst ˈdev.l̩] | stofduivelsubstantief stofhoossubstantief |
hay devil (small whirlwind) noun | hooiduivelsubstantief |
speak of the devil (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) phrase | als je het over de duivel hebtphrase dan zie je zijn staartphrase |
Tasmanian devil [Tasmanian devils] (Sarcophilus harrisii) noun [UK: ˌtæz.ˈmeɪ.niən ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˌtæz.ˈmeɪ.niən ˈdev.l̩] | buidelduivelsubstantief Tasmaanse duivelsubstantief |
vaudeville (a style of multi-act theatrical entertainment) noun [UK: ˈvɔː.də.vɪl] [US: ˈvɑːd.ˌvɪl] | vaudevillesubstantief |