- What the devil do you mean?
- Что ты хочешь этим сказать, чёрт возьми?
Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.
Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.
The Devil Wears Prada (novel) — The Devil Wears Prada … Wikipedia
devil — /dev euhl/, n., v., deviled, deviling or (esp. Brit.) devilled, devilling. n. 1. Theol. a. (sometimes cap.) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. b. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily… … Universalium
(the) devil take the hindmost — (let) the devil take the hindmost old fashioned something that you say to mean that you should only think about yourself and your own success and not care about other people. You ve got to be tough to survive in this business grab what you can… … New idioms dictionary
devil — dev•il [[t]ˈdɛv əl[/t]] n. v. iled, il•ing (esp. brit.) illed, il•ling. 1) rel a) (sometimes cap.) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan b) a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God 2) a wicked, cruel person 3) a clever or mischievous person 4) a… … From formal English to slang
the dickens — ● what * * * the dickens informal + old fashioned used to make a statement or question more forceful What the dickens [=the devil] do you mean? We ll have to work like the dickens [=very hard] to finish this project … Useful english dictionary
Deals with the Devil in popular culture — The idea of making a deal with the Devil has appeared many times in works of popular culture. Contents 1 In print 2 In film 3 In music 4 In television … Wikipedia
Sympathy for the Devil — This article is about the song. For other uses, see Sympathy for the Devil (disambiguation). Sympathy for the Devil Song by The Rolling Stones from the album Beggars Banquet Released 6 December 1968 Recorded June 1968 … Wikipedia
Christian teaching about the Devil — For the Islamic devil, see Devil (Islam). See Satan for the Jewish view or see Devil for the devil in other religions, the term devil and the concept influenced by Christianity in general. See also Satan in literature and Satan in popular culture … Wikipedia
what — [hwut, hwät, wut, wät] pron. [ME hwat < OE hwæt, neut. of hwa, who < IE interrogative base * kwo , * kwe > WHERE, WHO, L qui, who what, Lith kàs, what, who] I as an interrogative: which thing, event, circumstance, etc.?: used to ask for… … English World dictionary
let the devil take the hindmost — (let) the devil take the hindmost old fashioned something that you say to mean that you should only think about yourself and your own success and not care about other people. You ve got to be tough to survive in this business grab what you can… … New idioms dictionary
devil — [[t]de̱v(ə)l[/t]] devils 1) N PROPER: the N In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. Syn: Satan 2) N COUNT A devil is an evil spirit. ...the idea of angels with wings and devils with horns and hoofs. Syn:… … English dictionary