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I. dev·il [ˈdevəl] N

1. devil no pl (Satan):

the Devil: der Teufel

to be possessed by the Devil: vom Teufel besessen sein

to be possessed by the Devil: den Teufel im Leib haben

2. devil fig:

devil (demon): böser Geist m

devil (demon): Dämon m <-s, -mo̱·nen>

devil (wicked person): Teufel(in) m (f) <-s, -> inf

devil (wicked person): Teufelsbraten m pej inf

devil (wicked person): Satansbraten m <-s, -> pej inf

he's a real devil: er ist ein echtes Scheusal inf

3. devil approv inf:

devil (sly person): alter Fuchs inf

devil (daring person): Teufelskerl m <-s, -e> inf

devil (daring person): Draufgänger(in) m (f) <-s, ->

be a devil: nur zu inf

be a devil: sei kein Frosch inf

you devil: du bist [mir] vielleicht so eine Marke inf

4. devil (affectionately):

cheeky devil: Frechdachs m <-es, -e> hum inf

little devil: kleiner Schlingel inf

lucky devil: Glückskind nt <-(e)s, -er>

lucky devil: Glückspilz m <-es, -e> inf

poor devil: armer Teufel [o. Schlucker] [o. Kerl]

5. devil (emphasizing):

to be a devil of a job: eine Heidenarbeit sein inf

to have the devil of a job [or time] doing sth: es verteufelt [o. verdammt] schwer haben, etw zu tun inf

we had the devil of a time trying to find the place: es war verdammt schwierig für uns, den Ort zu finden

how/what/where/who/why the devil ...?: wie/was/wo/wer/warum zum Teufel ...? inf

6. devil esp LAW (junior assistant):

devil: Assessor(in) m (f) <-s, -so̱·ren>

7. devil Brit (machine):

devil: Zerkleinerungsmaschine f

devil: [Reiß]wolf m

8. devil ZOOL:

[Tasmanian] devil: Tasmanischer Teufel m

[Tasmanian] devil: Beutelteufel m

Phrases:

to be between the devil and the deep blue sea: sich acc in einer Zwickmühle befinden inf

to give the devil his due: das muss man ihm/ihr lassen

go to the devil!: geh zum Teufel! sl

go to the devil!: scher dich zum Teufel! sl

like the devil: wie besessen [o. inf wild]

needs must when the devil drives prov: ob du willst oder nicht

there'll be the devil to pay: das gibt Ärger

if he catches you doing that there'll be the devil to pay: wenn er dich dabei erwischt, ist die Hölle los

to play the devil with sb/sth: jdm/etw übel mitspielen

to play the devil with sb/sth: Schindluder mit jdm/etw treiben

speak [or dated talk] of the devil [and he appears]: wenn man vom Teufel spricht[, ist er auch schon da]

speak [or dated talk] of the devil [and he appears]: wenn man den Teufel nennt[, kommt er gerennt] prov SGer

speak [or dated talk] of the devil [and he appears]: man soll den Teufel nicht an die Wand malen

devil take the hindmost: den Letzten beißen die Hunde

II. dev·il [ˈdevəl] VB intr LAW

to devil for sb: für jdn als Anwaltsvertreter tätig sein

dev·il's ˈad·vo·cate N

devil's advocate: Advocatus Diaboli m <- -, -ti -bo·li>

to play the devil's advocate: den Advocatus Diaboli spielen

ˈshe-dev·il N

she-devil: Teufelin f

Tas·ma·nian ˈdev·il N ZOOL

Tasmanian devil: Beutelteufel m spec

dust devil N

dust devil: kleiner Wirbelsturm

ˈdev·il-may-care ADJ attr

devil-may-care: sorglos pej

devil-may-care: leichtsinnig

she was always cheerful and had a devil-may-care attitude about the future: sie war stets fröhlich und machte sich keine Gedanken über die Zukunft

dev·il's food ˈcake N

devil's food cake: glasierte Schoko[laden]cremetorte

OpenDict entry

devil's advocate N

to play the devil's advocate: des Teufels Advokat [oder Anwalt] spielen

Present
I	devil
you	devil
he/she/it	devils
we	devil
you	devil
they	devil

Past
I	devilled / deviled
you	devilled / deviled
he/she/it	devilled / deviled
we	devilled / deviled
you	devilled / deviled
they	devilled / deviled

Present Perfect
I	have	devilled / deviled
you	have	devilled / deviled
he/she/it	has	devilled / deviled
we	have	devilled / deviled
you	have	devilled / deviled
they	have	devilled / deviled

Past Perfect
I	had	devilled / deviled
you	had	devilled / deviled
he/she/it	had	devilled / deviled
we	had	devilled / deviled
you	had	devilled / deviled
they	had	devilled / deviled

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you devil: du bist [mir] vielleicht so eine Marke inf

cheeky devil: Frechdachs m <-es, -e> hum inf

little devil: kleiner Schlingel inf

poor devil: armer Teufel [o. Schlucker] [o. Kerl]

[Tasmanian] devil: Beutelteufel m

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