el
masculine
/ˈdja.βlo/
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Translation
devil
Word origin
From Latin diabolus ('devil'), from Greek diabolos ('slanderer, accuser'), literally 'one who throws across', from dia- plus ballein ('to throw').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- diabolos
- English cognates
- devil, diabolical
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldiablos
Examples
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What the devil do you want?
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That child is a little devil.
Vete .
Go to hell.
, engañar .
In the tale, the devil tries to trick the poor man.
receta .
This recipe is wickedly good.
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