el
masculine
/inˈfjeɾno/
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Translation
hell, inferno
Word origin
From Latin infernus ('lower, underground'), from inferus ('low, below'). In Christian use it came to mean the underworld or hell.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- infernus
- English cognates
- infernal, inferior
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralinfiernos
Examples
, ipor , !
It is hellishly hot in here, please, open the window now!
trafico .
The traffic in the city at that hour was a real hell of noise.
leyenda, traidor condenada .
According to the legend, the traitor's soul was condemned to hell forever.
auténtico .
My life at that company was an absolute hell.
.
She gave up smoking after a month of hell.
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