heck

heck

 (hĕk)

interj.

Used as a mild oath.

n. Slang

1. An outstanding or noteworthy example: She has a heck of a lot of money.

2. Used as an intensive: What the heck is going on?

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[Alteration of hell.]

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heck

(hɛk)

interj

a mild exclamation of surprise, irritation, etc

[C19: euphemistic for hell]

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heck

(hɛk)

n

(Angling) dialect Northern English a frame for obstructing the passage of fish in a river

[C14: variant of hatch²]

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heck

(hɛk)

n., interj.

(used as a mild expression of annoyance, rejection, disgust, etc., or as an intensive): What the heck do you care? a heck of a good speech.

[1850–55; euphemistic alter. of hell]

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Translations

سَيِّء: كلمة للتَّعبير عن الإنزِعاج

zatraceně

fandeni alverdenpokkers

verdammt

hitto

fene

diaminediavolo

sasodits

fanken!pokker!

do frasado pekla

Allah kahretsinlânet olsun

见鬼！

heck

[hek]

A. EXCL → ¡jo! (Sp) , ¡la pucha! (LAm)

B. N a heck of a lot → un montón
I'm in one heck of a mess → estoy metido en un lío de narices
what the heck is he doing? → ¿qué narices está haciendo?
what the heck did he mean? → ¿qué narices quiso decir?
what the heck! → ¡qué narices!

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

heck

[ˈhɛk]

excl
oh heck! → oh zut!

n (= devil) why the heck ... ? → pourquoi diable ... ?
what the heck! (= who cares) → et puis zut!
a heck of a lot of [+ money] → une sacrée quantité de; [+ problems] → une sacrée nombre de
He has done a heck of a lot for us → Il a vraiment beaucoup fait pour nous.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

heck

interj (inf) oh heck! → zum Kuckuck! (inf); ah, what the heck! → ach, was solls! (inf); what the heck do you mean? → was zum Kuckuck soll das heißen? (inf); I’ve a heck of a lot to do → ich habe irrsinnig viel zu tun (inf); I’m in one heck of a mess → ich stecke bis zum Hals im Schlamassel (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

heck

[hɛk] (fam)

1. excl oh heck! → oh cavolo!

2. n a heck of a lot of → un casino di

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

heck

(hek) interjection

(informal) used to express mild annoyance or to emphasize something. Where the heck is she?; It was a heck of a good game. verdeksels, wat d(i)e drommel/duiwel سَيِّء: كلمة للتَّعبير عن الإنزِعاج по дяволите diabo zatraceně verdammt i alverden; fanden; pokkers στο καλό, διάβολε! (επιφ.) jolín; demonios põrgu päralt; kuradi, pagana اَ که هی hitto לעזאזל झल्लाहट की अभिव्यक्ति dovraga fene setan, buset diamine! 一体全体、どえらい 제기랄 po velnių!, velnioniškai sasodīts betul-betul verdoriepokker!; fanken! kurcze, kurde ږمنځول ، پوښتنى كول ( پرله پسې ) ځورول ( د مسلسلو پو ښتنو په واسطه чёрт возьми do pekla, dofrasa za vraga; hudičevo dođavola fasen, helsike[s] คำอุทานแสดงความไม่พอใจ ความรำคาญ Allah kahretsin, lânet olsun (表示微慍或強調某事)唉呀！ хай йому грець!, до біса! حیرت یا مایوسی کے اظہار کا کلمہ đồ chết tiệt （程度较轻的咒骂）见鬼！

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