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hell [hɛl] n 1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Christianity (sometimes capital) a. the place or state of eternal punishment of the wicked after death, with Satan as its ruler b. forces of evil regarded as residing there 2. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) (sometimes capital) (in various religions and cultures) the abode of the spirits of the dead See also Hel, Hades, Sheol 3. pain, extreme difficulty, etc. 4. Informal a cause of such difficulty or suffering war is hell 5. US and Canadian high spirits or mischievousness there's hell in that boy 6. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a box used by a tailor for discarded material 7. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) Now rare a gambling house, booth, etc. as hell (intensifier) tired as hell for the hell of it Informal for the fun of it from hell Informal denoting a person or thing that is particularly bad or alarming neighbour from hell hangover from hell give someone hell Informal a. to give someone a severe reprimand or punishment b. to be a source of annoyance or torment to someone hell of a or helluva Informal (intensifier) a hell of a good performance hell for leather at great speed (come) hell or high water Informal whatever difficulties may arise hell to pay Informal serious consequences, as of a foolish action like hell Informal a. (adverb) (intensifier) he works like hell b. an expression of strong disagreement with a previous statement, request, order, etc. play (merry) hell with Informal to throw into confusion and disorder; disrupt raise hell a. to create a noisy disturbance, as in fun b. to react strongly and unfavourably the hell Informal a. (intensifier) used in such phrases as what the hell, who the hell, etc. b. an expression of strong disagreement or disfavour the hell I will See like hell interj Informal an exclamation of anger, annoyance, surprise, etc. (Also in exclamations such as hell's bells, hell's teeth, etc.) [Old English hell; related to helan to cover, Old Norse hel, Gothic halja hell, Old High German hella] Hell an abnormal fear of heil. Also called stygiophobia. hadephobia.
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hell noun 1. the underworld, the abyss, Hades (Greek myth), hellfire, the inferno, fire and brimstone, the bottomless pit, Gehenna (New Testament, Judaism), the nether world, the lower world, Tartarus (Greek myth), the infernal regions, the bad fire (informal), Acheron (Greek myth), Abaddon, the abode of the damned Don't worry about going to Hell, just be good. 2. (Informal) torment, suffering, agony, trial, nightmare, misery, ordeal, anguish, affliction, martyrdom, wretchedness the hell of grief and lost love for the hell of it (Informal) for fun, meaningless, for a laugh It was stupid, just vandalism for the hell of it. give someone hell (Informal) scold, rebuke, reprimand, berate, lecture, be angry at, chastise, slap someone's wrist, bawl out, give someone a rollicking My father saw this in the newspaper and gave me absolute hell. hell for leather headlong, speedily, quickly, swiftly, hurriedly, at the double, full-tilt, pell-mell, hotfoot, at a rate of knots, like a bat out of hell (slang), posthaste The first horse often goes hell for leather. like hell (Informal) a lot, very much, a great deal It hurts like hell. raise hell cause a disturbance, run riot, go wild, raise Cain, be loud and noisy Those people will be jabbering and raising hell. Related words fear hadephobia, stygiophobia Quotations "There is a dreadful Hell," "And everlasting pains;" "There sinners must with devils dwell" "In darkness, fire, and chains" [Isaac Watts Divine Songs for Children] "Hell hath no limits nor is circumscribed" "In one self place, where we are is Hell," "And to be short, when all the world dissolves" "And every creature shall be purified" "All places shall be Hell that are not Heaven" [Christopher Marlowe Doctor Faustus] "But wherefore thou alone? Wherefore with thee" "Came not all hell broke loose?" [John Milton Paradise Lost] "Hell is other people" [Jean-Paul Sartre Huis Clos] "A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell" [George Bernard Shaw Parents and Children] "Hell is a city much like London -" "A populous and smoky city" [Percy Bysshe Shelley Peter Bell the Third] "Hell is not to love any more, madame. Not to love any more!" [Georges Bernanos The Diary of a Country Priest] "What is hell?" "Hell is yourself," "Hell is alone, the other figures in it" "Merely projections" [T.S. Eliot The Cocktail Party] "If there is no Hell, a good many preachers are obtaining money under false pretenses" [William A. Sunday] Translations hell [hel] A. N 1. (= underworld, fig) → infierno m life became hell → la vida se convirtió en un infierno to be hell on earth → ser un infierno till hell freezes over → hasta que las ranas críen pelo to give sb hell she gave me hell when she found out (= scold) → me puso de vuelta y media cuando se enteró, me puso como un trapo cuando se enteró my back's giving me hell → esta espalda me está haciendo la vida imposible to go through hell → pasar las de Caín I've been going through hell, wondering where you were → he estado preocupadísimo, preguntándome dónde estarías come hell or high water → pase lo que pase I'm going to finish this come hell or high water → voy a terminar esto aunque me cueste la vida or pase lo que pase he's determined to support them come hell or high water → está decidido a apoyarlos contra viento y marea or pase lo que pase hell for leather → como un(os)endemoniado(s) he drove hell for leather to the airport → condujo hasta el aeropuerto como un endemoniado all hell broke loose or was let loose → se armó el gran follón or la grande to play (merry) hell with sth → hacer estragos en algo, trastornar algo to raise hell (about sth) (= protest) → armarla(por algo) , liar un taco(por algo) I'll see you/her in hell first → antes prefiero morir he doesn't stand a snowball or snowflake in hell's chance (Brit) → no tiene ni la menor posibilidad, lo tiene muy difícil or muy crudo hell hath no fury like a woman scorned → no hay mayor peligro que el de una mujer despechada the road or path or way to hell is paved with good intentions → el camino del infierno está lleno de buenas intenciones 2. (as intensifier) (as) ... as hell it was as hot as hell → hacía un calor infernal I'm mad as hell → estoy como una cabra or una chota I sure as hell won't be going back there → pierde cuidado que no volveré a ese sitio they did it just for the hell of it → lo hicieron por puro capricho or porque sí like hell "I'll go myself" - "like hell you will!" → -iré yo mismo -¡ni lo sueñes! or ¡ni hablar! "I swam 100 lengths" - "like hell you did" → -nadé cien largos -¡eso no te lo crees ni tú! to run like hell → correr como un demonio or un diablo it hurts like hell → duele una barbaridad a hell of a there were a hell of a lot of people there → había un montañazo de gente that's one hell of a lot of money → eso sí que es un verdadero dineral a hell of a noise → un ruido de todos los demonios, un ruido tremendo we had a hell of a time (= good) → lo pasamos en grande or (LAm) regio; (= bad) → lo pasamos fatal the hell to beat the hell out of sb → dar una paliza de padre y muy señor mío a algn to scare the hell out of sb → darle un susto de muerte a algn to hell I hope to hell you're right → Dios quiera que tengas razón I wish to hell he'd go → ojalá se fuera de una vez por todas what the hell, I've got nothing to lose → ¡qué narices! or ¡qué más da! no tengo nada que perder what the hell do you want? → ¿qué demonios or diablos quieres? who the hell are you? → ¿quién demonios or diablos eres tú? 3. (as interjection) (oh) hell! → ¡caray!, ¡mierda! hell's bells! (o.f.) → ¡válgame Dios! get the hell out of here! → ¡vete al diablo! let's get the hell out of here! → ¡larguémonos de aquí! go to hell! → ¡vete al diablo! hell, no! → ¡ni lo sueñes!, ¡ni hablar! hell's teeth! (o.f.) → ¡válgame Dios! to hell with it! → ¡a hacer puñetas! to hell with him! → ¡que se vaya a hacer puñetas! see also bloody hell [ˈhɛl] n (RELIGION) (= place) → enfer m he can go to hell → il peut aller se faire voir > it is hell on earth (= terrible) → c'est l'enfer a living hell → un véritable enfer the neighbour from hell → le pire des voisins come hell or high water (= come what may) → quoi qu'il arrive oh, to hell with it! (= who cares) → la barbe! what the hell! (= I don't care) → et merde ! (= suffering) it was hell → c'était l'enfer to give sb hell (= tell off severely) → passer un savon à qn My father gave me hell → Mon père m'a passé un savon. (= hurt) → faire horriblement mal à qn My back's giving me hell → Mon dos me fait horriblement mal. (= tease cruelly) → en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn The boys gave her hell → Les garçons lui en font voir de toutes les couleurs. to go through hell → vivre un enfer (used for emphasis) a hell of a ... [+ struggle, job] → un(e) sacré(e) ... to have a hell of a job doing sth → avoir beaucoup de mal à faire qch a hell of a lot (= huge amount) → énormément a hell of a lot of sth → énormément de qch there'll be hell to pay (= trouble) → ça va barder > (= fun) for the hell of it → pour le plaisir I did it just for the hell of it BUT Je l'ai fait juste parce que ça me chantait. like hell (= very much) → vachement > I missed her like hell → Elle me manquait vachement. to run like hell → courir comme un dératé to hope to hell (that) ... → espérer vraiment que ... to wish to hell (that) ... → espérer vraiment que ... hell for leather (= very fast) → à fond de train (with what, how, who, where) what the hell's going on? → mais bon sang, qu'est-ce qui se passe? > where the hell have you been? → mais où étais-tu passé, bon sang? > how the hell should I know? → comment est-ce que j'aurais pu le savoir, bon sang? > to play hell with sth (= mess up) → bouleverser qch hell n → Hölle f; to go to hell (lit) → in die Hölle kommen, zur Hölle fahren (liter); the road to Hell is paved with good intentions (prov) → der Weg zur Hölle ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert (Prov); hell hath no fury like a woman scorned (liter) → es gibt nichts Schlimmeres als die Rache einer geschmähten Frau (fig uses) all hell broke loose → die Hölle war los; it’s hell working there → es ist die reine Hölle, dort zu arbeiten; it was hell in the trenches → es war die reine Hölle in den Schützengräben; their life together was hell on earth → ihr gemeinsames Leben war die reinste Hölle or die Hölle auf Erden; a living hell → die Hölle auf Erden; life became hell → das Leben wurde zur Hölle; to go through hell → Höllenqualen ausstehen; I put her through hell → ich machte ihr das Leben zur Hölle; she made his life hell → sie machte ihm das Leben zur Hölle; we’ve been to hell and back (inf) → es war die reinste Hölle; to give somebody hell (inf: = tell off) → jdm die Hölle heißmachen; (= make life unpleasant) → jdm das Leben zur Hölle machen; you’ll get hell if he finds out (inf) → der macht dich zur Schnecke or Sau, wenn er das erfährt (inf); there’ll be hell to pay when he finds out → wenn er das erfährt, ist der Teufel los (inf); to play hell with something → etw total durcheinanderbringen; I did it (just) for the hell of it (inf) → ich habe es nur zum Spaß or aus Jux gemacht; come hell or high water → egal, was passiert; you can wait until hell freezes over → da kannst du warten, bis du schwarz wirst; hell for leather → was das Zeug hält; run also → was die Beine hergeben; the mother-in-law from hell → die böse Schwiegermutter, wie sie im Buche steht; the holiday from hell → der absolut katastrophale Urlaub (inf, intensifier) a hell of a noise → ein Höllen- or Heidenlärm m (inf); it’s (as) hot as hell → es ist höllisch heiß (inf); I was angry as hell → ich war stinksauer (inf); to work like hell → arbeiten, was das Zeug hält, wie wild arbeiten (inf); to run like hell → laufen, was die Beine hergeben; it hurts like hell → es tut wahnsinnig weh (inf); we had a or one hell of a time (= bad, difficult) → es war grauenhaft; (= good) → wir haben uns prima amüsiert (inf); a hell of a lot → verdammt viel (inf); she’s a or one hell of a girl → die ist schwer in Ordnung (inf), → das ist ein klasse Mädchen (inf); that’s one or a hell of a problem/difference/climb → das ist ein verdammt or wahnsinnig schwieriges Problem (inf) → /ein wahnsinniger Unterschied (inf) → /eine wahnsinnige Kletterei (inf); I hope to hell he’s right → ich hoffe ja nur, dass er recht hat; to hell with you/him → hol dich/ihn der Teufel (inf), → du kannst/der kann mich mal (inf); to hell with it! → verdammt noch mal (inf); to hell with your problems! → deine Probleme können mir gestohlen bleiben (inf); get the hell out of my house! → mach, dass du aus meinem Haus kommst!; go to hell! → scher dich or geh zum Teufel! (inf); he can go to hell for all I care → meinetwegen soll er sich zum Teufel scheren (inf); what the hell do you want? → was willst du denn, verdammt noch mal? (inf); where the hell is it? → wo ist es denn, verdammt noch mal? (inf); you scared the hell out of me → du hast mich zu Tode erschreckt; like hell he will! → den Teufel wird er tun (inf); pay that much for a meal? like hell → so viel für ein Essen bezahlen? ich bin doch nicht verrückt!; he knows the Queen? — like hell! → er und die Königin kennen? — wers glaubt!; hell! → so’n Mist! (inf), → verdammt noch mal! (inf); hell’s bells!, hell’s teeth! (euph, expressing surprise) → heiliger Strohsack or Bimbam! (inf); (expressing anger) → zum Kuckuck noch mal! (inf); what the hell, I’ve nothing to lose → zum Teufel, ich habe nichts zu verlieren (inf) hell: hellbender n (US) (Zool) → Schlammteufel m, → Riesensalamander m (inf: = hell-raiser) → ausschweifender Mensch hellbent hellcat n → Giftziege f (inf) hell: hellfire hellhole hellhound n → Höllenhund m; (fig) → Teufel m hell [hɛl] n → inferno in hell → all'inferno to go hell for leather → andare or correre come un demonio all hell broke loose → è successo il or un finimondo a hell of a noise (fam) → un casino infernale, un fracasso del diavolo a hell of a lot of (fam) → un sacco or mucchio or casino di we had a hell of a time (fam) (good) → ci siamo divertiti da pazzi (bad) → è stato terribile to have a hell of a time doing sth (fam) → diventar matto/a a fare qc to make sb's life hell (fam) → rendere la vita un inferno a qn to give sb hell (fam) (address harshly) → dirne di tutti i colori a qn to run like hell (fam) → correre come un matto/a what the hell do you want? (fam) → che diavolo vuoi? just for the hell of it (fam) → per il gusto di farlo go to hell! (fam) → va' all'inferno!, va' al diavolo! to hell with it! (fam) → al diavolo! oh hell! (fam) → porca miseria!, accidenti! hell [hɛl] n → inferno in hell → all'inferno to go hell for leather → andare or correre come un demonio all hell broke loose → è successo il or un finimondo a hell of a noise (fam) → un casino infernale, un fracasso del diavolo a hell of a lot of (fam) → un sacco or mucchio or casino di we had a hell of a time (fam) (good) → ci siamo divertiti da pazzi (bad) → è stato terribile to have a hell of a time doing sth (fam) → diventar matto/a a fare qc to make sb's life hell (fam) → rendere la vita un inferno a qn to give sb hell (fam) (address harshly) → dirne di tutti i colori a qn to run like hell (fam) → correre come un matto/a what the hell do you want? (fam) → che diavolo vuoi? just for the hell of it (fam) → per il gusto di farlo go to hell! (fam) → va' all'inferno!, va' al diavolo! to hell with it! (fam) → al diavolo! oh hell! (fam) → porca miseria!, accidenti! n hell [hel] (according to some religions) the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death with much pain, misery etc. hel جهنَّم ад peklo helvede die Hölle κόλαση infierno põrgu جهنم helvetti enfer גֵיהִינוֹם नरक pakao pokol neraka helvíti inferno 地獄 지옥 같은 곳 pragaras elle Neraka hel, vagevuur helvete piekło inferno iad ад peklo pekel pakao helvete[] ขุมนรก cehennem 地獄 пекло جہنم địa ngục 地狱 for the hell of it for no particular reason; just for fun The boys said they had set fire to the house just for the hell of it. vir die aardigheid بِدون أي سبب مُحَدَّد، للمرح فقط ей така z legrace for sjov aus Spaß για πλάκα, στα καλά καθούμενα por que sí; por el gusto de hacerlo, por darse el gusto lõbu pärast بي دليل huvin vuoksi pour le plaisir סְתָם अकारण iz vica, za zabavu csak úgy heccből tanpa alasan til gamans così, per gioco おもしろ半分に 이유도 없이 šiaip sau, iš neturėjimo ką veikti joka pēc; tāpat vien utk suka-suka zomaar, voor de grap bare på gøy dla zabawy por gozo (doar aşa) de-al naibii просто так zo žartu za hec radi zabave för skojs skull, på jävelskap ทำอย่างสนุก sırf zevk/iş olsun diye 沒有特別原因,只是為了好玩 просто так یوں ہی، تفریحا chỉ đùa cho vui 只是为了好玩 hellˈbent on determined on I've told him it will be dangerous, but he's hellbent on going. vasbeslote wees مُصَمِّمٌ عَلى настървен pevně rozhodnutý fast besluttet rücksichtslos αποφασισμένος totalmente resuelto a pähe võtnud مصمم vakaasti päättänyt acharné (à) נָחוּש कृतसंकल्प koji bezglavo srlja elszánt bertekad harðákveðinn í e-u ostinato どうしてもやる 굳게 결심하다 užsispyręs kaip velnias pārņemts (ar kaut ko); apsēsts berkeras vastbesloten fast besluttet på zdeterminowany decidido (al naibii de) hotărât дьявольски упорствовать pevne rozhodnutý, odhodlaný trdno odločen rešen absolut inställd på, fast besluten ซึ่งตั้งใจจริงอย่างไม่ยอมลดละ azimli, kararlı 堅決的 такий, що має намір що зробити تلا ہوا، بختہ عزم cứ khăng khăng 固执的 hell → جحيم peklo helvede Hölle κόλαση infierno helvetti enfer pakao inferno 地獄 지옥 hel helvete piekło inferno ад helvete นรก cehennem địa ngục 地域 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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