heck

heck  (hk)

interj.

Used as a mild oath.

n. Slang

Used as an intensive: had a heck of a lot of money; was crowded as heck.

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[Alteration of hell.]

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heck¹

interj

a mild exclamation of surprise, irritation, etc.

[euphemistic for hell]

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heck²

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Northern English dialect a frame for obstructing the passage of fish in a river

[variant of hatch²]

Translations

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!

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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.

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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)

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heck [hɛk] (fam)

1. excl oh heck! → oh cavolo!

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

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heck [hɛk] (fam)

1. excl oh heck! → oh cavolo!

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

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heck

interj heck [hek]

(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 zatraceně i alverden; fanden; pokkers verdammt στο καλό, διάβολε! (επιφ.) jolín; demonios põrgu päralt; kuradi, pagana اَ که هی hitto לְעֲזאַזֵל झल्लाहट की अभिव्यक्ति dovraga fene setan, buset diamine! 一体全体、どえらい 제기랄 po velnių!, velnioniškai sasodīts betul-betul verdorie pokker!; fanken! kurcze, kurde чёрт возьми do pekla, dofrasa za vraga; hudičevo dođavola fasen, helsike[] 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