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Not a bad sort, that devil, seeing he'd have had a hell of a time if I'd got nailed.C’était un chic type, ce bougre-là, parce qu’il écopait salement si je m’faîsais poisser, hé ?Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Your father may take you out in future if he likes; may the devil have me if ever again I accompany you to houses where I am plagued like that!Votre père vous sortira, s'il veut; moi, du diable si je vous promène désormais dans des maisons où l'on me vexe!...Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
As he went in Roland said to him:"Come, Pierre, make haste, devil take you!Dès qu'il entra, Roland lui dit: Allons, Pierre, dépêche-toi, sacrebleu!Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
'May the devil pile hot coals over them, and roast them!' he murmured.- Que le diable, murmura-t-il, jette des pelletées de charbons entre leurs peaux, et qu'ils en crèvent!Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Here's the boy dying now ! Everything's going to the devil!"Voilà maintenant le garçon mort, tout fout le camp ! »Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
" They are sending me to the devil," he went on, trying to laugh.– On m’envoie au diable, reprit-il en essayant de rire...Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
You may be a charlatan, in which case you will be in the devil of a mess and have yourself to thank for it.Vous êtes peut-être un charlatan: dans ce cas, si vous vous trouvez dans un vilain embarras, ce sera uniquement de votre faute.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I'm in a devil of a hobble, and you must help me out."Je suis dans un diable de pétrin, et je ne vois que vous qui puissiez m’en tirer.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
"And what the devil is to be done in that case?– Que diable faudrait-il faire en pareil cas ?Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
"Two votes, the devil!– Deux voix, fichtre !Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
But I'll tell you. I'm in a devil of a hurry, and shall want to know, as soon as possible, what I may depend on," said he, rising and putting on his overcoat.Mais, je suis diablement pressé, et je voudrais savoir le plus tôt possible à quoi m’en tenir.» Tout en parlant, il se leva, et passa son surtout.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
"The devil, you have!"– Ah diable! un avis à moi?Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
—Ah, what the devil are you doing, son of a pig?"Ah ! l’sacré numéro, l’enfant de cochon !Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Your smart fellows are always running off, stealing horses, and raising the devil generally.Vos drôles si habiles sont sujets à prendre la fuite, à dérober les chevaux: ils ont le diable au corps.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
She took delight, like the devil on the pinnacle of the temple, in showing me all the riches of her passionate kingdom.Lady Arabelle prit plaisir, comme le démon sur le faîte du temple, à me montrer les plus riches pays de son ardent royaume.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
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devil
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | devil | devils |
| Possessive case | devil's | devils' |
devil
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | deviled, devilled |
| Imperative | devil |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | deviling, devilling |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | deviled, devilled |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I devil | we devil |
| you devil | you devil |
| he/she/it devils | they devil |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am deviling, devilling | we are deviling, devilling |
| you are deviling, devilling | you are deviling, devilling |
| he/she/it is deviling, devilling | they are deviling, devilling |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have deviled, devilled | we have deviled, devilled |
| you have deviled, devilled | you have deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it has deviled, devilled | they have deviled, devilled |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been deviling, devilling | we have been deviling, devilling |
| you have been deviling, devilling | you have been deviling, devilling |
| he/she/it has been deviling, devilling | they have been deviling, devilling |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I deviled, devilled | we deviled, devilled |
| you deviled, devilled | you deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it deviled, devilled | they deviled, devilled |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was deviling, devilling | we were deviling, devilling |
| you were deviling, devilling | you were deviling, devilling |
| he/she/it was deviling, devilling | they were deviling, devilling |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had deviled, devilled | we had deviled, devilled |
| you had deviled, devilled | you had deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it had deviled, devilled | they had deviled, devilled |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been deviling, devilling | we had been deviling, devilling |
| you had been deviling, devilling | you had been deviling, devilling |
| he/she/it had been deviling, devilling | they had been deviling, devilling |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will devil | we shall/will devil |
| you will devil | you will devil |
| he/she/it will devil | they will devil |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be deviling, devilling | we shall/will be deviling, devilling |
| you will be deviling, devilling | you will be deviling, devilling |
| he/she/it will be deviling, devilling | they will be deviling, devilling |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have deviled, devilled | we shall/will have deviled, devilled |
| you will have deviled, devilled | you will have deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it will have deviled, devilled | they will have deviled, devilled |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been deviling, devilling | we shall/will have been deviling, devilling |
| you will have been deviling, devilling | you will have been deviling, devilling |
| he/she/it will have been deviling, devilling | they will have been deviling, devilling |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would devil | we should/would devil |
| you would devil | you would devil |
| he/she/it would devil | they would devil |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be deviling, devilling | we should/would be deviling, devilling |
| you would be deviling, devilling | you would be deviling, devilling |
| he/she/it would be deviling, devilling | they would be deviling, devilling |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have deviled, devilled | we should/would have deviled, devilled |
| you would have deviled, devilled | you would have deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it would have deviled, devilled | they would have deviled, devilled |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been deviling, devilling | we should/would have been deviling, devilling |
| you would have been deviling, devilling | you would have been deviling, devilling |
| he/she/it would have been deviling, devilling | they would have been deviling, devilling |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am deviled, devilled | we are deviled, devilled |
| you are deviled, devilled | you are deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it is deviled, devilled | they are deviled, devilled |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being deviled, devilled | we are being deviled, devilled |
| you are being deviled, devilled | you are being deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it is being deviled, devilled | they are being deviled, devilled |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been deviled, devilled | we have been deviled, devilled |
| you have been deviled, devilled | you have been deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it has been deviled, devilled | they have been deviled, devilled |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was deviled, devilled | we were deviled, devilled |
| you were deviled, devilled | you were deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it was deviled, devilled | they were deviled, devilled |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being deviled, devilled | we were being deviled, devilled |
| you were being deviled, devilled | you were being deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it was being deviled, devilled | they were being deviled, devilled |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been deviled, devilled | we had been deviled, devilled |
| you had been deviled, devilled | you had been deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it had been deviled, devilled | they had been deviled, devilled |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be deviled, devilled | we shall/will be deviled, devilled |
| you will be deviled, devilled | you will be deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it will be deviled, devilled | they will be deviled, devilled |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been deviled, devilled | we shall/will have been deviled, devilled |
| you will have been deviled, devilled | you will have been deviled, devilled |
| he/she/it will have been deviled, devilled | they will have been deviled, devilled |