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hell

/hɛl/ adverb A1 (estimated)

1. the hell, on earth, intensifies interrogatives

German	der Rodel
French	diable
Portuguese	diabos, raios
Italian	diavolo
Spanish	diablo
Dutch	in vredesnaam, in hemelsnaam, in godsnaam
Swedish	i hela världen

2. the fuck, the hell

French	la roubignole, glaoui
Spanish	cojones, mamada

3. hell; infernal (of or relating to hell)

German	höllisch
French	infernal
Portuguese	infernal
Czech	pekelný
Italian	infernale
Spanish	infernal
Dutch	hels, infernaal
Swedish	helvetisk
Latin	infernus

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hell

/hɛl/ interjection A1 (estimated)

1. hell!

German	der Teufel, der Himmel, zur Hölle
French	merde
Portuguese	inferno
Czech	sakra, hergot, k čertu
Spanish	mierda, joder, carajo
Swedish	helvete, för fan

2. damn, damnit, hell

Swedish	tusan

3. fuck, hell

Italian	cazzo
Spanish	chingado, chingados

4. dammit!; hell! (Expression of anger, dismay, or discontent)

Czech	krucifix, setsakra

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hell

/hɛl/ noun · plural: hells A1 (estimated)

1. place of suffering in life

German	die Hölle
French	l'enfer
Portuguese	o inferno, a geena
Czech	peklo
Italian	l'inferno, l'abisso, l'inferi
Spanish	el infierno, báratro, chimbolero
Dutch	de hel, jammerpoel
Swedish	ett helvete
Latin	infernus, gehenna

2. extremely hot place

Portuguese	o inferno

3. perdition, eternal damnation, hell

Portuguese	a perdição
Czech	zkáza, záhuba
Spanish	la perdición
Dutch	het verderf
Swedish	ett fördärv

4. underworld, hell

Spanish	el averno

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to hell

/hɛl/ verb A1 (estimated)

to really scare someone (closest in strength), to terrify someone, to scare the bejesus/hell/shit out of someone (literally, "scare stroke on someone, " as in make them have a stroke – not vulgar)

Swedish	skrämma

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