| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| devil n | (evil supernatural being) | djävul, jävul s |
| | (svordomar) | satan, fan s |
| | Hell is supposed to be full of devils. |
the devil,
the Devil n | often capitalized (religion: evil being, Satan) | Djävulen egen |
| | | Satan egen |
| | The preacher warned his congregation not to allow the Devil to tempt them. |
| devil n | figurative (evil person) (slang, bildligt) | djävul, djävel, jävul, jävel s |
| | The dictator was a devil to his people. |
| devil n | figurative, informal (mischievous person) | jäkel, djäkel s |
| | | vara en djäkel på, vara en jäkel på vbal uttr |
| | Those devils poured a bucket of water over me! |
| devil [sb]⇒ vtr | mainly US (annoy, harass) | djävlas med ngn, jävlas med ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | plåga vtr |
| | The journalists kept devilling the politician. |
| devil [sth]⇒ vtr | (food: prepare with spices) (med starka kryddor) | krydda vtr |
| | I'm devilling an egg for lunch. |
| the devil interj | (emphatic expletive, mild oath) | i helvete heller interj |
| | | fan heller interj |
| | The devil, he will; I'm putting a stop to it right now. Who the devil told you that? |
| a devil n | figurative, informal ([sth] difficult, resistant) (vardagligt) | skitjobb s |
| | This job is a devil, but it's interesting. |
| a devil of a n | figurative, informal ([sth] difficult, unpleasant) | en jävla ngt s |
| | | ett helvetes ngt s |
| | My family has had a devil of a time this past year. |