heck

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɛk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hek)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
heck interj slang, euphemism (in annoyance)demonios, diablos interj
  cómo demonios loc interj
  cómo diablos loc interj
  qué diablos loc interj
 Heck, I didn't even have time to prepare.
 Demonios, ni siquiera tuve tiempo de prepararme.
a heck of a [sth],
one heck of a [sth]
n
slang, euphemism (intensifier)del demonio loc adj
  tremendo/a adj
  terrible adj mf
 That was a heck of a thunderstorm.
 ¡Esa fue una tormenta del demonio!
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
... as heck,
as ... as heck
expr
slang, euphemism (extremely)como el diablo expr
  como el demonio expr
  como diablos expr
What the heck,
What the devil
interj
euphemism, informal (disbelief, incomprehension) (coloquial)¿qué demonios?, ¿qué diablos? loc interj
  (coloquial)¿qué rayos? loc interj
 What the heck! Someone's moved my desk!
What the devil ... ?,
What the heck ...?
expr
euphemism, informal (what) (coloquial)¿qué demonios?, ¿qué diablos? loc interj
  (coloquial)¿qué rayos? loc interj
 What the heck is going on here?
what the heck,
what the devil
pron
euphemism, informal (incomprehension) (coloquial)qué demonios, qué diablos expr
  (coloquial)qué rayos expr
 I don't know what the heck is taking him so long.
 No sé qué demonios lo está demorando tanto.
what the heck interj euphemism, informal (doing [sth] reckless)qué importa expr
 I don't usually drink on a weeknight, but what the heck. I'll have a glass of wine.
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'heck' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:

Collocations: informal: [oh, ah], heck!, informal: but heck, let's [try, do] it!, informal: get the heck out of here!, more...

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