dickens

Signification (Anglais)

1. (euphemistic) The devil.
2. In the phrase the dickens (Used as an intensifier).
3. A disturbance or row.

Concepts

Diable

Satan

Synonymes

deuce

devil

by Jove

Traductions

الشّيطان

diable

dimoni

diantre

dimonis

redimoni

redimonis

redéu

vatua

vatua l’olla

διάβολε

diavolo

demônio

diabos

mas que inferno

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdɪkɪnz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Origin: 1590–1600; apparently a fanciful use of the proper name Dicken, diminutive form of Dick.