diabo

Signification

Noun

1. (masculine) devil; demon; fiend (creature from Hell)
2. (colloquial,masculine,with-definite-article) used to emphasise the extent of an action, usually one of a negative nature

Intj

damn! (expresses anger, irritation or disappointment)

Coupé comme

di‧a‧bo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/d͡ʒiˈa.bu/

Étymologie

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese diaboo, displacing the collateral forms diabre, diabro and diablo, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin diabolus (“devil”) (probably borrowed as a semi-learned term), itself from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer”). Doublet of diabolô and diábolo.

Phrases

O diabo encontra trabalho para mãos livres .

Le diable trouve du travail par main libre.