Thread: One-word translation again

Can someone help please?!

Is there a one word translation of the word "devil"?
What about "the devil himself."

In the masculine.

Is such a word or phrase used in Russian?

Also, is there a short phrase Russians use to refer to someone who is extremely evil, "the devil himself."


JK

Devil-бес, дьявол, черт

Flowforever,

Thank you! Is there a way you could provide a pronunciation (in English).

What do the words mean, word for word?


JK

бес (like the word "yes" with a "b" in front of it) is more like demon, from my understanding
дьявол (close to english; something like diyaval) is "devil"
черт (chyort) is deuce, but used as a substitute for devil, since he is so vile that people don't want to say his name

Barmaley,

Thanks so much!

Would russians ever use a term such as "the devil himself" to refer to someone they thought was evil and vile.


Is there a phrase in Russian for this?




JK

Originally Posted by JK

Barmaley,

Thanks so much!

Would russians ever use a term such as "the devil himself" to refer to someone they thought was evil and vile.


Is there a phrase in Russian for this?

JK

Depends on context. But generally it's translated literally:

сам чёрт (более разговорное)
сам дъявол (более книжное)

sam chert
sam d'yavol

Originally Posted by Ramil

Originally Posted by JK

Barmaley,

Thanks so much!

Would russians ever use a term such as "the devil himself" to refer to someone they thought was evil and vile.


Is there a phrase in Russian for this?

JK

Depends on context. But generally it's translated literally:

сам чёрт (более разговорное)
сам дьявол (более книжное)

sam chert
sam d'yavol

"Аццкий сотона" according to new generation of Russian Net-nerds.
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Originally Posted by Propp

"Аццкий сотона" according to new generation of Russian Net-nerds.
("Адский Сатана")

ЛОЛ. Спасибо -- никогда не слышал этот вариант!