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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
Depends on context. But generally it's translated literally:Quote:
Originally Posted by JK
сам чёрт (более разговорное)
сам дъявол (более книжное)
sam chert
sam d'yavol
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Originally Posted by Ramil
"Аццкий сотона" according to new generation of Russian Net-nerds.
("Адский Сатана")
ЛОЛ. Спасибо -- никогда не слышал этот вариант!Quote:
Originally Posted by Propp