devilry in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for devilry in the English»French Dictionary

devilry [Brit ˈdɛv(ə)lri, Am ˈdɛvəlri], deviltry [ˈdevltrɪ] Am N

devilry

malice f

devilry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for devilry in the English»French Dictionary

devilment, devilry N no pl

devilment

diablerie f

to be up to devilment

méditer un mauvais coup

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The sheer devilry of it verged upon the disgusting.

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What would inspire a human being to such devilry?

www.evolutionnews.org

I can not explain this devilry.

www.kotaku.com.au

Those who have seen the spectacle are speaking of witchcraft and devilry.

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Few sports are immune to the devilry.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Getting it wrong still does not mean that mistakes are evidence of devilry.

www.independent.ie

Any politico-religious mixture that encourages its votaries to take themselves and their own notions with total pietistic seriousness is the merest devilry.

sluggerotoole.com

The race attains a feverish pitch with the dare devilry of the yak rider and the yak displaying their pluck to reach the target.

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Now of course we have been rid of all this devilry.

www.firstpost.com

Again, there is some devilry in the details of the calculation (e.g., weight in kilograms divided by height, in meters, squared), but the concept is simple: weight, adjusted for height.

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