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in the PONS Dictionary

dev·il ['devəl] N

1. devil no pl:

devil
đavo m
the Devil
Sotona

2. devil fig:

devil
đavo(lica) m (f)

3. devil inf:

devil (sly person)
lukava osoba
devil (daring person)
smeo čovek m
[go on,] be a devil!
(ma daj), budi karakter!

4. devil inf (affectionately):

cheeky devil
sveznalica
little devil
vragolan
lucky devil
srećnik
poor devil
siromah

5. devil (emphasizing):

a devil of a job
vraški težak posao
to have the devil of a job [or time] doing sth
mnogo se namučiti radeći nešto
how/what/where/who/why the devil ...?
kako/šta/gde/ko/zašto dođavola ...?

Phrases:

devil take the hindmost
svako brine svoju brigu
needs must when the devil drives prov
što se mora, mora se
to be between the devil and the deep blue sea
birati između dva zla
go to the devil!
idi dođavola!
speak of the devil ...
mi o vuku ...
like the devil
kao đavo

'dev·il-may-care ADJ attr

devil-may-care
bezbrižan
devil worshipper
obožavalac đavola
he was possessed by devil
đavo je ušao
to be taken over by an idea/the devil fig
biti opsednut nekom idejom/đavolom
to sell one's soul [to the devil]
prodati dušu (đavolu)