old devil

oʊld ˈdɛvəl

Definition

Definition of old devil - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mischievous personperson who is playful or causes harmless trouble

Grandpa is such an old devil when he tells jokes!

rascal

scamp

mythology

Rare

evil spirit or demon in stories or legends

Rare

The villagers feared the old devil in the woods.

demon

evil spirit

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randy old devil

older man known for being lustful or flirtatious

Everyone laughed when the randy old devil winked at the waitress.

Expressions with old

any old

adj.

ordinary or typical without special features

He just grabbed any old shirt from the closet.

old maid

card game where players avoid an unmatchable card

We played old maid during the family gathering.

old school

adj.

valued for traditional style, charm, or nostalgia from the past

Her old school dress stood out at the party.

old wounds

physical injuries that have not fully healed

His old wounds still ached in the cold weather.

go back to one's old ways

return to previous habits after change

After a month of dieting, he went back to his old ways.

good old days

past time remembered as better or happier than now

People often talk about the good old days.

Expressions with devil

little devil

small representation or embodiment of a devil

The statue was a little devil with horns.

crafty devil

person who is clever and deceitful

He is such a crafty devil, always finding ways to trick people.

devil horns

decorative objects shaped like horns

The costume included red devil horns on a headband.

lucky devil

person with exceptionally good fortune

He won the lottery again, the lucky devil!

better the devil you know

exp.

prefer dealing with known problems than unknown ones

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

go to the devil

tell someone to go away, often with anger or annoyance

He told me to go to the devil when I asked again.

beat the devil out of

hit or punish someone very severely

The bully beat the devil out of him after school.

full of the devil

adj.

very lively, mischievous, sometimes hard to control

The kids were full of the devil at the party.

be a devil

encourage someone to take a risk

Go on, be a devil and try the spicy dish.

devil in disguise

person who seems good but is actually bad

She seemed nice, but she was a devil in disguise.

Examples of old devil in a sentence

You old devil, always up to something!
Legends spoke of an old devil haunting the cave.
The priest claimed to banish the old devil.

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French:vieux filou, vieux démon, ...
German:Schelm, alter Teufel, ...
Italian:vecchio birbante, vecchio diavolo, ...
Spanish:trasto viejo, viejo demonio, ...
Portuguese:velho maroto, velho demónio, ...
Chinese:老顽童, 老魔鬼, ...
Japanese:いたずらじいさん, 悪魔, ...
Arabic:مَشاغِب عَجوز, شَيْطَان, ...
Hebrew:שֵׁדוֹן זָקֵן, שֵׁד זָקֵן, ...
Russian:старый проказник, злой дух, ...
Ukrainian:жартівник, старий диявол, ...
Hindi:पुराना शैतान, पुराना दानव, ...
Bengali:বয়স্ক দুষ্টু, বুড়ো শয়তান, ...
Catalan:dimoni vell, vell dimoni, ...
Czech:rošťák, ďábel, ...
Danish:gammel djævel, ond ånd, ...
Dutch:oude deugniet, oude duivel, ...
Greek:παλιό σκανταλιάρικο, παλιός διάβολος, ...
Hungarian:csibész, ördög, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សចូលចិត្តលេងសើច, អារក្សចាស់, ...
Korean:장난꾸러기, 늙은 악마, ...
Persian:شیطان پیر, دیو پیر, ...
Polish:stary urwis, stary diabeł, ...
Portuguese (BR):velho brincalhão, velho demônio, ...
Romanian:poznaș, bătrânul diavol, ...
Swedish:spjuver, den gamle djävulen, ...
Thai:ตัวแสบ, ปีศาจเก่า, ...
Turkish:yaramaz ihtiyar, şeytan, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ tinh quái già, con quỷ già, ...

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