old devil

oʊld ˈdɛvəl
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Translation of old devil from English into German

Noun

1.

mischievous person

person who is playful or causes harmless trouble
  • Grandpa is such an old devil when he tells jokes!Opa ist so ein alter Schelm, wenn er Witze erzählt!
2.

mythology

Rare
evil spirit or demon in stories or legends
Rare
  • The villagers feared the old devil in the woods.Die Dorfbewohner fürchteten den alten Teufel im Wald.
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Expressions with old devil: examples in English and translations in German

alter Schwerenöter
alter Casanova
Everyone laughed when the randy old devil winked at the waitress.

Synonyms and analogies of old devil in English

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.

Translations of "old devil" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
alter Teufeln.

I am indeed a handsome old devil.

Ich bin in der Tat ein schneidiger alter Teufel.

alten Teufel

But thanks to that old devil hooch, it's all changed.

Aber durch den alten Teufel namens Fusel, hat sich alles verändert.

alte Teufel

It's coughing again, the old devil.

Er hustet wieder, der alte Teufel.

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old devil: Examples and translations in context

You wicked old devil.

Du boshafter, alter Teufel.

Hilly, you old devil.

Hilly, du alter Teufel.

Thought I'd have it out with that old devil.

Ich dachte, dass ich es mit dem alten Teufel austrage.

Where I also found again mine old devil and arch-enemy, the spirit of

Wo ich auch meinen alten Teufel und Erzfeind wiederfand, den Geist der

Put that old devil on the phone.

Geben Sie mir den alten Teufel.

And serve him right, the old devil, treating an innocent little girl like that.

Geschieht ihm ganz recht, dem alten Teufel, wenn er ein unschuldiges junges Ding so behandelt.

An' it serve him right, the old devil,

Geschieht ihm ganz recht, dem alten Teufel,

Have you at last found the right one to drive out your old devil?

Habt ihr einmal den Rechten gefunden, der euern alten Teufel austreiben wird?

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