why the devil

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Translation of why the devil into German

Interjection

1.

emotion

DatedUKshows annoyance or frustration in a questionDatedUK
Warum um alles in der Welt warum zum Teufel
  • Why the devil didn't you call me back?Warum um alles in der Welt hast du mich nicht zurückgerufen?
2.

surprise

DatedUKexpresses surprise or confusion in a questionDatedUK
warum um alles in der Welt warum zum Teufel
  • Why the devil are you here so early?Warum um alles in der Welt bist du so früh hier?
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Synonyms and analogies of why the devil in English

intj.why in the worldwhy the heckMore synonyms

Examples of why the devil in a sentence

  • Why the devil did you do that?
  • Why the devil is it so quiet here?

Translations of "why the devil" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
warum zum Teufeladv.

Well, why the devil didn't you say that in the first place?

Nun, warum zum Teufel hast du nicht sagen, dass in erster Linie?

And why the devil not?

Und warum zum Teufel nicht?

warum der Teufel

Do you know why the devil attacks a child?

Wissen Sie, warum der Teufel ein Kind befällt?

So now you know why the devil is laughing

So und nun weißt du warum der Teufel lacht

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why the devil: Examples and translations in context

And I understood why the devil had left Emilio at the eve of the last rally of the campaign.

Da wurde mir klar, warum der Teufel Emilio in der Nacht vor dem Kampagnenende verlassen hatte.

It was as Old Ben told him, years before. "You'll go into the mouth of hell someday, Bill, just to find out why the devil has such bad teeth."

So hatte der Alte Ben vor Jahren einmal zu ihm gesagt: Du wirst eines Tages noch ins Maul der Hölle hineingehen, Bill, nur um festzustellen, warum der Teufel so schlechte Zähne hat.

Why the devil are you calling me at three in the morning?

Warum zum Teufel rufst du mich um drei Uhr morgens an?

Why the devil did you delete all the photos from our trip?

Warum zum Teufel hast du alle Fotos von unserer Reise gelöscht?

Why the devil is the dog wearing my expensive new winter hat?

Warum zum Teufel trägt der Hund meine teure neue Wintermütze?

Why the devil are we listening to him after last time's disaster?

Warum zum Teufel hören wir auf ihn nach der Katastrophe beim letzten Mal?

Why the devil did no one tell me you were home?

Warum zum Teufel hat keiner gesagt, dass du da bist?

Why the devil did nobody tell me the deadline was moved to today?

Warum zum Teufel hat mir niemand gesagt, dass die Frist auf heute verschoben wurde?

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