helluva in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for helluva in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

helluva [Brit ˈhɛləvə, Am ˈhɛləvə]

helluva → hell of a sl, → hell

See also hell

I.hell [Brit hɛl, Am hɛl] N

3. hell (as intensifier) inf:

a hell of a waste/shock
un gâchis/un choc terrible
it's a hell of a lot worse/easier
c'est nettement pire/plus facile
he's one hell of a smart guy Am
c'est fou ce qu'il est intelligent inf
we had a hell of a time (bad)
on en a bavé inf
we had a hell of a time (good)
on s'est payé du bon temps inf
you've got a hell of a nerve!
tu ne manques pas de culot! inf
a hell of a way to do sth
une drôle de façon de faire qc
as jealous/guilty as hell
terriblement jaloux/coupable
it sure as hell wasn't me
une chose est sûre, ce n'était pas moi
to run/fight like hell
courir/se battre de toutes ses forces
let's get the hell out of here!
barrons-nous! inf
get the hell out of here!
dégage! inf
like hell I will/you are!
pas question!
‘it's a good film’—‘like hell it is!’
‘c'est un bon film’—‘tu rigoles!’ inf
why/who the hell?
pourquoi/qui bon Dieu? inf
what the hell are you doing?
qu'est- ce que tu fais, bon Dieu? inf
how the hell should I know?
comment je pourrais le savoir, bon Dieu? inf
oh, what the hell! (too bad)
tant pis!
oh, to or the hell with it!
je laisse tomber! inf

II.hell [Brit hɛl, Am hɛl] INTERJ sl

III.hell [Brit hɛl, Am hɛl]

all hell inf broke or was let loose
le raffut a éclaté
come hell or high water inf
coûte que coûte
he/she has been to hell and back
il/elle revient de loin
there was/will be hell to pay
il/elle l'a payé/le paiera cher
to be hell inf on sth Am
être un enfer pour qc inf
to beat or knock hell out of sb/sth
cogner qn/qc comme un sourd inf
to catch hell inf Am
prendre un savon inf
to do sth for the hell of it inf
faire qc pour le plaisir
to give sb hell sl (cause to suffer)
rendre la vie dure à qn
to give sb hell (scold)
engueuler qn inf
go on, give 'em hell sl
vas-y, montre-leur inf
not to have a cat in hell's chance or a snowball's chance in hell sl
ne pas avoir une foutue chance sl
not to have a hope in hell sl of doing
ne pas avoir une foutue chance de faire sl
to play (merry) hell with sth inf
chambouler qc inf
to raise (merry) hell inf
faire une scène (with sb à qn)

Translations for helluva in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I thought it was a helluva good idea!
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The man is smart and accomplished and as an aside, a helluva video producer too.
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I'm paying a helluva lot of attention to my book!
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The family was going on home ahead, and to get them on a booked bus at the park was one helluva struggle.
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It's got one helluva big neon sign that shines awful bright.
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You have to tell yourself a helluva good story to sleep at night and tell such dangerous lies.
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We have a helluva lot of fun, aside from the hard work.
www.digitaljournal.com
If we put the time in and commit to the systems we have, we'll be a helluva tam to go against.
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We just need to get a helluva lot more wins than we've had the past few years.
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That must have been one helluva call.
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