Usage examples of "what the devil" in English with translation to French

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What the devil are you doing? Mais que diable es-tu en train de faire ?

The Devil made me do it. Le diable me l'a fait faire.

Can you make sense of what the writer is saying? Comprenez-vous le sens de ce que l'écrivain écrit ?

The devil is in the details. Le diable se cache dans les détails.

You are still asking yourself what the meaning of life is? Tu continues encore à te demander quel est le sens de la vie ?

Sell one's soul to the devil. Vendre son âme au diable.

What the woman wants, God wants! Ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut !

I regaled the devil; he gave me a fable. Je régalai le diable, il m'offrit une fable.

What the fuck does that mean? Que veulent dire ces conneries?

The devil destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Le démon détruisit Hiroshima et Nagasaki.

I don't understand what the teacher said. Je n'ai pas compris ce que le professeur a dit.

The devil finds work for idle hands. L'oisiveté est mère de tous les vices.

I am afraid of what the teacher will say. J'ai peur de ce que le professeur dira.

In old age, even the devil would enter the monkhood. À un âge avancé, même le diable entrerait dans les ordres.

I told him what the problem was. Je lui ai dit quel était le problème.

The heart of man is the place the devil dwells in; I feel sometimes a hell within myself. Le coeur de l'homme est l'endroit où demeure le diable; je sens parfois en moi un enfer.

What the hell are you doing? Qu'est-ce que tu fous bordel ?

The devil is hiding in the classroom. Le diable se cache dans la classe.

I'm what the world calls an idiot. Je suis ce que le monde appelle un idiot.

Speak of the devil, and he appears. En parlant du loup... Regarde qui vient d'entrer !

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