Usage examples of "Ilha do Diabo" in Portuguese with translation to English

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A preguiça é a oficina do diabo. Idleness is the devil's workshop.
Cabeça vazia é oficina do diabo Doing nothing is doing ill
Ira de irmãos, ira do diabo The greatest hate springs from the greatest love
Ela é bela como o diabo! She's just as cute as the dickens!
Parte da ilha ficou devastada pelas ondas gigantes. A portion of the island was destroyed by the massive waves.
Falando no diabo... Speak of the devil.
Construíram igrejas por toda a ilha. Churches were erected all over the island.
O que diabo é isso? What the hell is this?
Ninguém vivia na ilha nessa época. No one lived on the island at that time.
Tom é o diabo. Tom is the devil.
Essa ilha pertenceu à França no século 19. This island belonged to France in the 19th century.
Esse homem vendeu sua alma ao diabo. That man sold his soul to the devil.
Era difícil para eles chegar à ilha. It was hard for them to get to the island.
Quem diabo era aquele? Who the devil was that?
Esta ilha era habitada por pescadores. The island was inhabited by a fishing people.
Eu como tu, tu como eu, um ao outro o diabo nos prendeu Like loves like
A ilha é quente o ano inteiro. The island is warm all year.
O diabo não é tão negro como o pintam The devil is not so black as he is painted
Não se encontram animais na ilha. No animals are to be found on the island.
O que o diabo não pode, consegue-o a mulher Women are the devil's net
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