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Meaning of "the devil's own" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE DEVIL'S OWN

the devil's own play
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WHAT DOES THE DEVIL'S OWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Devil's Own

The Devil's Own is a 1997 American action thriller movie starring Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Rubén Blades, Natascha McElhone, Julia Stiles and Treat Williams. It was the final film directed by Alan J. Pakula. A member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army comes to the United States in order to obtain anti-aircraft missiles to be used to shoot down British helicopters in Northern Ireland. The plan is thwarted by an Irish-American policeman.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE DEVIL'S OWN

the death penalty
the Deccan
the decencies
the deep
the defence
the Deity
the Deluge
the Demerara
the Democratic Republic of Congo
the Depression
the Derby
the Dergue
the deuce
the devil take the hindmost
the devil to pay
the devil!
the Devonian
the die is cast
the Diggers
the dingbats

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE DEVIL'S OWN

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Bridgetown
brown
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crown
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in a class of its own
known
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Synonyms and antonyms of the devil's own in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «the devil's own» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

恶魔之拥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el propio diablo
570 millions of speakers

English

the devil´s own
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शैतान खुद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشيطان الخاصة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Собственность дьявола
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

do próprio diabo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এই খারাপ নিজ্রে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

propre du diable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Syaitan sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

der Teufel das eigene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

デビル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악마의 자신의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Iblis dhewe
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

của ma quỷ riêng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாத்தானின் சொந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूत स्वतः च्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şeytanın kendisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

del proprio diavolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zdrada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Власність диявола
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diavolului propriu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ο διάβολος δική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die duiwel se eie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

djävulens egna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

djevelens egen
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE DEVIL'S OWN»

The term «the devil's own» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.037 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE DEVIL'S OWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the devil's own

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE DEVIL'S OWN»

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The Devil's Own
Emigrating to America, Protestant Irishman Frankie McGuire plots a top secret arms deal that could blow England off the map, and it is up to veteran New York cop Tom O'Meara to prevent the mass murder conspiracy from succeeding
Christopher Newman, 1997
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The Devil's Own Dear Son
The Devil's Own Dear Son is Cabell's final philsophical comedy, about a man who discovers that his father was a demon and goes to Hell for a disquieting family reunion. fantasies, including the controversial Jurgen, which was famously ...
James Branch Cabell, 2003
3
The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the ...
The story of the draft riots come alive in the voices of passionate newspaper rivals Horace Greeley and Manton Marble; black leader Rev.
Barnet Schecter, 2009
4
The Devil's Own Luck
Harry Ludlow, forced out of the Royal Navy, becomes a privateer in partnership with his younger brother James.
David Donachie, 2001
5
The New York Concert Saloon: The Devil's Own Nights
In this book Brooks McNamara explores the world of the concert saloon in New York from the Civil War to the early years of the twentieth century.
Brooks McNamara, 2007
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Devil's Own Work
Visiting a reclusive literary giant in the South of France, Edward, a novelist, learns a terrible secret and makes a treacherous bargain that causes the young writer to inherit a terrible power when the older dies.
Alan Judd, 1995
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The Devil's Own War: The First World War Diary of ...
The first (hardback) edition of this book sold out before its official publication date, and public demand has been so great that a paperback edition will now be published.Brigadier-General Herbert Hart landed at Gallipoli on 26 April 1915, ...
Herbert Hart, John Crawford, 2010
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The Devil's Own
The first of the colourful exploits of Jack Crossman, The Devil's Own sees him in the thick of the fighting during the notoriously brutal and bloody Crimean War.
Garry Douglas Kilworth, 2011
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Devil's Own Luck: Pegasus Bridge to the Baltic 1944-45
This is warfare in the raw ' brutal, yet humorous, immensely tragic, but sadly, all true.
Denis Edwards, 2001
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The Devil's Own Day
NOT. ABOUT. SLAVERY. AFTER SHERMAN PILLAGED the Montgomery home, Young Dobson stealthily headed north to Memphis. As a freeman, his safety was suspect. The Montgomerys could no longer vouch for his status, so any white ...
Cole Coonce, 2010

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE DEVIL'S OWN»

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Oysters: food of the gods or the devil's own delicacy?
Offer round a plate of plump, creamy oysters, nestling in their half shells, bathed in their own salty juices, and people will literally recoil as you approach. «The Guardian, Oct 14»
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St Patrick's Day 2015: The worst Irish accents in film history
So, to celebrate St Patrick's Day, we've rounded up some of the worst attempts to master the Paddy tone from Brad Pitt in The Devil's Own to Sean Connery's ... «The Independent, Mar 14»
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10 actors who turned against their own films
But what about the actors who slam their own films at the time of release? ... was really quite bold in criticising his pairing with Harrison Ford in The Devil's Own. «Den Of Geek, Mar 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. The devil's own [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/the-devils-own>. Apr 2024 ».
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