SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS

Meaning of SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS in English

A person comes just when you are talking about him. A proverb. We were just talking about Bill when he came in the door. Speak of the devil and he appears.

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SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS — A person comes just when you are talking about him. - A proverb. * /We were just talking about Bill …
Slang English vocab
SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS — A person comes just when you are talking about him. - A proverb. * /We were just talking about Bill …
Словарь английских идиом
SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS — a person comes just when one is talking about him "Speak of the devil and he appears," I said just …
English Idioms vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEVIL — I Spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used to refer to demon s, the term more often designates the …
Английский словарь Британика
SPEAK — I. ˈspēk verb ( spoke ˈspōk ; or archaic spake ˈspāk ; or dialect British spak ˈspak ; spo·ken ˈspōkən …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPEARS — present third singular of appear
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPEAK — — speakable , adj. — speakableness , n. — speakably , adv. /speek/ , v. , spoke or ( Archaic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEVIL — /dev"euhl/ , n. , v. , deviled, deviling or ( esp. Brit. ) devilled, devilling . n. 1. Theol. a. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPEAK — verb ( spoke ˈspōk ; spo·ken ˈspō-kən ; speak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English speken, from Old English sprecan, specan; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPEAK — vi to give sound; to sound. 2. speak ·vt to address; to accost; to speak to. 3. speak ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
DEVIL — noun an evil spirit; a demon. 2. devil ·noun a very wicked person; hence, any great evil. 3. devil ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SPEAK — [speak] vb spoke ; spo.ken ; speak.ing [ME speken, fr. OE sprecan, specan; akin to OHG sprehhan to speak, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL — (from Greek diabolos, slanderer, or accuser), the spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used for minor demonic spirits, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPEAK — / spiːk; NAmE / verb ( spoke / spəʊk; NAmE spoʊk/ spoken / ˈspəʊkən; NAmE ˈspoʊ-/) HAVE CONVERSATION 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — / ˈdevl; NAmE / noun 1. the Devil ( in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions ) the most powerful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPEAK — speak S1 W1 /spiːk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense spoke /spəʊk $ spoʊk/, past participle spoken /ˈspəʊkən $ ˈspoʊ-/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEVIL — dev ‧ il S3 /ˈdev ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: deofol , from Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1 intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1 intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEVIL — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1. intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
Oxford English vocab
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1. (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SPEAK — ( speaks, speaking, spoke, spoken) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — ( devils) 1. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. = Satan N-PROPER : …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HE — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES he doth (= does ) old though it is/tired though he was etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEVIL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEVIL — [noun] [C] - an evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and hornsHieronymus Bosch was a …
Cambridge English vocab
SPEAK — Synonyms and related words : accost, acquaint, act for, address, admonish, advert to, advertise, advertise of, advise, affect, affirm, allege, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPEAK — See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, CHILDREN AND FOOLS SPEAK THE TRUTH, NOT TO MENTION or NOT TO SPEAK OF, …
Slang English vocab
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
DEVIL
Slang English vocab
SPEAK — verb 1 have a conversation ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ We spoke briefly on the phone. ▪ at length ▪ hardly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SPEAK — INDEX: 1. to speak 2. to speak unclearly 3. to speak a language 4. to speak a little of a …
Longman Activator English vocab
SPEAK — See ↑ SPEAK 1,3, ↑ TALK 1,18 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can't speak • ↑ no ... to speak of
Longman Activator English vocab
SPEAK — v. 25B6; verb she refused to speak about it : TALK, say anything/something; utter, state, declare, tell, voice, express, pronounce, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPEAK — v. 1 talk, converse, discourse We were not allowed to speak during lessons 2 talk to, converse or discourse with, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPEAK — See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, CHILDREN AND FOOLS SPEAK THE TRUTH, NOT TO MENTION or NOT TO SPEAK OF, …
Словарь английских идиом
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Словарь английских идиом
SPEAK — verb 1 BAD : We hadn't seen each other for a year and so we spent the whole night speaking. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SPEAK — гл.; прош. вр. - spoke, уст. - spake; прич. прош. вр. - spoken 1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, выражаться, выражать свою …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPEARS — (мн.ч.)приличия
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPEARS — Прибытие
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
APPEARS — Предстает
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
APPEARS — Появляться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
APPEARS — Появляется
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
APPEARS — Объявляется
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
APPEARS — Изображение
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
APPEARS — Всплытие
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPEAK — speak.ogg spi:k v (spoke;spoken) 1. 1> говорить the baby is learning to speak - ребёнок учится говорить he can speak …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEVIL
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPEAK — speak гл.; прош. вр. - spoke, устар. - spake; прич. прош. вр. - spoken1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, выражаться, выражать свою …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DEVIL — devil сущ.1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он процитирует …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPEAK — v (spoke;spoken) 1. 1> говорить the baby is learning to speak - ребёнок учится говорить he can speak now - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPEAK — гл. ; прош. вр. - spoke , уст. - spake ; прич. прош. вр. - spoken 1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DEVIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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