SPEAK OF THE DEVIL

Meaning of SPEAK OF THE DEVIL in English

the person we are speaking about has just arrived

As I walked into the room, Piotr said to Dorota, "Speaking of the devil, here he is now! Ha ha."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL — here he comes now (expression said when a person shows up who was just the object of a conversation)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
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
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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
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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
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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
SPEAK — speak.ogg spi:k v (spoke;spoken) 1. 1> говорить the baby is learning to speak - ребёнок учится говорить he can speak …
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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
SPEAK — гл.; прош. вр. - spoke, уст. - spake; прич. прош. вр. - spoken 1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, выражаться, выражать свою мысль to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEVIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он процитирует и Евангелие. By …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEVIL — - black devil - blue devils - Indian devil - longfin ice devil - northern giant sea devil - northern sea devil - red devil - sea …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DEVIL — - black devil - blue devils - Indian devil - longfin ice devil - northern giant sea devil - northern …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SPEAK — _v. _p. spoke, _уст. spake; _p-p. spoken 1> говорить, разговаривать, изъясняться; the baby is learning to speak - ребенок учится …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DEVIL — 1. _n. 1> дьявол, черт, бес 2> _собир. энергичный, напористый человек; a devil to work - работает как черт; a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SPEAK — v. p. spoke, уст. spake; p-p. spoken 1. говорить, разговаривать, изъясняться; the baby is learning to speak - ребенок учится …
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DEVIL — 1. n. 1. дьявол, черт, бес 2. собир. энергичный, напористый человек; a devil to work - работает как черт; a …
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SPEAK — _v. (spoke, _уст. spake - spoken) 1> говорить, разговаривать, изъясняться; the baby is learning to speak ребёнок учится говорить; English …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DEVIL — 1. _n. 1> дьявол, чёрт, бес 2> _разг. энергичный, напористый человек; a devil to work работает как чёрт; a devil …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SPEAK — гл.; прош. вр. - spoke, уст. - spake; прич. прош. вр. - spoken 1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, выражаться, выражать свою …
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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