devil's advocate im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für devil's advocate im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

devil's advocate SUBST

devil's advocate

avocat m du diable

to play devil's advocate

se faire l'avocat du diable

Übersetzungen für devil's advocate im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

l'avocat du diable

the devil's advocate

se faire l'avocat du diable

to play devil's advocate

Übersetzungen für devil's advocate im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.advocate SUBST [Brit ˈadvəkət, Am ˈædvəkət]

1. advocate JUR:

advocate

avocat/-e m/f

2. advocate (supporter):

advocate

partisan m

to be an advocate of

être partisan de

II.advocate VERB trans [Brit ˈadvəkeɪt, Am ˈædvəˌkeɪt]

advocate

recommander (doing de faire)

the policy advocated by the director

la politique que recommande le directeur

I.devil [Brit ˈdɛv(ə)l, Am ˈdɛvəl] SUBST

1. devil:

the devil or the Devil REL (Satan)

le Diable

2. devil (evil spirit):

devil

démon m

possessed by devils

possédé du démon

3. devil (for emphasis) ugs:

what the devil do you mean?

que diable veux-tu dire?

why the devil do you think I invited her?

pourquoi diable est-ce-que tu crois que je l'ai invitée?

I wondered what the devil he was talking about/why the devil he had come

je me demandais de quoi il pouvait bien parler/pourquoi donc il était venu

how the devil should I know?

comment veux-tu que je le sache?

we'll have a devil of a job cleaning the house

ça va être sacrément dur de nettoyer la maison ugs

4. devil (expressing affection, sympathy) ugs:

a lucky devil

un sacré veinard ugs

he's a handsome/cheeky devil

il est sacrément beau/effronté ugs

the poor devil

le pauvre diable

that child is a little devil

cet enfant est un vrai petit diable

some poor devil of a soldier

un pauvre (diable de) soldat

5. devil (nuisance) ugs, veraltend:

to be a devil for doing

avoir la manie de faire

she's a devil for contradicting people

elle a la manie de contredire les autres

these pans are a devil to clean

ces casseroles sont une vraie plaie à nettoyer ugs

he's a devil for gambling

c'est un joueur invétéré

6. devil Brit JUR:

devil

avocat stagiaire non rémunéré

II.devil <Part Passé etc devilling, devilled Brit> [Brit ˈdɛv(ə)l, Am ˈdɛvəl] VERB intr JUR

to devil for sb

travailler comme avocat stagiaire pour qn

III.devilled Brit deviled Am ADJ GASTRO

devilled Brit deviled Am

à la diable

IV.devil [Brit ˈdɛv(ə)l, Am ˈdɛvəl]

be a devil ugs!

allez, laisse-toi tenter!

the devil you know is better than the devil you don't

un danger connu est préférable à un danger inconnu

to be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea

être pris entre l'enclume et le marteau

we won—the devil looks after his own scherzh

on a gagné—on a eu une sacrée veine ugs

the devil only knows where/why etc

Dieu seul sait où/pourquoi etc

to have the luck of the devil Brit ugs

avoir une veine de cocu ugs

to have the luck of the devil Brit ugs

avoir une veine de pendu ugs

like the devil ugs scream, run:

comme un fou/une folle ugs

speak of the devil!

quand on parle du loup (on en voit la queue)! ugs

there will be the devil to pay when he finds out!

ça va barder quand il l'apprendra! ugs

go to the devil ugs!

va au diable! ugs

the devil you did ugs!

sans blague! ugs

to give the devil his due…

il faut quand même l'admettre…

devil's advocate im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für devil's advocate im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

se faire l'avocat du diable

to play devil's advocate

Übersetzungen für devil's advocate im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

advocate¹ [ˈædvəkeɪt] VERB trans

advocate

préconiser

advocate² [ˈædvəkət] SUBST

1. advocate POL:

advocate

partisan(e) m (f)

an advocate of women's rights

un défenseur des droits de la femme

2. advocate JUR:

advocate

avocat(e) m (f)

devil [ˈdevəl] SUBST

1. devil no Pl (Satan):

the Devil

le Diable

to be possessed by the Devil

être possédé par le Démon

2. devil (evil spirit):

devil

diable m

3. devil ugs (wicked person):

devil

démon m

4. devil (mischievous person):

devil

diable(-esse) m (f)

be a devil ugs

être malin

cheeky devil

malin singe m

lucky devil

veinard m

5. devil (difficult thing):

to have a devil of a job doing sth

avoir de la peine à faire qc

6. devil (feisty energy):

devil

énergie f débordante

like the devil

comme un possédé

7. devil (indicating surprise):

devil

que diable!

who/what/where/how the devil...?

qui/que/où/comment diable...?

8. devil Am (exploited hack):

devil

nègre m

Wendungen:

give the devil his due

il faut admettre que...

devil take the hindmost

sauve qui peut!

between the devil and the deep blue sea

entre Charybde et Scylla

there'll be the devil to pay

les retombées seront rudes

to go to the devil

aller au diable

to play the devil with sth

jouer avec le feu

speak of the devil

en parlant du loup

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

Does anyone, for example, play the role of devil's advocate, defending the absent target and questioning the government's case?

www.thestar.com

She has been known to disagree with him, and played something of a devil's advocate role.

en.wikipedia.org

If no one else is around, it pays to be your own devil's advocate.

theconversation.com

In taking this position, the individual taking on the devil's advocate role seeks to engage others in an argumentative discussion process.

en.wikipedia.org

They may have a perverse sense of humor and sometimes play devil's advocate, which can create misunderstandings with friends, coworkers, and family.

en.wikipedia.org

By playing its own devil's advocate, through voiced skepticism, and keeping the plot more uncertain, the book and its conflicts become more interesting.

en.wikipedia.org

This position is not exactly designed to win an argument; it's a sort of devil's advocate thing to say.

www.popsci.com

Maybe im just being the devil's advocate here -- but does nobody else see the danger in this?

phenomena.nationalgeographic.com

In canonization cases, the corresponding official was called the promoter of the faith or, in popular parlance, the devil's advocate.

en.wikipedia.org

He described his role as that of the traditional devil's advocate charged with casting doubt on the candidate's sanctity.

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