an evil laugh
зловещий смех
My brother gave an evil laugh before revealing his prank.
Брат издал зловещий смех, прежде чем раскрыть свой розыгрыш.
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evil
evil
Meaning of evil
English
morally bad, cruel, or harmful
Русский
очень плохой, жестокий, приносящий вред
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈiːvəl/
American English
/ˈivəl/
evil with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом evil
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
7 сочетаний
Зло в сказках и кино
Evil in stories and filmsan evil plan
коварный план
My kids came up with an evil plan to get extra dessert.
Дети придумали коварный план, как получить добавку десерта.
- evil spiritsзлые духи
- an evil twinзлой двойник
Зло в житейских выражениях
Evil in everyday sayingsa necessary evil
неизбежное зло
I consider doing laundry a necessary evil on weekends.
Я считаю стирку по выходным неизбежным злом.
give someone the evil eye
смотреть на кого-то недобрым взглядом
The driver gave me the evil eye when I blocked the driveway.
Водитель посмотрел на меня недобрым взглядом, когда я загородил въезд.
- the lesser of two evilsменьшее из двух зол
evil usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The evil man lied to everyone.
Этот злой человек лгал всем.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
He had an evil smile on his face.
На его лице была злая улыбка.
evil synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between evil, wicked, cruel, mean, sinister, and malicious
W
🇬🇧English
wicked
similar, more fairy-tale; slang 'great'
often
ENThe wicked witch gave her a poisoned apple.
C
🇬🇧English
cruel
causing pain or suffering on purpose
very often
ENIt's cruel to keep a dog on a chain.
M
🇬🇧English
mean
unkind in everyday life; much weaker
very often
ENThe older kids were mean to him.
Advanced: broader words
S
🇬🇧English
sinister
looking threatening or evil
often
ENThe old house looked sinister at night.
M
🇬🇧English
malicious
intending to harm
often
ENSomeone spread malicious rumours about her.
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evil meaning: what does it mean?
morally bad, cruel, or harmful
evil pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
evil is pronounced as /ˈiːvəl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
evil definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Этот злой человек лгал всем. Translation: The evil man lied to everyone.
Is evil part of Personality Traits vocabulary?
Yes, evil can be learned in the Personality Traits topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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