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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesburaco do inferno
Pronunciation / Transliteration: buraco do inferno
"Este lugar é um verdadeiro buraco do inferno."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very unpleasant or miserable place.
"After the storm, the town looked like a hellhole, with debris scattered everywhere." - 2
A place characterized by chaos or disorder.
"The abandoned factory had turned into a hellhole, filled with graffiti and broken glass."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'hellhole' is a compound word formed from 'hell', which has Old English origins (hel), referring to a place of torment, and 'hole', derived from Old English (hol), meaning a hollow or cavity. The combination suggests a place of extreme discomfort or unpleasantness, evolving in usage to describe any very unpleasant or miserable location.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hellhole" is said worldwide
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trou de malheur
Transliteration: troo de malheur
"Cet endroit est un vrai trou de malheur."
Hölle
Transliteration: Hölle
"Dieser Ort ist eine Hölle."
buco dell'inferno
Transliteration: buco dell'inferno
"Questo posto è un vero buco dell'inferno."
agujero del infierno
Transliteration: agujero del infierno
"Este lugar es un verdadero agujero del infierno."
buraco do inferno
Transliteration: buraco do inferno
"Este lugar é um verdadeiro buraco do inferno."
नर्क का गड्ढा
Transliteration: nark ka gaddha
"यह जगह एक नर्क का गड्ढा है।"
地狱洞
Transliteration: dì yù dòng
"这个地方真是个地狱洞。"
지옥 구멍
Transliteration: jiok gumeong
"이곳은 진짜 지옥 구멍이다."
地獄の穴
Transliteration: jigoku no ana
"この場所は本当に地獄の穴です。"
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