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Hell Informal Noun Cehennem Sb  /Hel   Uncountable Singular

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Front hell 
IPA  /hel   / noun
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hell (noun)

 /hel   / noun
 
 1 [uncountable, singular] (also Hell )
the place where, in some religions, it is believed that bad people go to when they die
cehennem
 to go to/be in hell
 look at HEAVEN
 2 [uncountable, singular] (informal)
a situation or place that is very unpleasant or painful
cehennem azabı
 He went through hell when his wife left him.
 The party was absolute hell.
 3 [uncountable] (slang)
used as a swear word to show anger
Allah kahretsin;
Lanet olsun
 Oh hell, I've left my phone at home!
Bu sözcüğü kullanırken dikkatli olun; çünkü çoğu insan bu sözcüğü kırıcı bulur.
 4 (the hell)
[uncountable] (slang)
used as a swear word in questions to show anger or surprise
()
 Why the hell didn't you tell me this before?
Bunu bana önceden niye söylemedin ki/be?
 Where the hell did you get all that money from?
O kadar parayı hangi cehennemden buldun?
 Who the hell is that at the front door?
Kapıdaki de kim be?
IDIOMS
all hell broke loose
(informal)
there was suddenly a lot of noise and confusion
birden kıyamet koptu
(just) for the hell of it
(informal)
for fun
zevkine
 He enjoyed starting fights just for the hell of it.
give sb hell
(informal)
to speak to sb very angrily or to be very strict with sb
anasından emdiği sütü burnundan getirmek
a/one hell of a …
(informal)
used to make an expression stronger or to mean ‘very’
müthiş
 He got into a hell of a fight.
like hell
(informal)
very much; with a lot of effort
çok fazla
 I'm working like hell at the moment.
 

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