"bloody hell" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: en-uk-bloody hell.ogg [UK], EN-AU ck1 bloody hell.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} bloody hell (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Placed after an interrogative term to add emphasis. Tags: informal, not-comparable Synonyms: the dickens [emphatic, intensifier]
    Sense id: en-bloody_hell-en-adv-po4RRJIE Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English intensifiers, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Commonwealth English: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 61 39 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 73 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bloody 'ell

Interjection [English]

Audio: en-uk-bloody hell.ogg [UK], EN-AU ck1 bloody hell.ogg [Australia] Forms: bloody hell ! [canonical], in the United States [rare]
Head templates: {{en-interj|head=bloody hell!}} bloody hell!
  1. An expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc. Tags: Commonwealth, informal, regional Synonyms (expression of dismay): wow Translations (expression of dismay): for fanden (Danish), hold da kæft (Danish), allemachtig (Dutch), voi helvetti (Finnish), bon sang (French), merde (French), purée (French), verdammte Scheiße (German), sialan bener (Indonesian), 畜生 (chikushō) (Japanese), āhahā (Maori), fyttirakkern (Norwegian), raios partam! (Portuguese), чёрт побери́ (čort poberí) (Russian), ёлки-па́лки (jólki-pálki) (Russian), kvragu! (Serbo-Croatian), koji vrag? (Serbo-Croatian), zaboga! (english: more polite) (Serbo-Croatian), joder (Spanish), maldita sea (Spanish), mierda (Spanish), me cago en la leche (Spanish), jävla skit (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bloody_hell-en-intj-qC6aiHZ7 Categories (other): Commonwealth English Disambiguation of Commonwealth English: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bloody 'ell

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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