"bloody hell" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-uk-bloody hell.ogg , EN-AU ck1 bloody hell.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} bloody hell (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Placed after an interrogative term to add emphasis. Tags: Commonwealth, informal, not-comparable, rare, regional Synonyms: the dickens [emphatic, intensifier]
    Sense id: en-bloody_hell-en-adv-po4RRJIE Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 52

Interjection

Audio: en-uk-bloody hell.ogg , EN-AU ck1 bloody hell.ogg Forms: bloody hell ! [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-interj|head=bloody hell!}} bloody hell!, {{tlb|en|rare in the United States, common in|Commonwealth|informal}} (rare in the United States, common in, Commonwealth, informal)
  1. An expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc. Tags: Commonwealth, informal, rare, regional 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)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expression of dismay",
      "word": "koji vrag?"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "english": "more polite",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expression of dismay",
      "word": "zaboga!"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression of dismay",
      "word": "joder"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression of dismay",
      "word": "maldita sea"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression of dismay",
      "word": "mierda"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression of dismay",
      "word": "me cago en la leche"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expression of dismay",
      "word": "jävla skit"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bloody hell"
}

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    "English adverbs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English informal terms",
    "English intensifiers",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "bloody hell (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What the bloody hell are you doing here?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Placed after an interrogative term to add emphasis."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Placed after an interrogative term to add emphasis."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the United States"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Commonwealth",
        "informal",
        "not-comparable",
        "rare",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-bloody hell.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/En-uk-bloody_hell.ogg/En-uk-bloody_hell.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/En-uk-bloody_hell.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "EN-AU ck1 bloody hell.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/EN-AU_ck1_bloody_hell.ogg/EN-AU_ck1_bloody_hell.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/EN-AU_ck1_bloody_hell.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "emphatic",
        "intensifier"
      ],
      "word": "the dickens"
    },
    {
      "word": "bloody 'ell"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bloody hell"
}

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