devil dancing: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • A figurative expression describing wild, immoral, or chaotic behaviour attributed to a demonic or malign influence.
    • A vivid way to characterize a scene or action as riotous, wicked, or frenzied.

    Examples

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    • After the festival, locals described the streets as devil dancing, full of chaos and reckless revelry.

      Después del festival, los lugareños describieron las calles como un baile del diablo, llenas de caos y juerga imprudente.

    • The party turned into devil dancing when the guests began breaking furniture and shouting curses.

      La fiesta se convirtió en un baile del diablo cuando los invitados comenzaron a romper muebles y gritar maldiciones.

    • During the riot, it seemed like devil dancing took over the entire downtown area.

      Durante el motín, parecía que el baile del diablo se apoderó de todo el centro de la ciudad.

  • 2.

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    • A sudden, overpowering compulsion to commit wrongdoing or to act on base impulses; being metaphorically 'possessed' by temptation.
    • An inner turmoil or agitation that leads a person to behave recklessly or immorally.

    Examples

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    • He was caught up in devil dancing, unable to resist the urge to steal from the store.

      Él estaba atrapado en un baile del diablo, incapaz de resistir el impulso de robar en la tienda.

    • Whenever temptation strikes, it’s like the devil is dancing inside him, pushing him to make bad choices.

      Cuando la tentación aparece, es como si el diablo estuviera bailando dentro de él, empujándolo a tomar malas decisiones.

    • She joked that devil dancing took over when she found herself binge-eating late at night.

      Bromeó que el baile del diablo se apoderó de ella cuando se encontró comiendo en exceso tarde en la noche.

Examples:

  • EN: The devil dancing with his paramours.
    ES: El diablo bailando con sus amadas.
  • EN: I saw the devil dancing,
    HI: मैंने देखा था - शैतान,
  • EN: No, the devil (there's only one devil dancing on the head of this pin!).
    HI: हाँ, वहाँ शैतान अपने पैर तोड़ देगा, इस ऊंट में))
  • EN: The rapists are called Corrie and Jermaine, and one said, "I haven't done this, it is the devil dancing over me," so I think the groidness is a given.
    TE: మీరు హామ్ మరియు బనానాస్ హాలండాడిస్ రెసిపీని చూసి, "ఈ డిష్ లేదు ఏమిటంటే కొన్ని మంచి హేరింగ్ ఫైట్స్ ఉంది," అప్పుడు నేను మీరు అదృష్టము అని మీకు చెప్పడానికి ఒకదానిని ద్వేషిస్తారు.

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