No. 8,050 in German
hölle
"Hölle" means "hell" in English.
In a sentence
Es war eine Hölle der Hitze in der Wüste.
It was a hell of heat in the desert.
In this sentence, 'Hölle' is used metaphorically to describe an extremely difficult or extreme condition, akin to an inferno.
Die Hölle ist ein zentraler Begriff in vielen Religionen.
Hell is a central concept in many religions.
Here, 'Hölle' is used in its literal sense to refer to the concept of Hell as a theological location.
Die Party war die reinste Hölle wegen des Lärms.
The party was pure hell because of the noise.
In this context, 'Hölle' is used idiomatically to express a distressing or unpleasant experience.
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