evil — English to Ukrainian

How English evil is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

What it means: evil in the Elamur Dictionary.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: evil (570), evils (6). By style: everyday 38 · biblical 538.

лихо

Used about 91 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 90). Forms: лихо, лихого.

• Personally, I think that corporal punishment is a necessary evil.

  Особисто я вважаю, що тілесна кара є неминуче лихо.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by WestofEden and tikan0 · checked, community translation · #3052512 #5176783

• One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.

  Хто задумає заподїяти лихо, того й лиходїєм називають.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 24:8

• He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.

  В шестьох бідах тебе він порятує, та й в сьомій не доторкнесь тебе лихо.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 5:19

• For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practice.

  Бо доброго, що хочу, не роблю, а чого не хочу, лихого, те роблю.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ROM 7:19

• The LORD’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

  Господнї очі скрізь по сьвіту позирають, і доброго й лихого вони вбачають.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 15:3

зло

Used about 74 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 70).

• Work is a necessary evil.

  Робота — це необхідне зло.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mailohilohi and deniko · checked, community translation · #6076676 #6160922

• You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

  Ти любиш зло більше як добро, більше говорити брехню, як правду.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 52:3

• Good always wins over evil.

  Добро завжди перемагає зло.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and aandrusiak · checked, community translation · #1233943 #2637375

• The LORD’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.

  Лице Господнє проти тих, що творять зло, щоб знищити память їх на землї.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 34:16

• With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion.

  З релігією або без неї, хороші люди можуть поводитися добре, а погані люди можуть творити зло; але для того, щоб хороші люди почали творити зло, їм потрібна релігія.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and deniko · checked, community translation · #468978 #468980

добре

Used about 30 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 30).

• He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good.

  Молоком та медом буде він жити, аж буде вміти лихе відпихати, а добре вибірати.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 7:15

• Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

  Хиба Мурин зможе перемінити скіру свою, або пард — пятна свої? так і ви — чи зможете чинити добре, звикши ледаче робити?

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 13:23

• Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

  Горе тим, що все лукаве добрим величають, а добре — злим; морок, — сьвітлом, а сьвітло мороком уважають; що гірке — у них солодке, а солодке — гіркота!

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 5:20

зла

Used about 17 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · biblical ≈ 10).

• There is much evil in the world.

  У світі дуже багато зла.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by captcrouton and pinaxe · checked, community translation · #6561112 #6516322

• I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.

  Не молю, щоб узяв їх із сьвіта, а щоб зберіг їх од зла.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOH 17:15

• They believe that Islam is an evil religion.

  Вони вважають, що іслам — релігія зла.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and deniko · checked, community translation · #8256555 #8764032

• The wicked witch cast an evil spell on the man and turned him into an insect.

  Зла чаклунка наслала злі чари на чоловіка і перетворила його на комаху.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and ChickenKiev · checked, community translation · #28200 #500516

• She's an evil witch.

  Вона зла відьма.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and deniko · checked, community translation · #2588735 #5777045

More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

• It was an evil bunny.

  Це був лихий кролик.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Shadd and deniko · checked, community translation · #1757075 #6479675

• Do you believe in the Evil Eye?

  Ти віриш у пристріт?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by enteka and deniko · checked, community translation · #1309842 #6639962

• Tom doesn't know the difference between good and evil.

  Том не знає різниці між добром і злом.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and older · checked, community translation · #4908425 #4928509

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