English

Etymology
Short for �Speak of the devil and he shall appear�, which can be traced back to �Talk of the Devil, and he�s presently at your elbow� attested in 1666.

Idiom
speak of the devil

1. idiom Expression said to point out when the person who is the subject of the current conversation happens to enter the room.

Translations

Bulgarian: �ово�им за в�лка, а �ой в ко�а�а�а (Govorim za v�lka, a toj v košarata)
Chinese:
:說������, 说������ (shu� Cáo C�o, Cáo C�o dào, see also :w:Cao Cao|Cao Cao)
:說�����就�, 说�����就� (shu� Cáo C�o, Cáo C�o jiù dào)
Dutch: Als je het over de duivel hebt, dan zie je zijn staart
Finnish: Siinä paha missä mainitaan
French: quand on parle du loup (on en voit la queue)
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German: Wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann kommt er
Japanese:
:�������, ����� (uwasa o sureba)
:�������影, �����影 (uwasa o sureba kage)
:�������影���, �����影��� (uwasa o sureba kage ga sasu)
Russian: л�гок на помине, п�о �е�ого �е��, а �е��й нав���е��
Spanish: hablando del rey de Roma, por la puerta asoma
Swedish: tala om trollen

pl:speak of the devil

• 2007-10-17 11:21 - Stephen G. Brown - /* Translations */

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