See Also: diable(dictionary)
Au Diable des Lombards(tourism)
bruit de diable(medicine)
beaute du diable(dictionary)
diable au corps(dictionary)
clout(dictionary)
clout(2)(dictionary)
clout(1)(dictionary)
clout-nail(dictionary)
clout 1, noun(dictionary)

clout 1, noun (oh) and diable (iou)


clout 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: clout 'heavy hit' (14-21 centuries)]
[U] informal power or the authority to influence Other people's decisions
political/economic etc clout
::people with financial clout
the clout to do sth
::Few companies have the clout to handle such large deals.
::An official protest could carry considerable clout .
[C] BrE informal a hard blow given with the hand
::He gave him a clout round the ear.

diable (iou)



diable interjection & noun. [djš»:bl] L16.
[French from ecclesiastical Latin diabolus DEVIL noun.]
A. interjection. Expr. impatience, amazement, dismay, etc. L16.
b. noun. le diable, = DIABOLO. Now rare or obsolete. M19.